(JollofNews) – An eight-year-old boy fled his Koranic school in Saint-Louis, Senegal this month after he said a teacher threatened to beat him for not earning enough money begging on the street. Hours later, alone in the corner of a low-lit bus station, he was raped by a teenager. The[Read More…]
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Nigerian Diaspora Have Their Say As Country Go To Polls
As Nigerians go to polls this Saturday, Nigerians living in Britain are hoping for a better future. They tell Muritala Bakare of their expectations. (JollofNews) – The delayed upcoming presidential election in Nigeria has attracted massive interest among its Diaspora community. Those in the UK are not allowed to vote but will[Read More…]
Ex-US Ambassador Recalls Gambia’s 1994 Coup And The Rise of Yahya Jammeh
US Ambassador in Banjul, Gambia, Andrew Winter, was not expecting a coup on the morning of July 22, 1994 — but that is what he got. With little violence and no casualties, 29-year old Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh and other junior army officers occupied the capital and the presidential compound, ousting[Read More…]
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