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Some members of the governing board of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) have been invited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for questioning over alleged corrupt practices. The commission said the invitation was in connection with an alleged violation of the provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. The invitation was contained in a letter dated December, 16, 2019, was signed by the ICPC acting Director of Investigation, Hassan Mohammed. According to the letter, those invited include the Board Chairman, Babangida Nguroje and other eight members of the board. The letter stated that they are to appear in separate batches between Monday, December 23 and Tuesday December 24. 2019. Read the full article

The verdict in the trial of ousted president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, over corruption allegation is expected to be delivered on Saturday. Final testimonies in the case were heard in November by the court in the capital of Khartoum. Witnesses included government’s auditor. After being overthrown during a military coup on April 11, al-Bashir was found to be in possession of large sums of local and foreign currency, as well as other assets, without legal justification. While the former president admitted he had received 25 million dollars from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Al-Bashir, who was in power for 30 years, was deposed when members of the military arrested him after months of nationwide anti-government protests. He is currently being detained in Kobar prison – where he once sent many of his political opponents and which is a far cry from his luxurious palace. According to his lawyers, al-Bashir was summoned this week to answer questions about the coup that brought him to power in 1989 and the killing of protesters earlier this year. He is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region. It is still unclear whether or not he will be handed over. Despite the international warrant for his arrest since 2009, al-Bashir managed to travel to several countries in recent years, including Arab and African nations. The north-eastern African country of Sudan is currently ruled by a transitional civilian government and is one of the world’s 25 poorest countries. Read the full article