Tag Archives: Scotland Yard
Four hundred years after the notorious Pendle trials, in some countries women accused of witchcraft are still being beaten, killed or hounded from their homes. And in Britain, claims of possession have been used to justify abuse. Alizon Device, an … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, Special Reports, West Africa
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Tagged ActionAid, BBC World Service, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, London, Scotland Yard
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James Ibori, Nigerian state governor funded international playboy lifestyle with £50million fraud as he rose from humble roots working in London DIY store. He bought a portfolio of luxury London homes and a fleet of armoured Range Rovers; Fraudster may … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Ibori, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, London, money laundering, Nigeria, Scotland Yard
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October 16, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – A United Kingdom court has convicted an Anglican priest of molesting a South African boy in 1957, the Sunday Times reported. The indecent assault charge was one of nine to which Leslie Carter, 84, pleaded guilty in the … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Cape Town, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Leslie Carter, London, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Provinces, Scotland Yard, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sunday Times, West Africa
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Violence escalated across London and at least three other cities on Tuesday as police fought thousands of rioters and looters and Prime Minister David Cameron headed back to Britain to face the crisis. In unprecedented scenes of rioting in the … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Croydon, David Cameron, East Africa, Independent Police Complaints Commission, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, London, Merseyside Police, Murder of Keith Blakelock, North Africa, Pan African News, Scotland Yard, Southern Africa, West Africa, West Midlands Police
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London – Three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was hit by a car during rioting in north London overnight, police said on Tuesday. A male officer was hospitalised after being hit by … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Attempted murder, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, London, North Africa, Pan African News, Police, Police officer, Riot, Scotland Yard, Southern Africa, Tottenham, West Africa
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Murder suspect Shrien Dewani was impotent and could not have sex, his former fiancee has told South African police. Dewani, who is accused of murdering his bride Anni in Cape Town, allegedly broke off his engagement with Rani Kansagra after … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, Featured 1, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cape Town, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, India, London, North Africa, Northwood London, Pan African News, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Scotland Yard, South Africa, South African Police, Southern Africa, West Africa
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An influential Nigerian politician appeared in a British court on Saturday charged with a string of money laundering and fraud offences, police said. James Ibori, the former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State, was remanded in custody after appearing at … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, Delta State, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, James Ibori, London, News local news, Nigeria, Scotland Yard, Southwark Crown Court, United Arab Emirate, World news
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An ITV London Tonight exclusive has tracked down a woman in Nigeria who says she knows the identity of ‘Adam’, the boy whose torso was pulled from the River Thames on September 21 2001. Police who recovered the torso of … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Adam, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Germany, Glasgow, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, News local news, Nigeria, River Thames, Scotland, Scotland Yard, World news
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February 14, 2011 by benim
A South African man is due in court in Johannesburg on terrorism charges after he allegedly threatened to unleash a biological agent in the UK. Prosecutors say the man demanded $4 million (£2.5m) from the UK government to stop him … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Biological agent, breaking news, Counter-terrorism, De Beers, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Johannesburg, Scotland Yard, South Africa, terrorism, United States, World news
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November 10, 2010 by benim
The bomb found on the cargo plane at East Midlands Airport last month was timed to detonate over the eastern seaboard of the United States, Scotland Yard have said. The device, which was removed from a UPS aircraft by Leicestershire … read more »
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