An open letter to the President of The Gambia & GAMCOTRAP-female circumcision Mr President and Ma, It is quite disheartening to know that you issued an executive order to ban female circumcision in The Gambia. Sometimes I wonder what kind of Islam you are propagating; one minute you are out […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
How Mama Kandeh’s Emergence Dampens Jammeh’s Spirits
The emergence of an opposition presidential candidate in the person of Mama Kandeh has left Gambians caught up in a vigorous debate. While supporters see the new man as the saviour in waiting, opponents cast doubts on Mama Kandeh’s genuineness. They view him as a front cover for Yahya Jammeh. […]
‘I’ll Deliver On My Mandate’
By Abdoulie John Gambia’s Fatoumata Tambajang has vowed to deliver on her mandate after being elected as member of the Executive Committee of the West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) which just concluded its 6th Biennial Session in Abuja this month. “It is a very good development, an opportunity for […]
How Jammeh Spells Black Power On Gambians
By Gambiano There is not a town in The Gambia Yaya Jammeh didn’t burry “Jujus” or some black magic portion in. Many Gambians already know this. He sent army officer Solo Bojang to carry it out. He later arrested him. Although Gambia has numerous votaries of scripture, the country awaits […]
Omar Jah Of UTG At It Again
Dear Editor, I would like to ask Omar Jah [the deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of The Gambia] this simple question: when are you going to stop messing up with the only public university of this peaceful Gambia? Jah has recently accused a certain UTG student of writing a […]
PIU Chiefs Sounded The Bell; Fear Jammeh’s Amalgamation Plan
Heads of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) have frowned at President Yahya Jammeh’s plans to amalgamate the PIU with the Gambia National Army (GNA). They threaten to throw in their towel if the president remains adamant in implementing what they call “the senseless plan.” Some people believe that the amalgamation […]
Solo Krummah Laid To Rest
The remains of the Gambia’s fallen opposition activist were last night laid to rest at Sandu Darsilameh in Upper River Region. Ebrima Solo Krummah, the third Gambian to die in state custody in three months, was accompanied to his final resting place by a large crowd of mourners who included […]
UDP Set To Name Flagbearer
The opposition United Democratic Party will reveal its presidential candidate for December 1 election on September 1. This news is contained in a press release issued by the party. UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY (UDP) PRESS RELEASE NOTICE FOR THE SELECTION OF PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE United Democratic Party (UDP) hereby gives notice for […]
Waa Granted Presidential Amnesty
President Yahya Jammeh has granted amnesty to the Gambia’s firebrand opposition politician, Kairo News sources confirm. Lamin Waa Juwara, a former Local Government Minister and Governor in the Jammeh government, was jailed for six months after Magistrate Omar Cham of Banjul found him guilty of negligence of duty on April […]
Nullifying The ‘Constitutional’ Demarcations: The Unlawful Dismissal Of Magistrate Krubally
As our public system clamours for the redress of ancient wrongs perpetrated on our forefathers by foreigners from beyond the oceans, that same public system relentlessly utilises the political cudgel against its own people. On billboards strategically located in the greater Banjul area, there are advertisements on the colloquium on […]
Gambian Political Dialogue – Contradiction, Fallacy And Reality
In the current Gambian political dialogue, it is a norm to compare the First Republic with the Second. This, in my view legitimizes a military regime that has never had any intention of playing by the dictates of democracy. Comparing the two Republics is forgetting how the second Republic came […]
Alieu Demba’s Tragic Story
Despite our superbusy schedule, we felt obliged to pen a few lines for Alieu Demba, a young Gambian who combed the Sahara desert and crossed the dangerous sea in search of a dream that doesn’t exist at home only to find himself battling terminal disease. It was a battle Alieu […]