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Legion of Honour: Police investigate corruption claims for France’s top award

French police took a top general into custody last week as part of an ongoing probe into potential bribery among the selection committee for the country’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. Investigations centre on possible payoffs for awards including expansive meals, holidays and thousands of euros in cash.

Legion of Honour: Police investigate corruption claims for France’s top award

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ADC accuses Mbah govt of imposing N25,000 levy on Nsukka trucks

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Enugu State has accused Governor Peter Mbah’s administration of imposing what it described as an aggressive revenue regime on businesses in the old Nsukka zone. The party specifically alleged that haulage trucks loading or offloading goods at Obollo-Afor Market in Udenu Local Government Area are…

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