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The Operations Manager of a first generation bank in Minna Mr Gokis Kizito was yesterday arrested over N2.7 million alleged to have been fraudulently withdrawn from the bank.
A former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Yusuf Mamman and three others were arraigned before the FCT High Court, Lugbe in Abuja on Monday for allegedly misappropriating N300m belonging to Aso Radio and Television.
The Abia State Government has adopted measures to contain the rate of crimes in Aba and its environs, in a bid to restore Aba to its former glory.
The Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Awka Diocese in Anambra State, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor has called for the re-election of Governor Peter Obi, whom he described as meeting the aspirations of the people of the state.
Some Schools of Nursing in Imo State have been denied accreditation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
THE Sayawa Community in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State has reminded Governor Isa Yuguda of his campaign promises where he gave assurance of creating a chiefdom for the community.
President John Atta Mills would not remove any Civil Servant from office, solely on the account of political or party affiliation to fulfil the demand of some party activists.
Senior state counsel, Nebo Jones of the attorney general chambers has urged the special criminal court, pressided over by justice Moses Richards not to grant bail to the 28 accused persons standing criminal trial at the Brikama magistrates court on charges of arson, willful damage to propeties, conspiracy to commit felony, going armed in the public among others.
After the successful hosting of the first edition of Muhammed Yahya Jammeh Zonal Cup competition in 2008, the sole sponsored of the annual community football event and the president of The Republic, Sheikh Professor Dr Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, has expanded the championship tournament to cover all the regions in the country.
Three suspected persons were last Friday, November 20, 2009 arrigned before justice Moses Richards of the special criminal court in Banjul on two counts of conspiracy to commit felony and robbery contrary to section 368 and 272 respectively.
The Gambia Project, a charitable organisation in Spain, last Tuesday donated school items to Bakau Upper Basic School at a ceremony held at the school ground in Bakau New Town.
The Young People in the Media (YPM), a legally registered organisation that aims to support and consolidate the efforts of young people working towards social justice, promoting the rights of the child, grassroot democracy and peace, has issued statements on the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a press release sent to the Daily Observer reveals.
The Global Call for Action against Poverty (GCAP), on Saturday organised a day's conference on climate change, dubbed 'the climate change justice hearing' at the President's International Award conference hall, in Bakau.
The deputy director of public prosecution, DDPP Mikailu Abdulahi yesterday, told the special criminal court that the state intends to close the prosecution case in the matter involving one Morris F Kallon who is standing trial on rape charge.
Justice Moses Richards of the special criminal court in Banjul last Friday cautioned the father of an allged rape suspect to warn his son's lawyer to come to court and do his job.
The Gambia College Students' Union (GCSU), last Friday elected new executive members, who are tasked with the affairs of the students' union for the next twelve months.
This is the scoop of the year 2009. President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal is in close contact with Koukoie Samba Sanyang, a Gambian dissident and leader of the July 1981 obortive coup.
It takes sacrifice and real hard work to get where one desires to be in this world . There should be no quick fixes and quick returns; in essence we say forward ever backward never in our quest as a nation, to implement our sharp and innovative ideals towards industrialisation.
Total Gambia Limited, Subsidiary of Total France, on Saturday, November 21st held a dayÂ's traning session for its staff in the conference hall of the Senegambia Beach Hotel located in Kololi.
The Alkalo of Brufut village, Alhaji Yunusa Sannoh, has appealed to the coastal communities to embark on massive tree planting, and as well protect them from animals and other pests that would destroy these trees.
The West Africa Quality Programme (WAQP), in collaboration with the National Codex Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (NCSPSC), on Wednesday organised a day's information-sharing seminar for media practitioners and consumer interest groups, at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi.
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, on Sunday evening hosted a state banquet in honour of the Iranian leader, Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was in the country on a dayÂ's working visit. The state banquet was held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi.
The day-two matches in the on-going Muhammed Yahya Jammeh Zonal Cup competition were completed on Sunday, with Brikama defeating visitors Lamin 2-0 in the Group B opener at the Box Bar Mini-stadium.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin constituency, Mr Isaac Osei, has called on the party's polling station officers to focus and work hard to return the NPP into power in Election 2012.
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.
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