By Alhassan Darboe He goes by the name His Excellency Sheikh Professor Dr. Alhaji, Nasirudeen,Babilimansa Yahya A.J.J Jammeh. As the tiny and oppressed nation of The Gambia goes, so goes the many titles of its’s tyrannical ruler. For a man whose names and many pompous titles are a personification of sainthood,wisdom,maturity […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
UDP Not Told About Krummah’s Death
The Gambia government is yet to notify the United Democratic Party and family of Ebrima Solo Krummah about his death. In a press statement published below, the opposition party confirmed that Krummah died after an unauthorised surgery at Edward Francis Small Hospital in Banjul on Saturday. Read the statement in […]
Another Opposition Pillar Is Gone
The death of another opposition strong pillar has once again vindicated critics that the Jammeh government does not care about human life. One does not expect another detainee in state custody to die recklessly. Gambians expect hard lessons to be learnt from unexplained cold-blooded murders of opposition activist Ebrima Solo […]
GIABA Pushes For More Efforts To Fight Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
ECOWAS member-States are banding together to combat the threats posed by criminals to disguise the origins of their money and engage into illicit traffic of drugs linked to terrorism. “ECOWAS is committed to peace and security in the region,” the President of ECOWAS Commission Marcel De Souza told delegates who […]
Arson Attacks Deepen Cracks In The Gambian Military
Recent arson attacks that target the economic and political interests of the Gambian dictator have deepened cracks in the military and heightened suspicions among the various ranks and across services. As a result, major realignment of the military is to be announced that will merge the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) […]
How Yahya Jammeh Destroys Our Jola Brand
One woman has got an axe to grind with President Yahya Jammeh for destroying the Jola brand. In a very touching letter published below, Fatou Musukebba Tamba explains why Jola speaking people must not sit back and watch one man’s lust for power to soil the “good name our forefathers have lived with […]
Ebrima Cole: Gambia’s Iconic Media Leader
Lamin Sabally remembers his late former boss The death of Mr. Ebrima Cole, former Director of Gambia Information Department, which houses the state-owned Gambia Daily Newspaper, sent shock waves of grief to the country’s media fraternity. His recent passing followed the shocking news of the passing of another iconic figure […]
Surprise, Surprise! President Jammeh Apologises Insulted Mandinkas
President Yahya Jammeh seems to have not only eaten up his insults and threats on the Mandinka ethnic group but the unpredictable leader has also embarked on a clean up exercise aimed at undoing his statement, Kairo News has learnt. In May this year, President Jammeh renewed his incessant obsession of […]
Gambians Mourn Kebba Dibba
Gambians are mourning the death of yet another media guru. Kebba Dibba, the Director of the TV programs at Gambia Radio and Television Services, lost the battle to brain tumour today. Dibba earlier had his tumour removed in Dakar, Senegal. Upon return, Kebba soon found himself fighting with the sickness. […]
Let’s Help Our Sick Brother
Let us respond to the cries of a Gambian family that needs immediate help. The family of Alieu Demba in Sukuta in Kombo North is banking its hope on Gambians to help them return their sick relative home. Alieu sailed Italy through the backway in search of a dream that […]
Brazil And Africans In Historical Perspective
By Sainey Faye Question: Did you know that African slaves help build a country called Brazil? Yes, almost 4 million Africans plus; were used in the centuries Portugal colonized Brazil in South America.There were ten times more slaves in Brazil, than the U.S.A. in North America. Both are now major […]
SA Baby Kidnapper Jailed For 10 Years
South African woman who kidnapped a newborn nearly two decades ago from a hospital and raised the girl as her own was sentenced Monday to 10 years in jail. Judge John Hlophe in Cape Town announced the sentence, telling the 52-year-old convicted kidnapper that she had caused “immense” pain to […]