Nigeria: Police Recover Ammunition Hidden in Sacks of Beans
Police detectives attached to the Lagos State Anti-crime out fit, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), yesterday, recovered a cache of arms that was carefully concealed in sacks of beans. More »
Nigeria: Youths Charged On Gender Based Violence
Youths and students in various schools in Lagos State and beyond have been called upon to eschew all forms of gender-based violence, to ensure peace, progress, and consequent development among them. More »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Two Fake Doctors Over Death of 17-Yr-Old Girl
ZONE 9 of the Nigeria Police, Umuahia has arrested two suspected fake medical practitioners. They were arrested in Ngo Okpala in Imo State. More »
Nigeria: Confusion in Owerri Over Murder of Okada Rider
Okwu Amaeze, Obibiezena community, Owerri North local government area of Imo State, has been thrown into deep mourning, following the murder of Mr. Sylvester Anaele, alias Kokoma, by a native (name withheld). More »
Nigeria: EFCC Files Fresh Evidence Against Borishade
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh evidence against former Aviation Minister, Professor Babalola Borishade, former Director General, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Roland Iyayi, and Managing Director, M/S Avsatel, Mr George Eider, an Austrian. More »
Nigeria: How Fraudsters Fleece Desperate Admission Seekers
Uchechukwu Nnaike, a graduate of Mass Communication sat for this year's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)'s Universities Matriculation Examination (UME) to unravel how fraudsters, such as 'Mr. Just Once' dupe millions of unsuspecting young and desperate candidates, seeking admission into Nigeria's tertiary institutions More »
Nigeria: SSS Arrests Terry Waya
Indications emerged last night that the State Security Services (SSS) may have arrested renowned socialite and businessman, Terry Waya. More »
Congo-Kinshasa: Displaced Threatened By Criminal Abuses and Spread of Diseases, Warns UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned that the perpetrators of recent targeted killings of civilians, looting and rape in the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will face justice, as United Nations aid agencies combat the spread of diseases among people uprooted by the conflict. More »
Nigeria: Lagos Takes Delivery of Sunborn Yacht Hotel
The Lagos State Government at the weekend officially took delivery of the prestigious Sunborn Yacht Hotel which it recently acquired. More »
Nigeria: Sylva Declares Zero Tolerance for Criminals
Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has declared zero tolerance for criminals in the state. More »
Somalia: Inmates Stage Daring Escape From Puntland Jail
Inmates at a jail in Somalia's northern region of Puntland staged a daring escape Tuesday and wounded four soldiers in the process, a government official said. More »
Uganda: Sh11 Billion Lost in Illicit Tabacco Trade - Report
OVER sh11.2b is lost each year through illegal tobacco trade, a report released by the British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya, has said. More »
BusinessWeek Names Springdale Best for Kids
BusinessWeek has tabbed Springdale as the best place to raise children in 2009. More »
Appeal Pursued in Gas Company Easement Case
A landowner in White County is pledging an appeal of a judge's ruling that turned away an attempt to block a natural gas pipeline from being located on private property. More »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Doctor Working On HIV/Aids Committee
A medical doctor in the Delta State Ministry of Health and a member of the state's Action Committee on AIDS, John Osuyali, was reportedly kidnapped by unknown men at Ikot-Ekpene in Akwa-Ibom State. More »
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Terry Waya in Abuja
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Terry Waya, a Nigerian businessman based in London, for alleged extortion. More »
Namibia: Standard Bank Warns Against Banking Fraud
Standard Bank Namibia's Head of Marketing, Thaddius Maswahu, has warned the public to protect themselves against bank fraud. More »
Liberia: Kabineh Ja'neh Denies Corruption Claims
The Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Kabineh Ja'neh has denied a recent article in the Public Agenda Newspaper linking him to corruption. More »
Liberia: Kaine, Slain Bishop, Others Cases Set for Hearing
As the November term of court begins, several major cases have been placed on the dockets of the relevant courts. More »
Liberia: Email Scam Experts Complete Probe
Two experts from the James Mintz Group who were in the country to assist the Ad Hoc Independent Committee to investigate the alleged e-mail scam now known as Knuckles gate have returned back to the United States. More »
Liberia: Richard Tolbert Challenges FPA's Claim
The Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee is calling on Front-Page Africa, to make public or publish the name of a staff of the National Investment Commission (NIC), who it said received payment from the authority of the Delta Mining Company in connection with the Western Cluster Iron Ore Bid. More »
South Africa: Hijackers 'Celebrate Behind Bars'
A group of hijackers who couldn't wait to spend the money they had stolen from a doctor descended on a Langa tavern to have a Good time - only to end up in jail. More »
Gambia: Teacher Docked for Stabbing Woman
One Bubaccar Jadama, a teacher, was recently arraigned before the Bundung Magistrates' Court presided over by Acting Principal Magistrate Kumba Sillah Camara for assault and causing bodily harm to Maimuna Konteh at Tallinding. More »
Gambia: Crime Watch - Law and the Society
On this week's Crime Watch, Acting Principal Magistrate Kumba Sillah Camara of the Bundung Magistrates' Court enlightens us more about the meaning of law as related to the society with the causes of crimes among the youths. More »
Sierra Leone: Minister Blames Drug Abuse on Crime Hike
Deputy minister of health and sanitation has blamed the negative effects of drug abuse on increase crime rate in the country; a menace he said has posed a threat not only to citizens but also communities' welfare. More »