By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The Federal High Court in Abuja, the Nigerian Capital has ruled against a submission made by Charles Okah and other suspects in the case of the October 1, 2010 car bombings which killed twelve people. Mr. Okah and other accused persons had made a submission for the case to be dropped due to lack of evidence. After listening to the prosecution and defence counsels, the judge rejected the submission and went ahead to fix October 11, 2011 for the commencement of the hearing. Counsel to the accused, Mr.Festus Keyamo said he was not satisfied with... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – Liberia, Africa oldest Independent and Democratic Republic, has celebrated its 164th Independence Anniversary. The Republic of Liberia gained its Independence on July 26, 1847. Speaking Tuesday Voinjama, Lofa County during the official celebration to mark the Anniversary, the National Orator for Liberia’s July 26 Independence Day celebration called on Liberians to consider the prime interest of the country as they cast their votes in the upcoming general and presidential elections. Mrs. Estella Garmai Korboi Calvins urged Liberians to look beyond the pictures of candidates and instead focus on the Liberian nation. According to her, Election is... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent –The fate of and former Superintendent of Prisons Ali Ceesay will be decided by the high court in Banjul today, when it delivers judgment in the robbery-related case. Already on another trial where he faces a 51-count charge, including drug-related offences, corruption and theft, Badjie is among others accused of conspiring “to break into and rob shops, banks and supermarkets, between the years 2007 and 2009”. His charges in this particular case with Ceesay range from conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery with violence, receiving stolen property, aiding and abetting, robbery, conspiracy, to commit misdemeanor, aiding... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – The first black US Peace Corps volunteer to come to The Gambia, in 1970, nine years after the founding of Peace Corps by former US President John F Kennedy in 1961, has arrived in The Gambia with his family, to share his experience as a peace corps volunteer. Clinton Etheridge, who is in Banjul accompanied by his family including three of his children, four-year-old grand daughter and son-in-law, addressed a gathering among them US ambassador to The Gambia, Pamela Ann White, on Tuesday at the American Corner along Kairaba Avenue. Clinton Etheridge served as a Peace... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The trial of the former speaker of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole has been stalled. This followed an application filed on his behalf by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo praying the court to disqualify the prosecutor, Mr Festus Keyamo from prosecuting the case. At the resumed hearing of the case, Chief Awomolo who had earlier filed an application seeking to quash the seventeen (17) count charge preferred against the former speaker, Mr. Bankole by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] told the court that Mr Keyamo would be biased in his prosecution of... Continue Reading
