50130National chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor yesterday was arraigned at an Abuja High Court over alleged N401 million fraud.He was however, granted a N5 million bail, with two sureties in like sum thereb...

505 33Farmers from the various farming organisations within the West Africa sub-region along with stakeholders in the agriculture sector has called on regional institutions such as West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) and the ECOWAS as well as the pr...

505 40One Ousman Jatta of Kombo Brufut who identified himself as a shop keeper has testified in the trial against Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and four other accused persons who are standing trial before Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the Banjul High Court on 30 coun...

501 53As Nigeria holds the next general elections come 2011, Nigerians have been told to demand for the full implementation of the Justice Muhammad Uwais Panel Report of Electoral Reforms as the only way to guarantee free, fair and credible polls.A pol...

506023 KampalaDr Maggie Kigozi, the executive director of the Uganda Investment Authority, has asked Libyans to invest in oil exploration and drilling.While meeting the Libyan Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Abdalla Bujeldain and the visiting Chairman of Liby...

50212Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA)- La Coordination de l'opposition démocratique (COD), composée d'une dizaine de partis, condamne vivement la répression "sauvage" du mouvement de grève des dockers en Mauritanie.Dans une déclaration rendue publiqu...

50242La BNM a organisé aujourd’hui au palais international des conférences de Nouakchott, un forum international sur les finances islamiques en Mauritanie, hautement élevé à son plus haut rang, en raison de sa supervision conjointe par Cheikh Yo...

500101 AfranThe Zionist regime has still not released hundreds of peace activists detained in international waters while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.Tel Aviv arrested nearly 700 activists from 42 countries on board the Gaza Fre...

500109 AfranThe Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria organises a five-day( 1st to 4th of June 2010) programme to mark the annual Imam week at Congo Conference Hall of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. The programme comprises of lec...

500124 AfranVienna, June 15, IRNA – At 14th Session of UN Human Rights Council, Iran asked for immediate lifting of inhumane lingering Gaza siege and possibility of forwarding philanthropist contributions to oppressed Palestinians.According to IRN...

506042With only a few days to the East African Common market; organisations are laying strategies as they seek to get an upper hand in setting the pace for competition. Ms Sarah Nakibuuka, the PSFU public relations officer said in an interview with Dai...

500145 AfranIranian nation has specific ideas for establishment of a new world order and a human management of the global interaction based on justice, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday adding he would present several ideas in the D8 Summit...

506065President Museveni on Friday night met intelligence chiefs over the July 11 attacks on civilians and pressed them to individually explain why they had failed to detect and prevent the attack.According to intelligence sources, the President met hi...

500157 AfranTehran, July 27, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Monday that all have the duty to pave the way for rule of world’s `reformer’, the last Imam of Age, Hazrat Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance).Addressing celeb...

5060695Former Ugandan leader Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa went to see his physicians for a routine visit on Monday. Family sources informed this newspaper yesterday that Mr Binaisa’s blood sugar levels had fluctuated prior to his visit but his doctors sa...

A corpse buried on Byrsa Hill, above the Gulf of Tunis, is at the heart of a groundbreaking exhibit that opened Friday (October 15th) at the Carthage Museum.The story began in 1994 when a tree-planter fell into a grave. French archaeologist Jean-Pau...

A Libyan jet crashes after being shot down in Benghazi after coming under fire

The Aziza Hotel, Tunisia When you touch down on Tunisian soil, the first thing that hits you is the diverse mixture of cultures. A French and Arabic speaking country, perched at the top of Africa, Tunisia is a world of delights for the keen t...