By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has signed the Freedom of Information Bill,FOI, 2011 into law. The Bill which was passed by the outgoing National Assembly was conveyed to the Presidency on Friday, May 27, 2011. President Jonathan assented to it on Saturday, May 28. The objective of the Act is to make public records and information more freely available, and to also protect public records and information to the extent that it will be consistent with the public interest and the protection of personal privacy. The FOI Act also seeks to protect serving public officers from... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – As the nationwide registration of voters progresses ahead of the scheduled presidential, parliamentary and local government elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has called on all stakeholders in the electoral process to scrupulously and prudently apply the laws on registration of voters. In a statement issued yesterday, the Commission also warned that failure to adhere to this “may lead to the application of penal laws”. “Sequel to the intermittent problems that plagued the first week of the general registration of voters exercise, the Chairman of the IEC, Alhagie Mustapha L. Carayol, embarked on a nationwide tour of... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Visiting Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Tuesday held talks with President Yahya Jammeh at State House in Banjul. President Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in Banjul Monday evening on a four-day state visit, and met with the Gambian leader shortly after visiting the Gambia Ports Authority in Banjul on Tuesday morning. “Gambia and Mauritania have excellent relations and we have always been working together. So this visit is a regular visit of consultation that we normally have between The Gambia and Mauritania, and how to further strengthen the excellent relations that exist between the two countries,”... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – 1.My Dear Compatriots, I stand in humble gratitude to you, this day, having just sworn to the oath of office as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of our great nation. I thank you all, fellow citizens, for the trust and confidence, which you have demonstrated through the power of your vote. I want to assure you, that I will do my utmost at all times, to continue to deserve your trust. I would like to specially acknowledge the presence in our midst today, of Brother Heads of State and Government, who have come to... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been sworn in for his first full elected term as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Sunday May 29, 2011. Heads of state from across Africa, foreign dignitaries, religious leaders and traditional rulers gathered in Eagle Square in the centre of Abuja , the nation’s capital for the swearing-in ceremony and military parade to mark the start of his four-year term. Dr. Jonathan who won elections held in April, said in his inaugural speech “As president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria I will discharge my duties to... Continue Reading
