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Nigeria: Police Stop Bail of Suspects in Borno

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
The Borno State police command says it would no longer release any per-son arrested by policemen on bail but prosecute offenders in the court of law without wasting time in conducting investigation.


Nigeria: Reps to Get Diplomatic Passports

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
All members of the House of Representatives will be entitled to diplomatic passports if a bill seeking to amend the Passports Miscellaneous Provisions Act is passed by the House..

Uganda: Minister Nankabirwa Orders Teacher's Arrest

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
DEFENCE state minister Ruth Nankabirwa has ordered the arrest of the deputy head teacher of Katuugo Public Primary School in Kiboga district over abuse of office.

Uganda: State Attorneys Train in Fighting Corruption

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
SIXTY-NINE newly recruited resident state attorneys have been trained to handle corruption cases.

Nigeria: Apathy in Enugu Over Shift of Appeal Court Ruling

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
THE pervading tension in Enugu State over the delayed ruling of the governorship electoral appeal took a new dimension yesterday when hundreds of people, oblivious of the shift in judgment date trooped to the Court of Appeal but the Justice

Uganda: Guard Saves School From Arsonist

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
AN attempt to burn a school in Nakaseke district was blocked by a guard, who shot in the air, scaring off a suspected arsonist.

Uganda: Students Take Teacher to Police

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
THERE was free drama in Koboko town in Arua when students of St. Charles Lwanga College marched their headmaster to the central Police station over what they called administrative flaws.

Uganda: Lawyers Back 'Mato Oput' - Ogoola

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
Although lawyers had mocked mato oput, the Acholi traditional justice system, they are now supportive of it, Principal Judge James Ogoola has said.

Nigeria: On the Trail of Armed Robbers

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
On May 19TH 2008, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command (FCT) revealed the recovery of the highest number of stolen vehicles ever made in the history of the country within the shortest time.

Uganda: The Catholic Church Should Embrace Land Bill

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
I wish to react to the article titled "Catholic Church rejects Land Bill" which was published in The New Vision of June 4, 2008. The story quoted Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya as saying, "The church abhors unscrupulous land owners who employ

Nigeria: Probe of Past Niger Administration to Continue - Gov Aliyu

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) set up by the Niger State government to verify contracts awarded by the immediate past administration from 1999 to 2007, will not wind up now, the state governor, Dr. Mua-zu Babangida Aliyu, has said.

Kenya: Why Finance Minister Quit

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
Barely 44 hours after vowing he would rather die than resign, Finance minister Amos Kimunya finally bowed to pressure and stepped aside Tuesday to allow for investigations into the controversial sale of the Grand Regency Hotel.

Nigeria: Plaintiffs Reject Pharmaceutical Giant's Offer

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
Out-of-court settlement talks between pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the Kano State government broke down at the weekend after the government and representatives of victims' families turned down an offer of $10 million compensation from the company.

Kenya: Civil Society Scores Victory Against Corruption

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
Two days after publicly vowing to die rather than resign, Kenya's powerful finance minister, Amos Kimunya, announced he was resigning to allow an independent investigation of corruption charges against him.

Nigeria: Ogun MPs Move to Impeach Governor

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
Twenty out of the 24 members of Ogun State House of Assembly decided yesterday to set in motion the process for the impeachment of Governor Gbenga Daniel and his removal from office, Daily Trust learnt in Lagos yesterday. Four of

Kenya: Hotel Saga Stalls Road Financing Plan

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
Finance minister Amos Kimunya's decision to step aside to allow for investigations into the controversial sale of the Grand Regency Hotel has left a vacuum at Treasury that analysts said could derail the Government's agenda in the new financial year.

West Africa: IGP Tasks Regional Police Chiefs on Joint Investigations

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, has called on West African police chiefs to ease the encumbrances encountered by the police in handling joint investigations on trans-border crimes in the sub-region.

Nigeria: Senators Overrule Senate President

09.07.2008 08:24    allafrica.com
SENATOR David Mark suffered the first reversal of his ruling as Senate President yesterday when the majority of Senators over-ruled his decision on a bill to establish a shelter fund for future generations of Nigerians.

Uganda: Charity Teaches On Rights

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
THE Child Restoration Outreach, a Jinja-based charity, has started sensitising pupils and teachers in Jinja municipality primary schools on children's rights.

Somalia: Security Council Condemns Killing of UN Official

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
The Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia, who was gunned down by unidentified assailants in the strife-torn nation's capital.

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