Nigerian authorities should cease their intimidation of journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha and ensure that security forces permit the press to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At about 1 a.m. on May 9, four masked Department of State Services agents forced their way into the home of[Read More…]
Year: 2020
Covid-19: Gambia’s Barrow Extends State Of Emergency
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Tuesday extended a state of emergency in the for a further 21 days, putting two fingers up at the country’s National Assembly that had earlier rejected his motion for an extension. Mr Barrow’s government failed to secure votes in the National Assembly required to[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Coronavirus Pandemic: Living In Perilous Times (Part III)
I have no intention of writing philosophic sparkling or waxing disquisitions; this virulent virus poses an immense menace. Nor, do I want to write psycho babblings about let us not panic or that none of us can escape death, so we might as well go cheerful as I recently read.[Read More…]
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