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Pirates suspected to come from Nigeria have attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces says.
Voters' turnout in the final round of election for the Montserrado senatorial seat, between the ruling Unity Party and the Congress for Democratic Change, was far poorer than the first round when 20% of an estimated 477,000 voters cast their ballots.
The Federal Government is proposing to buy four more aircraft for the presidential fleet, according to the 2010 Appropriation Bill sent to the National Assembly yesterday by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
INFRASTRUCTURE development topped the Federal Government's agenda in Capital Expenditure of the N4.07 trillion budgetary proposal for 2010 laid separately before the Senate and the House of Representatives yesterday.
Ghana's enthusiastic efforts to become a major oil industry player in Africa could be short lived, as the country would only mine the 'Black Gold' for just 20 years. Furthermore, data from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have projected that Ghana could rake a total of $ 247.44million as oil revenues in 2011, which would decline to $1,550 in 2017.
Political analyst, Pollster and Editor-In-Chief of The Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson, whose views matter a lot in modern-day Ghanaian politics, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC), as a party, does not need former President Jerry John Rawlings to survive any given elections.
Malam Abubakar Umar, the special adviser to the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) was gruesomely killed by persons that the police are yet to identify and apprehend.
The Federal Government yesterday took step to link up with the global shipping communication network as the government yesterday in London, UK signed the Long Range Identification and Tracking System,(LRIT) Services Agreement with the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO).
Federal Government yesterday sought for Venezuela's investment in Nigerian's refineries as part of efforts to achieve successful deregulation in the downstream petroleum subsector.
Another step in the peace building efforts of the Plateau State government was taken recently with the submission of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into last year's ethno-religious crisis in Jos to Governor Jonah Jang.
THE Bini Political Coalition (BPC), a socio-political organisation in Edo State, declared, yesterday, that the Binis would no longer allow foreign political godfathers or aliens dictate the politics of the state.
Ball Conge claimed their first nawettan league trophy out of ten years of existence, with a stunning 2-0 victory to depose defending champions, Rangers, after surrendering the knockout cup to Leeds United.
Striker Assan Jatta led the Bakau zonal team to victory with a mesmerizing tap pass the Gunjur goalkeeper following an interchange of pass with hot shot Daddy Gai, as Bakau won their first match against a lackluster Gunjur side in the recently commenced Muhammed Jammeh's sponsored zonal competition.
Serrekunda West on Saturday opened their 2009 account in the Muhammed Yahya Jammeh Perpetual Tournament by outclassing Sukuta by 1-0 at the Serrekunda West ground.
Sky Power on Wednesday beat Real Chelsea by 2-0 to cling the 2009 knockout final trophy played at the Box Bar Mini Stadium in Brikama.
We have been focusing on politics in this column with the objective to document the contemporary history of the Gambia and to help our readers appraise themselves with the happenings of the past. We are now covering issues that culminated during the coup period of 1994. This we hope will go a long way in helping us have a better understanding of the evolution of politics in the Gambia as well as ...
150 Editors and Journalists from 43 African countries converged in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, to participate in the 3rd Edition of the International Festival for Freedom of Expression and the Press, from the 4 -7 November, 2009. The theme of the conference organized alongside the festival was "From Windhoek 1991 to Ouagadougou 2009: assessment and prospects of the Freedom of the Press".
A wide cross section of experts, civil society organizations and key stakeholders with an interest in women's empowerment and gender equality agreed on a way forward to improve the lives of African women.
The Minister for Trade, Industry and employment, Hon. Yusupha Kah has said that the Gambia's total trade with the United States amounted to D785.4 million in 2008 acocu8nting for 10.5% of the Gambia's total trade.
As the Muslim feast of 'Eid el Adha', locally called 'Tobaski', is fast approaching, this reporter went round in the Kaniing Municipality.to see how business is faring in relation to the festivity. It is a tradition, in keeping with the religion, that when the feast is coming, Muslims, particularly household heads, buy life animals e.g ram, goat, bull, etc, for sacrifice on the day. This is what ...
Mrs. Julia Dolly Joiner indicated her appreciation for the support provided by the host, the Government of the Gambia o to promote the efforts "to take forward an initiative that establishes hope that Africa would be able to shape its own women's advancement agenda."
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) in collaboration with the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) organizes, from 23rd to 24th November 2009, in Banjul (Gambia), a Workshop on Roles of the Insurance Industry in Combating Money Laundering and other Financial Crimes. The objectives of the seminar are to:
Fifteen journalists were last Friday awarded certificates after successfully completing five days training on secure online communications at the Gambia Press union in Bakau.
Farmers in the North Bank, Central River and Upper River Regions of the Gambia who spoke to this reporter, during a recent tour of the regions, asserted that the issue at hand is not to go 'back to the land' because they are already on the land; that their concern is about "investment on the land"
The Deputy Prosecutor and Head of Prosecution Division at the International Criminal Court, Gambian born Mrs. Fatou Bensouda has been presented with the prestigious International Jurists Award for 2009. This award is for Mrs. Bensouda's sterling contribution in the field of criminal law at national as well as international level. It was presented to her by the President of India Honourable Pratiba ...
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