Police in Tujereng released a youth activist of the main opposition United Democratic Party from unlawful detention. Amadou Jallow, who has had his phone seized, was detained after his arrest on Sunday. The police had earlier stormed the Sunday youth re-organising and engagement tour of the party in Bato Kunku […]
Month: May 2014
GFF Ban Set To Be Lifted
Kairo News has been informed about the Gambia government’s readiness to lift suspension on officials of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) executive. This followed a meeting involving the GFF executive and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. This development comes after the world football governing body FIFA threatened to ban […]
$2 Million Gambia-Senegal Spying Deal Exposed
Senegal’s former Interior Minister has been accused of not only representing President Yahya Jammeh’s interest in Senegal but also abused his power to take down any Gambian who poses threat to the Gambian leader. General Pathe Seck, a former Senegalese Gendarmerie Commander, is believed to be very close to President […]
Malawian President 'Annuls Election'
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda says she is annulling this week’s general election – in which she was a candidate – because of voting “irregularities.” She said a new vote should be held within 90 days but she would not stand again in any new poll. However, the head of the […]
Malawian President ‘Annuls Election’
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda says she is annulling this week’s general election – in which she was a candidate – because of voting “irregularities.” She said a new vote should be held within 90 days but she would not stand again in any new poll. However, the head of the […]
What Is African Liberation Day?
By Sainey Faye “It is time for new hands to lift the burdens ” – Nelson Mandela “My generation led Africa to political freedom. The current generation of leaders and peoples of Africa must pick up the flickering torch of African Freedom, refuel it with their enthusiasm and determination, and carry it […]
Three Curious Spectacles – A Poem
By Baba Galleh Jallow He threw beauty upon him And limped away After he had shared of his heart And walked off In search of beauty * * * * He sits Chained to a pillar That itself has no shoulder Upon which to cry That itself […]
So Many Dreams
By Baba Galleh Jallow The Igbo say When the moon is shining The cripple Becomes hungry for a walk; What the Igbo did not know Or did not say is that The Cripple With a capital C Is always hungry for a walk; Especially when There’s no moon in […]
Jammeh Prefers Football To Cabinet Meeting
After two weeks of strategising and devising ways and means of dispatching news out of the Gambia undetected, our indefatigable Revealer has succeeded in sending yet another surprising revealation from State House, the seat of presidency in Banjul. “I want to inform Gambians that their President Yahya Jammeh does not […]
‘Don’t See Only Tribal Loyalty’
Gambians have been guided to remain loyal to their country and avoid seeing only their tribe and political affiliations. Mr. Ebraima Manneh, the former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health and long serving UDP Administrative Secretary, said being loyal to one’s tribe and political party only ruins a country’s […]
Gambia Faces Kidnapper's Wrath
The Gambia’s former Vice President has likened the Gambia’s predicament to the case of a” helpless victim” who incurs “the wrath of a kidnapper.” Bakary Bunja Dabo told a recent concluded People’s Progressive Party (PPP) meeting in the United States that the onus now lies on Gambians, particularly the opposition, […]
Gambia Faces Kidnapper’s Wrath
The Gambia’s former Vice President has likened the Gambia’s predicament to the case of a” helpless victim” who incurs “the wrath of a kidnapper.” Bakary Bunja Dabo told a recent concluded People’s Progressive Party (PPP) meeting in the United States that the onus now lies on Gambians, particularly the opposition, […]