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NDC Declares War On CorruptionAs one of its cardinal points in their manifesto dubbed -"A better Ghana", among other relevant issues, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), under the flagbearership of Prof. John Evans Atta Mills has declared total war on corruption. Speaker after Speaker at the launch of the manifesto in Accra, last Saturday, underscored that corruption stifles development.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:58
'419' Swindlers Strike in Baah-Wiredu's Name
As Ghanaians mourn the late Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) , Mr. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu , internet fraudsters popularly known as "419s" are posing as aids to the former minister looking for partners to help them transfer funds belonging to the government into other accounts.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:50
Ghana: Police Urges Citizens to Help Prevent Crime
The Ghana Police Service has engaged some members of the Nima, Mamobi and Newtown communities in a sensitization programme to educate them on the need to maintain law and order at all times.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:50
Poverty Rife in Africa's 'Kuwait'
Equatorial Guinea is one of the world's top 30 oil producers, according to its Ministry of Mines, but corruption watchdog group Global Witness says most in the country still live in poverty.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:38
Namibia: Husband And Wife Bust for Cocaine
THE Erongo Police have arrested a married couple and confiscated cocaine with a street value of about N$250 000 in Walvis Bay's Narraville residential area.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:15
Namibia: Young Woman Raped At Dam
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped in bushes near the Goreangab Dam on the northwestern outskirts of Windhoek early on Saturday morning.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:15
Namibia: Witchcraft Giving Car Thieves Easy Ride
BELIEVING in witchcraft can cost people their car, the Namibian Police are warning.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:15
Uganda: Reporting Abuse in Schools
The concept of "Safe Schools" is quickly becoming a jargon among child protection agencies not just in Uganda but the world over. The idea is that children should be protected and at ease while they are at school. Therefore, school environments should be as conducive as possible for children. This could include basics like having separate toilets or latrines for the different sexes.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 17:01
Nigeria: N400 Billion Unspent Money is Failure of Governance - AC
The Action Congress (AC) has described as failure the Federal Government's claim to have realised N400 billion from unspent capital budget of ministries and other government agencies. The party said that the government should not showcase such as a sign of prudence or successful anti-corruption war.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 16:13
South Africa: More Ambushes Expected Along Country's Highways
The outcome of the investigation into why a Johannesburg metro policeman this week ignored rocks placed across the N1 highway by criminals who later ambushed and killed a motorist will be known on Monday.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:56
Liberia: 139 ERU Police Graduates
In an attempt to weed out the high waves of criminality in Monrovia and its environs, the Liberia National Police will graduate 139 personnel of its newly-formed Emergency Response Unit (ERU) at the Police Academy in Paynesville City, near Monrovia.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:48
Nigeria: Waziri Rules Out Corruption in EFCC
In EFCC, it is not only a sin but a crime for any officer to take a gift or gratification from anyone over any official matter," Chairman of the Econo-mic and Financial Crimes Com-mission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:33
Nigeria: ICPC Storms Offa Polytechnic, Quizzes Rector, Others
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) stormed the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State to quiz some top management staff over alleged financial malpractices.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:33
Nigeria: Bunkering - JTF Arrests 4 Barges
Four barges believed to be used in conveying illegally bunkered petroleum products in the Niger-Delta have been intercepted and seized by the security Joint Task Force (JTF) in Warri, Delta State .
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:31
Nigeria: Traffic Congestion - Motorists, Commuters Seek Protection From Robbers
Motorists and commuters in the Lagos metropolis have called on the Lagos State Police Command to rescue them from incessant robbery attacks during traffic congestion.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:26
Nigeria: The Country's Anti-Bunkering Campaign
For a nation that has oil as its mainstay, it is to be expected that no effort would be spared in protecting oil facilities from vandals, economic saboteurs and plain crude oil thieves. It is against this backdrop that President Umaru Yar'Adua recently raised the alarm at the global forum of the 63rd session of the United Nation's General Assembly, where he vowed that Nigeria would lead the global campaign against oil theft.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 15:26
Liberia: RU Gets Nod of Approval From Chief Executive
The first batch of officers of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police has been awarded certificates following the completion of an eight-month intensive training program in anti-terrorism. The program, conducted with support provided by the governments of Liberia, the United States of America and Ireland, was held at the Police Academy in Paynesville on the outskirts of Monrovia.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:47
Nigeria: Again, Militants Kidnap 6 Filipinos
Six Filipinos on board a vessel, MV Avero, were in the early hours of yesterday attacked and kidnapped by unknown gunmen, three nautical miles off the Bonny Fairway Buoy in Rivers State.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:43
Nigeria: Lawyers Drag EFCC to Court Over Manhunt
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Anyim Ude, has called for urgent action against the spate of bank robberies in Afikpo town, Ebonyi State.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:43
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 5 With 3.471 Kilogram of Cocaine
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt by five suspected trans-border drug traffickers to smuggle 3.471 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria .
