Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Valic Financial Advisors with Failing to Disclose Payments to Promote Services to Florida Educators

-SEC also Charges Valic Financial Advisors in Separate Action for Mutual Fund Selection Violations July 28, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Houston-based VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. (VFA) in a pair of actions for failing to disclose to teachers and other investors practices that generated millions of […]

Protest Against Injustice: Military Pensioners To Tackle FG, Defence Minister over Non-Payment Of Arrears, Debarment Allowance

July 28, 2020/National Wire By: Okosun Dennis A Coalition of Concerned Veterans (CCV) and other affliliate groups, including the Retired Army, Navy and Airforce Officers (RANAO) and Retired Members of Nigerian Armed Forces (REMENAF) are to embark on nationwide protest over the non-payment of their pension arrears, and general neglect […]

Facebook Launches Campaign in Sub- Saharan Africa to Help Spot False News

July 27, 2020/Chain Reactions Nigeria As part of its ongoing commitment in connecting people to accurate sources and combating misinformation, specifically around COVID-19, Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Named ‘Three Questions To Help Stamp Out False News’, this […]