http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Crime"  in "Africa" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:49:13 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 126180 | Nigeria: Four Policemen, Three Civilians Feared Killed in OPC-Drivers' Clash http://en.redtram.com/go/149373724/top100/ 149373724 A violent clash between Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and men of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ibadan, last night, left four policemen and three civilians dead. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373724/top100/ 126180 | Tanzania: Politicians Comment On PM's Statement On Measures Taken http://en.redtram.com/go/149373721/top100/ 149373721 Several politicians and academicians have voiced their stance on the Richmond report which Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda presented in the National Assembly yesterday. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373721/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Nigerian Banks Lose 7.3 Billion Naira to Cyber Crime http://en.redtram.com/go/149373728/top100/ 149373728 Statistics have shown that Global economy loses more than $200 billion annually just as Nigerian banks have lost over N7.3 billion through cyber crime related frauds. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373728/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: 'Corruption Hinders Effective Council Administration' http://en.redtram.com/go/149373726/top100/ 149373726 Corruption has been identified as one of the problems confronting effective local government administration in the country. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373726/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Oyo Rulers Partner Police On Security http://en.redtram.com/go/149373733/top100/ 149373733 Oyo State Council of obas and chiefs have resolved to partner with Police to combat the incidence of armed robbery in the state. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373733/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: 1.93 Billion Naira Scam - EFCC Arrests Ladoja http://en.redtram.com/go/149373735/top100/ 149373735 Former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja, was yesterday arrested in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He would be arraigned in court today over alleged N1.93 billion scam. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373735/top100/ 126180 | Zimbabwe: Billions Lost Through Diamond Smuggling http://en.redtram.com/go/149373713/top100/ 149373713 Over 10 000 people from all over the world are visiting the eastern border town of Mutare every month for illegal activities involving diamonds, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono said Wednesday. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373713/top100/ 126180 | Zimbabwe: Shop Owner Loses Cash, Cellphones to Robbers http://en.redtram.com/go/149373716/top100/ 149373716 A 21-year-old Plumtree shop owner lost $4 000, 700 rand and two Nokia cellphones to two armed robbers who broke into his shop at Madlambuzi Business Centre on Monday night. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373716/top100/ 126180 | Zambia: Graft, Divisions Rattle MMD Presidential Race http://en.redtram.com/go/149373718/top100/ 149373718 MMD national secretary Katele Kalumba has revealed that one official aspiring to stand as the party's presidential candidate is spending colossal sums of money to buy support contrary to the code of conduct. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373718/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Teenager Escapes From Kidnappers http://en.redtram.com/go/149373711/top100/ 149373711 A 15-year-old Senior Secondary 2 student, Onyekachi Kezie, kidnapped by unknown persons early in July in Lagos has escaped from his kidnappers. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373711/top100/ 126180 | Namibia: Lawyer Issue Delays Cop's Trial http://en.redtram.com/go/149373708/top100/ 149373708 Repeated attempts to start the trial of Rundu Police officer Gerald Kashamba, who is accused of murdering his school principal wife at their home almost a year ago, finally came to nothing but a further postponement of Kashamba's case in Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373708/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: FCTA Impounds Eight Vehicles Carrying Beggars http://en.redtram.com/go/149373701/top100/ 149373701 The FCT Administration has impounded eight vehicles at various entrance points into the Federal Capital City, Abuja carrying 120 beggars. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373701/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Commuters Bemoan Thuggery, Theft At Wuse Market http://en.redtram.com/go/149373703/top100/ 149373703 Commuters plying Wuse market have called on the law enforcement agents to come to their aid as thugs and thieves have taken over Wuse market. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373703/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Katsina's Harvest of Robberies - Who Dunnit? http://en.redtram.com/go/149373705/top100/ 149373705 Recently, the entire Katsina emirate was thrown into bewilderment when news broke that some hoodlums had gained entry into the family house of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. The first family's country home is not alone in the orgy of robberies Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373705/top100/ 126180 | Namibia: Jacobs Corruption Probe Not Yet Finished http://en.redtram.com/go/149373693/top100/ 149373693 The Karas Regional Council's Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, who faces corruption charges, made another brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court yesterday. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373693/top100/ 126180 | Namibia: No Action in Elephants Case http://en.redtram.com/go/149373690/top100/ 149373690 Police are dragging their feet in opening a case against Police officers in whose bus hippo meat and an elephant foot were found at the Mururani veterinary checkpoint in Kavango last week. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373690/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Country Banks Lose N7.3 Billion to Cyber Fraud http://en.redtram.com/go/149373694/top100/ 149373694 WITH an increasing rates of global cyber fraud, it has been discovered that Nigerian banks have lost over N7.3 billion to cybercrime related activities. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373694/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Prisons to Train 40 Inmates Through NDE http://en.redtram.com/go/149373699/top100/ 149373699 The Prison Service in Ogun is negotiating with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to train 40 inmates in vocational jobs, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373699/top100/ 126180 | Namibia: Police Seize Truck, Impound Cigarettes from Country http://en.redtram.com/go/149373689/top100/ 149373689 The Namibian Police and South African Police Service are investigating the possibility of a cigarette smuggling ring operating from Namibia after a second truckload of suspected smuggled cigarettes was seized on the border with South Africa last week. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373689/top100/ 126180 | Nigeria: Rivers Begs Kidnappers to Release Abducted Israeli http://en.redtram.com/go/149373696/top100/ 149373696 The Rivers State Government has begged the criminals who kidnapped an Israeli businessman Ehud Arny, Tuesday, to set him free because the man is from a holy land and therefore, "anointed, and God said touch not my anointed". Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:46:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149373696/top100/