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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UK: Madagascar President’s Aide In Court For Bribe Solicitation
The chief-of-staff to President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar is facing charges in the UK for seeking a bribe from a gem mining firm.
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TANZANIA: Australian Mining Firm Wins $109m Compensation Against Nation
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has reportedly ordered the Tanzania government to pay more than $109 million to a group of companies fronted by Australian miner Indiana Resources Ltd in compensation for the controversial 2018 expropriation of a nickel mine project.
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UK: Liz Truss Addresses Lettuce Stunt
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday described as ‘puerile’ the newspaper stunt that compared her brief tenure as prime minister to a lettuce.
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UK: National Crime Agency Burst £100m Money Laundering Network
The UK National Crime Agency has dismantled a network of criminal cash couriers that laundered more than £100m by smuggling it out of the UK to Dubai in the UAE.
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UK: Pensioner Jailed Over Offensive Sikh Community TikTok Post
A pensioner has been jailed after posting an offensive video on TikTok aimed at the Sikh community.
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UK: Record £19.2m Fine For Leading Gambling Company’s Failings
Three gambling firms owned by William Hill- a leading British gambling company are to pay penalties of £19.2m for failing to protect consumers and weak anti-money laundering controls.
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UK: Premier League To Pause For Muslim Players To Break Ramadan Fast During Matches
Referees in the Premier League and EFL have reportedly been asked to pause evening games during Ramadan to allow players to break their fast.
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UK: Aristocrat BBC Journalist Quits For Reparations Crusade
A BBC journalist whose family made history by publicly apologizing for owning enslaved African people and paying reparation has now quit her job to campaign for reparations.
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UK: Shoplifter Made £500k On Refunds Of Stolen Goods
A woman made more than £500,000 in a scheme that saw her shoplift goods and then return them for refunds.
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