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:43
Kenya: Bogus Reporters Talk to Suspects
People suspected to be intelligence agents but posing as journalists were the first to interview eight Kenyans released from Ethiopia shortly after they landed at Voi.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: Councillor in Rape Case Freed On Bail
A councillor in Bungoma District has been charged with defiling and assaulting a schoolgirl.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: Piracy Nightmare for Book Dealers
In a small market stall in Nairobi, university student Mildred Wairimu hovers over a photocopy machine.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: How Kenyans Are Sold Into Slavery
Thousands of Kenyans are being driven into modern slavery abroad in their desperate attempts to escape from worsening economic conditions at home.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: How Human Cargo is Trafficked
Immigration Police have identified routes used by human traffickers and smugglers to move their cargo in and out of Kenya.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: Traders in Humans Risk Life Behind Jail Bars
A draft Bill forwarded to the Attorney-General threatens to award human traffickers life in prison if it becomes law, after a multi-sectoral committee appointed to write a law against human trafficking and smuggling finished its work.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: Laws a Major Hurdle in War Against Illegal Trade
Pleading guilty in the Kenyan court could save you decades in jail.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: Kimunya Future to Be Decided As House Reopens
A showdown looms between the Executive and the Legislature when Parliament reconvenes on Tuesday after a two-month break.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:33
Tanzania: Donors Loosen Purse Strings for Dar
Tanzania's fight against corruption has received the nod from the UK, which becomes the latest donor to release funds for budget support.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:12
Kenya: Let's Deal With Crime More Soberly
Reports that 20 lives were lost through mob justice in Kisumu in one month (DN September, 20, 2008) were shocking.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:02
Tanzania: Dar Probing Vehicle Document Theft Ring Investigates
Tanzania is investigating a suspected international theft syndicate and its local accomplices over missing motor vehicle registration cards from the Tanzania Revenue Authority offices.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 12:47
East Africa: Are Brand-Owners Themselves Selling Fakes?
The world is up in arms against counterfeit and substandard products. It is estimated that up to 70 per cent of goods traded in Third World countries are not genuine or are poor quality.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 12:47
ICPC Quizzes Offa Poly Rector
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had quizzed the Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Dr. Mufutan Latinwo among other officials.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 12:45
South Africa: Dikakapa Truck Hijacked At Gunpoint in Jo'burg
Botswana's Kora nominees Dikakapa traditional group of were robbed of the truck bearing their sound equipment in Johannesburg last weekend.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 12:28
Kenya: Cockar Raps Nation's Knuckles
The Cockar Commission on Friday admonished the Daily Nation for publishing a story highlighting a statement submitted to the inquiry by former Finance minister Amos Kimunya.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:58
Nigeria: Militants Kidnap 6 Filipinos in PH
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped six Filipino workers during an attack on an oil service vessel in the Niger Delta, a private security source said on Saturday. A speedboat carrying 12 gunmen attacked the vessel and took six hostages, including the boat's captain and two engineers.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:31
U.S.$64 000 Stolen in Daylight Robbery
FOUR daring armed robbers broke into a Waterfalls home in broad daylight and stole US$64 000, R60 000, cellphones and household goods on Tuesday.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:15
Nigeria: ICPC Probes NDIC Over Billions of Naira in Private Companies
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other Related Offences (ICPC) is set to probe the activities of some top officials of the National Deposit Insurance Corporation for using premium funds on deposits from banks amounting to several billions of Naira in investing in private discount houses, stock broker firms without the authority of the board of NDIC.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:06
Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap 6 Filipinos in Niger Delta
Gunmen yesterday kidnapped six Filipino workers during an attack on an oil service vessel in the Niger Delta, security sources said on Saturday. A speedboat carrying 12 gunmen attacked the vessel and took six hostages, including the boat's captain and two engineers, two sources said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:06
Nigeria: Self-Medication Makes Drug Sellers Rich in Lagos
If one looks around Lagos, the city is densely populated, no doubt. But a large number of the estimated 18 million population in the megacity cannot afford to pay for drugs prescribed by medical doctors. For this reason, they patronize quack drug sellers and illiterate chemist shop operators who make good returns from their investment.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:06
Nigeria: Robber Stabs Okada Rider to Death
A commercial motorcycle operator popularly called 'achaba' was stabbed to death by a suspected robber in Maiduguri who attempted to snatch the bike from him.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:06
Highfield Man Assaulted Over New $20 000 Note
A HIGHFIELD man was severely assaulted by vendors in the mistaken belief that the new $20 000 note he had tenderedy for goods at a hardware market was fake.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:00
Robbers Jailed 22 Years Each
TWO men who hijacked a Delta Beverages vehicle they used to rob a Murewa octogenarian of household property valued at $9 500 were each jailed for an effective 22 years.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:00
Nigeria: Ehindero in Fresh Trouble - May Be Declared Wanted By ICPC
Seven months after the Independent and Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) commenced investigations into controversial lodgment of N558 million police funds in a personal fixed deposit account, the anti-graft agency is asking former Inspector General Of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, to explain the whereabouts of some N16 million.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 10:57
Nigeria: Destabilisation Plot - I Am Innocent - Akume
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Dr. George Akume, yesterday distanced himself from an alleged plot to destabilise the Benue State government. Akume, who handed over to the incumbent governor of the state, Hon. Gabriel Suswam, after ruling for eight years, has been fingered by the state government, in veiled references, as the brains behind the spate of petitions against the Suswam government.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 10:41
Nigeria: EFCC Storms Taraba, Seeks Clarification On Contracts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), beamed its searchlight on some local governments in Taraba State when they stormed the state recently.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 10:41