Nigerian media outlets have reported that five of the dismissed staff are facing prosecution. Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026 Nigeria’s anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years. Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the country’s army commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. It comes just days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – a move that triggered street protests across the country. Initial rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between him and Syrskyi were soon confirmed….
Nichola Mandil,Juba and Basillioh Rukanga Reuters Benjamin Bol Mel has been under US sanctions South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir has dismissed one of his vice-presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, who had been tipped as his possible successor. Kiir stripped Bol Mel of his military rank of general and dismissed him from the national security service. He…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is doing all it can to keep pace with larger rival OpenAI, which is spending money at a historic pace with backing from Microsoft and Nvidia. Of late,…
