For almost three decades, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ruled Sudan with a heavy fist, jailing opponents and former allies, overseeing the bloody suppression of the Darfur region and squashing protests that dared to challenge his regime. But on Saturday, Mr. al-Bashir, 75, was convicted and sentenced to two years in detention in a much-anticipated trial […]

Federal Government has been advised to use religion as main weapon in the fight against  corruption in order to win the battle.

A new public survey released today by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) shows that corruption remains a serious problem in Nigeria, and affecting majority of Nigerians, despite Nigerian authorities’ oft-repeated commitment to address the problem.

The African Network for Environment and Economic Justice says the National Cash Transfer Programme is a proof of the success of anti-corruption fight. Rev. David Ugolor, Executive Director of the organisation in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the use of recovered assets to fund pro-poor projects had also improved the fight against corruption […]

FIFA is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million, 1.84 million euros) he received during Sepp Blatter’s reign at world football’s governing body. FIFA banned Platini, its then vice president, in 2015 over the payment he received, sparking years of […]