By Joe Udo CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has identified three syndicates responsible for a massive R2 billion fraud scheme that siphoned funds from Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng. In an interim report released on Monday, the SIU described the network of fraud and corruption as a “complex web” and “a…
By Frank Ulom WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by former U.S. President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account following the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to details of the settlement, $22 million will be channelled into a project to…
By Joe Udo PARIS (CONVERSEER) – South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, has been found dead in Paris, according to reports in French media on Tuesday. Mthethwa’s body was discovered at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in Porte Maillot, in the French capital’s 17th arrondissement. Le Parisien…
By Joe Udo OWERRI (CONVERSEER) – The Commissioner of Police in Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma, has issued a strong directive prohibiting officers under his command from engaging in unlawful phone searches, extortion, harassment, over-detention of suspects, and the use of unmarked vehicles for patrols. In a press release signed by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP…
By Joe Udo MINA (CONVERSEER) – Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation FANSAN YAMMAN have recovered 18 locally made guns from a suspected gunrruner in Kampany Mailafia, Niger State. According to Zagazola, the suspect, Lawal Mohammed, 35, who hails from Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara, was arrested while waiting for transport…
