By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa Gambia Bureau Chief – Local businessman Basiru Jawara has come under the firing line after his attack on the personality of Ousainou Darboe, party leader and Secretary General of the opposition United Democratic Party, UDP. Jawara reportedly spoke against Ousainou Darboe at a meeting held in Jareng, during the just-concluded meet-the-people tour, describing him as “not fit” to lead this country. At a political rally held in Serrekunda at the weekend to honour Femi Peters, members of the UDP top brass demanded what they called an explanation from Basiru Jawara with regard to his... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has vowed that he would never tolerate tribalism in this country, calling on the youth, for whom he said the sky is the limit, to fight against tribalism. Jammeh, who was addressing meetings in Lamin and Bundung as part of his meet-the-people tour on Wednesday, also called on Gambian youths not to follow “those who do not want their future progress.” “Let me make it very clear that as long as I’m the President of this country, I will never tolerate tribalism,” Jammeh told thousands of supporters. According to him, the opposition... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – The high court in Banjul yesterday convicted and sentenced Abdoulie Sonko, alleged to be one of the Farafenni army camp attackers, to death on murder and treason charges. Justice Emmanuel Amadi in delivering his judgment pointed out that the convicted person was arrainged at the high court in Banjul on 26 January 2004, where he was charged with nine criminal counts, which included three counts of treason and six counts of murder. He said the accused person pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him, adding that the prosecution called six witnesses in support of... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – One of the major political parties in Nigeria, The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as patently fraudulent, deceptively self serving and a terrible misadventure the plan by President Goodluck Jonathan to send a Constitutional amendment bill to the National Assembly to pave the way for a single tenure for the President and the Governors of the thirty-six states of the federation. A statement issued in Ibadanthe Oyo state capital by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, the twenty-seventh of July, says the party the plan also confirms fears being expressed... Continue Reading
By Kizito Makoye, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s revolutionary party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) is facing legitimacy crisis as grand corruption scams continue to shake up powerful figures of its top echelon. The party woke up to bitter reality after one of its staunch supporters; Rostam Aziz resigned after he was linked to graft. Amid mounting pressure: Mr. Aziz’s stepping down will certainly leave an indelible mark in the country’s political landscape. Three politicians including Edward Lowassa- the former Prime Minister and Andrew Chenge- the former Attorney General had been given ultimatums by CCM to leave their leadership positions. Rostam... Continue Reading
