By Nangayi Guyson – At least five people, including three police officers have been killed by Suspected Islamists in attacks in northern Nigeria , police say. Commissioner Mohamed Abubakar Jinjiri told the BBC Hausa service that five people had been killed in the attacks. He said that among the arrested was a suspected Boko Haram financier, who had bomb-making equipment in his house. So far 92 people had been arrested since the attacks on Wednesday in the city of Maiduguri. The attackers are suspected of being members of the Boko Haram sect. Clashes between the group and the police have... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Abidjan – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned supporters of Ivory Coast’s defeated President Laurent Gbagbo that peacekeepers will use deadly force if attacked by supporters who have threatened to seize a UN-protected hotel occupied by Alassane Ouattara, the winner of last month’s presidential vote. On Wednesday Mr Gbagbo’s Minister for Youth, Charles Ble Goude, urged followers to storm the Golf Hotel on Saturday “with our bare hands”. A statement from Mr Ban’s office said he was “deeply alarmed” by Mr Ble Goude’s call, adding that the UN mission would use all necessary means... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – Amid Fears of Political Violence in neighboring Ivory Coast, Ivorian refugees continue to flee into Liberia through Nimba County in the east. The UNHCR and the local authorities, including the Liberia Refugees Repatriation & Resettlement Commission (LRRRC), said they have so far recorded a total of 15,120 refugees from villages between Danane and Guiglo in western Cote d’Ivoire while another 4,000 influx had been reported. Majority of the refugees are women and children, with 62 percent below 18 years of age. The refugees are a mixed group of supporters of both Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – Svien Age Sandaker, a Norwegian residing in Brufut Village, was last Wednesday, 22nd December, 2010 nabbed by the police following a tip-off of his alleged involvement in a homosexual scandal. In a short briefing with reporters at the police headquarters in Banjul about the alleged incident, ASP Yerro Mballow, assistant police spokesperson, said on the 22nd of December 2010, the Interpol Unit of the Gambia Police Force received a tip-off from their counterparts in Norway about one Svien Age Sandaker, a Norwegian citizen now residing in The Gambia. He reaffirmed that the accused was once convicted... Continue Reading
…Praises the Media for reporting on Infrastructure & WATSAN Programs – By: Augustine N. Myers – The professional conduct of Liberian Journalists, especially in increasing coverage and reportage on issues of Infrastructure and WATSAN in post-conflict Liberia, has been recognized and appreciated by the Minister of Public Works of the Republic of Liberia. Minister Samuel Kofi Woods, a onetime Human Rights Activist and Legal Counselor says Liberian Journalists are now focusing on development and progressive issues, and are now transitioning from only sensational and political issues. Minister Woods commanded the media in Liberia for prioritizing issues like Roads, Bridges, Drainages,... Continue Reading
