By Own Correspondent – A special envoy of President Malam Beckai Sagnia of Guinea Bissau, Rt. Colonel Omar US Embalo, minister of State for African Affairs and International Cooperation in Bissau, has lauded the peace in The Gambia, saying that Guinea Bissau will like to be stable like The Gambia one day. Rt. Colonel Omar US Embalo was speaking to journalists yesterday afternoon after meeting President Yahya Jammeh at State House. He said he was at State House as a special envoy of President Sagna to seek advice from President Jammeh. “I am here to take some advice from President... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has retained its seat in the National Assembly after winning the much-awaited bye-elections in the Wuli-East district. The bye-election, held yesterday in Wuli East district in the Upper River Region, brought together Saidou Sabally of the APRC and Suwaibou Touray of the opposition NADD. According to our correspondent in Basse, Saidou Sabally of the APRC polled 2, 745 votes while Suwaibou Touray, polled 1,849 votes. Touray it would be recalled also lost to the APRC candidate in the last legislative election in 2007. A native of Passamass... Continue Reading
Opinion: The lies of the West on war against Libya By Jean-Paul Pougala – Gaddafi’s Libya is offering to all of Africa’s first true revolution of modern times: to ensure universal coverage of the continent for telephony, television, broadcasting and many other applications such as telemedicine and teaching distance, for the first time a connection becomes available at low cost across the continent, even in rural areas through the system via radio bridge WMAX. The story begins in 1992 when 45 African countries formed a company to have a RASCOM African satellite and bring down communication costs on the continent. A- THE REAL... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – Twenty-four governors, nine hundred and thirty-five legislators from the nine hundred and ninety state federal constituencies in the country contested elections into the National Assembly on the Tuesday 26th April 2011. The nine hundred and thirty-five lawmakers are from thirty-four states where state Assembly polls took place with the exception of Bauchi and Kaduna states. However, governorship election took place later in Kaduna and Bauchi states due to post election violence which erupted in the areas. In Anambra South -East Nigeria, Anambra South PDP state Assembly candidates, Julius Oforma and Nwabunike Iju were arrested by... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna STATE PARTY WINNER 1. ABIA PDP ORJI THEODORE AHAMEFULE (INCUMBENT) 2. AKWA IBOM PDP GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO (INCUMBENT) 3. BENUE PDP GABRIEL SUSWAM (INCUMBENT) 4. EBONYI PDP MARTIN NWANCHO ELECHI (INCUMBENT) 5. ENUGU PDP SULLIVAN IHEANACHO CHIME (INCUMBENT) 6. JIGAWA PDP SULE LAMIDO (INCUMBENT) 7. KANO PDP MOHAMMED RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO 8. KATSINA PDP IBRAHIM SHEHU SHEMA (INCUMBENT) 9. KEBBI PDP SAIDU USMAN NASAALU (INCUMBENT) 10. KWARA PDP ABDULFATAH AHMED 11. LAGOS ACN BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN (INCUMBENT) 12. NASARAWA CPC UMARU TANKO AL-MAKURA 13. NIGER PDP MUAZU BABANGIDA ALIYU (INCUMBENT) 14. OGUN ACN IBIKUNLE OYELAJA... Continue Reading
