Tag: Gambia
Gambia quits Commonwealth
The Gambian government on Wednesday announced it was pulling out of the Commonwealth with immediate effect, without providing further details.…
World Cup: Ivory Coast drops Drogba
Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi has looked the other way as he dropped Galatasary of Turkey star, Didier Drogba in…
Gambia destroys Europe bound $1billion seized cocaine
Gambia’s government Monday held a public destruction of more than two tonnes of cocaine worth about one billion dollars seized…
Gambia nabs Nigerian cocaine smuggler with 72 pellets in stomach
A Nigerian drug smuggler who confessed to swallowing 72 cocaine pellets,has been arrested in Banjul, Gambia, the anti-narcotics agency of…
Opposition decries press crackdown in Gambia
Gambia’s press union and an opposition party on Thursday condemned the shutting down of a community radio station for providing…
FIFA Warns Gambia Govt
FIFA has warned Gambia it faces “severe sanctions” after the government dissolved the national football association, following a loss in…
Skye Bank Introduces New Funds Transfer Service
To further enhance trade and facilitate payment in the West African sub-region, Skye Bank has introduced a funds transfer service…
Cricket: Team Nigeria Prepare For African Tourney
The Nigeria U-15 Cricket team, which went on break last Monday, 29 November, are expected back at their Ibadan training…
4 DOCKED OVER ILLEGAL ARMS IMPORTATION
Three Nigerians and an Iranian citizen were late this afternoon brought before an Abuja Magistrate Court presided over by Mrs.…
Gambia Cuts Ties With Iran Over Lagos Arms Seizure
Gambia has severed all economic and diplomatic relations with Iran and set a 48-hour deadline for Iranian government officials to…
Cricket Seminar For Coaches In Lagos
Cricket coaches from Morocco, Mali, Ghana, Gambia, Cameroon and Sierra-Leone will today join their colleagues in Nigeria for a high…