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NIGERIA: Biafra separatist leader free and defiant

IRIN

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

The jailed leader of a separatist movement in the south-east of Nigeria known formerly as Biafra was released from detention at the end of October in...

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I Was Sex-starved - Convict Tells Court

africa » gambia » banjulingding

The Point

Monday, November 05, 2007

A Banjulinding youth, Lamin Fatty, late last week startlingly told the Brikama Magistrates’ Court that he had been incarcerated for quite a while and...

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Drug peddler sentenced

africa » gambia » brikama

Monday, November 05, 2007

Magistrate EF of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court on Thursday convicted and fined one Bubacarr King to pay a sum of D250,000, in default to...

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Illegal migration

africa » gambia

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Over the years, the western world has been witnessing influx of illegal immigrants in their countries. Some of these immigrants become successful in...

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Law Courts Toughen Stance

africa » gambia » kanifing

The Point

Monday, October 29, 2007

As Briton Gets Convicted for People Trafficking The law courts in The Gambia are understandably not taking the issue of illegal migration...

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Five-year Mandatory Jail Term for Car Thief

africa » gambia » banjul

The Point

Monday, October 29, 2007

Magistrate B.Y. Camara of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court was understandably uncompromising yesterday when he imposed a five-year jail term on one...

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18-month Jail Term for Guinean

africa » gambia » bundung

The Point

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

The Bundung Magistrates’ Court, chaired by Buba Jawo, on Tuesday of last week dished out an 18-month jail term to a Guinean national but was given an...

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Thief Convicted

africa » gambia » brikama

The Point

Monday, October 22, 2007

Magistrate John Njie of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court has slammed court fines and sentences on one Famara Darboe following his culpability of...

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Former Stop-Step Pharmacy Accountant Jailed

africa » gambia » kanifing

The Daily Observer Newspaper

Monday, October 22, 2007

Principal Magistrate Moses Richards of The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court yesterday convicted and sentenced Alieu Faye, former Accountant of the...

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Two Get 12 Months for Stealing

africa » gambia

The Point

Sunday, October 21, 2007

The prosecution had established its case against one Cherno Bah and Ebrima Ceesay and the duo was consequently convicted and sentenced to pay a D3000...

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