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𝗗𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗖𝗘 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽.

Dozens of Physics and Chemistry teachers from senior secondary schools across the country recently concluded an intensive three-day hands-on capacity-building workshop focused on providing teachers with invaluable practical experience and pedagogical strategies geared towards effectively guiding their students in tackling the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Practical and Theory questions in Physics and Chemistry. The initiative was jointly organized by the Rotary Centennial Science Laboratory Centre and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, underscoring their shared commitment to improving the teaching and learning of science in The Gambia. The workshop, held at the Rotary Centennial Science Laboratory

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GALA Plans Massive Protest Tomorrow if Detained Activists Remain in Custody and Demands Go Unmet

The Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) has announced plans for a large-scale protest tomorrow in Banjul, vowing to escalate their campaign if the 27 activists arrested on Thursday are not released and their demands for transparency over former President Yahya Jammeh’s looted assets are not addressed. The group’s defiance comes after a tense confrontation with the Gambia Police Force’s Intervention Unit (PIU), which detained protesters at the “Never Again” Arch 22, sparking outrage over alleged police misconduct and suppression of free assembly. GALA, formed in response to The Republic exposé on the opaque sale of Jammeh’s assets, demands that the

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FCTA orders demolition of over 10 illegal duplexes built on Abuja green area

The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has given its Development Control Department 48 hours to demolish more than 10 duplexes built on a green area. The Coordinator, Felix Obuah, gave the order in Abuja on Thursday, during a joint inspection of illegal construction of illegal structures across the city. […] The post FCTA orders demolition of over 10 illegal duplexes built on Abuja green area appeared first on Daily Nigerian.

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27 Arrested in Banjul as Protesters Demand Transparency Over Looted Assets

By: Alieu Ceesay Tensions flared in the capital as 27 members of the Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) were arrested by the Gambia Police Force’s Intervention Unit (PIU) during a protest demanding transparency over the sale of former President Yahya Jammeh’s looted assets. The demonstration, sparked by a report from The Republic exposing the asset sales, sought accountability from the Ministry of Justice, including disclosing buyers, proceeds, and asset details. The arrests began at the “Never Again” Arch 22, where the first group of protesters, including Alagie Mamadi Kurang, Omar Saibo Camara, Ousainou Gambia, Bob Keita, Kexx Sanneh, and Sheriffo

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New Pope elected as white smoke rises from Sistine Chapel

Catholic cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church. According to a report by Reuters, white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter’s rang out on Thursday, signalling conclusion of the election. The election came on the first full day of voting […] The post New Pope elected as white smoke rises from Sistine Chapel appeared first on Daily Nigerian.

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Authoritarian Abuse of the Public Order Act to Silence Gambian Youth is a National Disgrace “-Ndey Jobarteh

  The Government of The Gambia has once again weaponized the discredited and colonial-era Public Order Act to crush the constitutional right to peaceful protest. This blatant misuse of power is not just undemocratic, it is cowardly, oppressive, and dangerous. Yet the Constitution of The Gambia is clear. Section 25(1)(d) states: “Every person shall have the right to freedom to assemble and demonstrate peaceably and without arms.” This guarantees freedom of peaceful assembly as a fundamental right, a right that should not be subject to police approval or government discretion. However, the Public Order Act conditions that right on police

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