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Girl Sentenced For Pouring Hot Oil On Grandfather

Monday, August 03, 2009

One Jainaba Badjie was recently convicted and sentenced by Principal Magistrate Mahoney of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court for pouring hot oil on her...

Gamveg Oil Saga Case Proceed

Friday, July 17, 2009

The criminal trial involving Sait Gaye, Sidat Fofana and Demba Njie, who are facing two count charges of store breaking and stealing, recently...

Girl Arraigned for Pouring Hot Oil On Grandfather

Thursday, June 11, 2009

A girl was on Tuesday arraigned at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court on the charges of assault causing actual bodily harm. Jainaba Badjie of Sinchu...

How can Africa benefit from its oil and gas deposits?

Monday, April 06, 2009

Following a major scoop to curb militants’ grievances in the restive Niger River Delta province, Dubai and Nigeria have agreed on a $16 billion deal...

VP launches oil spill contingency plan for Gambia

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Her Excellency, Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, vice president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, who is also the chairperson of the Disaster...

International Oil, Gas business confab opens

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

In recent times, the government of The Gambia has been focusing on beefing up its human resource base in areas that had scarcely been prominent. ...

Nigerian pirates grab French ship

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813139.stm

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Pirates have seized a ship owned by a French company off the Nigerian coast, taking nine crew members hostage. The company - Bourbon - said the...

Militants Blowup Oil pipeline In Delta State

http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/TON/Article.aspx?id=1290

Saturday, January 03, 2009

An oil pipeline was blown up with dynamite in Nigeria's restive south, a military official said Saturday.Regional army chief Brig. Gen. Wuyep Rimtip...

Thieves spark fire at dormant Nigeria oil well

http://af.reuters.com/article/nigeriaNews/idAFLV49671220081231

Friday, January 02, 2009

A fire at a dormant Royal Dutch Shell oil well in southern Nigeria caused by thieves trying to siphon off crude oil has killed at least one person,...

Court Rules in Favour of Castle oil

Monday, December 22, 2008

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on 15th December 2008 delivered a ruling in favour of Castle Oil against...