The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the United States of America (USA) has joined hands with OSP to probe into the alleged corruption related issues of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah. According to a note from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP),the probes …
Read More »Leaked tape probe: 10 top allegations IGP Dampare dispelled
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare appeared before the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape in which some colleagues are allegedly plotting his ouster from office. The Samuel Atta Akyea-led Committee (September 12) fielded questions to the IGP in the presence of three earlier witnesses – COP Geroge Alex …
Read More »Kenya confronts UK, Italy on ‘sins’ of their citizens in rights violations probe
Neil Wigan, the British High Commissioner-designate to Kenya, has not even presented his credentials yet, but he may already be thinking of how to deal with an old problem: An inquiry into alleged atrocities inflicted on Kenyans by his country’s soldiers at their training unit in northern Kenya. This and …
Read More »Twitter fined $350,000 for delaying to grant search warrant for Trump’s account in Jan. 6 probe
The U.S. special counsel investigating former US president Donald Trump obtained a search warrant for his Twitter account in January and the company delayed complying, according to a U.S. appeals court opinion published on Wednesday, August 9. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed …
Read More »South Africa opens criminal probe into Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia exposé
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the government has launched criminal probe into a documentary into massive financial impropriety using the country’s banking system. The four-part documentary titled ‘Gold Mafia’ entailed a number of rogue businessmen who spoke about an extensive money laundering and gold racketeering business across …
Read More »Meet the 8-member ad hoc committee set to probe Ofori-Atta censure allegations
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Thursday, November 10 announced an ad hoc committee to probe allegations in a vote of censure motion against the embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The 8-member ad hoc committee was constituted of Members of Parliament elected by the leadership of both sides of the House. Their main task …
Read More »10 Nigerian TikTokers face Islamic court probe for ‘corrupting public morality’
Ten musicians popular on social media platform, TikTok, in ancient Nigerian city of Kano, are the subject of a probe. An Islamic Court has ordered police to investigate them for allegedly corrupting public morality. According to the BBC Africa LIVE page, spokesperson for the judiciary in Kano state, Baba Jibo …
Read More »Police begin probe into Accra Zoo death
The Police have commenced investigation to the death of a man at the Accra Zoo Sunday. A Police statement said the necessary forensic examination of the scene was conducted before the body was conveyed to the morgue. “The Police have commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of man …
Read More »Special Prosecutor directs Customs boss to provide data as wider probe starts
Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor has announced that his office has started a wider probe into the activities of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). In a press release dated August 15 and signed by Agyebeng, he said the need for a wider probe was premised on the findings …
Read More »Capitol riots: Prosecutors probe Trump role in election challenge – report
The US Justice Department is examining Donald Trump’s actions in connection with efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, say US media. Federal prosecutors have reportedly asked witnesses directly about the behaviour of the former US president. So far, they have chosen not to open a formal criminal …
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