FIFA chief Gianni Infantino justified awarding U.S. President Donald Trump the organization’s inaugural Peace Prize last year, saying that he was “instrumental” in saving lives in conflicts, including the war in Gaza.
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SOUTH KOREA: Ex-first Lady Jailed for 20-month Jail Sentence For Bribery
A court in South Korea sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in jail after she was found guilty of providing political favours in exchange for bribes.
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US Attorney Dropped FIFA Bribery Case After Trump Was Awarded Peace Medal
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has been criticized after it moved to drop a corruption case against a former Fox executive Hernán López and dozens of other international football corruption cases and hundreds of millions of dollars in recovered penalties.
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FRANCE: South African Ambassador Faced Multiple Corruption Claims Before Leap Of Death – French Prosecutors
Early findings by French prosecutors into the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa who was discovered outside a Paris hotel dead.
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ALBANIA: World’s first AI Minister Against Corruption
Albania has become the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence as a government minister. The AI-powered digital assistant, named Diella—meaning “sun” in Albanian—has been given responsibility for public procurement with the aim of eliminating corruption.
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GHANA: Temporary Closure Of Washington Embassy Over Corruption Scandal
Ghana has temporarily shut down its embassy in Washington, D.C., after a major corruption scandal involving visa fraud and unauthorised payments was uncovered by a special audit.
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CLEARED: Drug possession Charges Drooped After Bodycam Footage Showed A Setup
Drug charges brought against Alvin Harper, a celebrity fitness trainer has been thrown out after a bodycam footage showed a New Rochelle police lieutenant planting evidence, according to police report.
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CAMEROON: Cameroon Football Federation Rejects Eto’o’s Offer To Resign
Cameroon’s football federation has rejected an offer by former star striker and its current president, Samuel Eto’o, to step down.
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UK: Crime Agency Charge Nigeria’s Ex Minister Alison-Madueke Bribery
UK’s leading anti- organized crime agency NCA has charged Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on suspicion of accepting financial rewards for awarding multi-million-dollar oil and gas contracts.
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ZAMBIA: Police Raids Ex-President’s Resident Over Stolen Vehicles
Heavily armed police officers raided the residence of Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu and impounded cars they said were allegedly stolen by the ex-first lady.
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