The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has expressed the way and manner his party’s newly elected Organising Secretary Ebrima Solo Sandeng was tortured to death. “We have gathered credible information that the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Yankuba Badjie, unleashed his drunk hooligans on the […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
US Damns Gambia’s Severe Response To Peaceful Protest
The United States government has condemned what is calls “The Gambia’s severe response to recent peaceful protests.” In a statement issued by the Spokesperson John Kirby, the United States has called for “an immediate end to violence and urge all Gambians to exercise restraint and calm.” The statement is issued […]
GCC Demands Unconditional Release Of Peaceful Opposition Protesters
Urgent: For immediate release Balangba The Gambia in a crisis, better still, Gambia is in turmoil and ECOWAS, AU and the international community are being notified of this ongoing tragedy. On Friday, a group of Gambians activists demanding electoral reforms, ahead of election in December, were arrested, but by Saturday, […]
GPU Laments Radio Manager’s Plight
Gambia Press Union (GPU) Secretary General Saikou Jammeh has lamented the case of radio journalist Abdoulie Ceesay, who is standing trial during eight months despite serious health problems. “The Gambia Press Union wishes to once again bring the attention of the commission to the sedition and false information trial involving […]
From APRC Stalwart To IEC Boss
By Abdoulie John Alieu Momar Njie, a former stalwart of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Njie’s appointment was confirmed by the Commission’s Spokesperson Joseph Colley. Mr. Colley however declined to comment on the […]
Ceesay Hospitalised 3 Times in 6 Days
Pressure Mounting For His Release By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT on Twitter Alhagie Ceesay was rushed to the hospital barely two days after the 16th anniversary of the bloody April 10th and 11th student carnage. The Teranga FM radio manager is being persecuted by The Gambia government for sedition. He was […]
Saudi Arabia Strips Religious Police Of Prosecution Rights
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Gambian Migrant Dies In Italian Hospital
A 19-year-old Gambian migrant has passed away in Italy. Mustapha Jatta, popularly known as ‘Joofunding’, passed away in the Italian city of Napoli on Monday 11th April, 2016. Mustapha had been battling with a mysterious stomach problem until his death at a hospital in Napoli. Mustapha Jatta, who arrived in […]
Hands Off Tribal Politics
Mr. Henry Gomez’s remarks are unfortunate and regrettable. I hope he has apologized for the error in making such a remark. However, this does not rise to the occasion where some call the Mandinkas to wake-up. The Mandinkas do not need to wake up for anything. There is nothing that […]
GVBF Holds Successful AGM
The Gambia Volleyball Federation on Sunday held their Annual General Meeting at the BO Semega Hall at Serre Kunda East. It was the first AGM hold under Yunusa Barry’s led executive. The congress Delegates unanimously adopted both the financial and activities reports and also adopted the 2016 Gambia Volleyball Federation […]
Al-Shabaab Journalist Executed By Firing Squad
By NAIROBI NEWS REPORTER Somalia military on Monday morning executed an Al-Shabaab journalist by firing squad. Hassan Hanafi, who was tried and sentenced to death for aiding the terror group to kill five other journalists, was on Monday tied to the firing post and executed. According to Enca, several journalists […]
16 Years After April Student Massacre
SIXTEEN YEARS HAS GONE WHEN 14 INNOCENT STUDENTS PLUS A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER AND A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD WERE BRUTALLY MASSACRED IN COLD BLOOD BY THE POLICE INTERVENTION UNIT OF THE GAMBIA, AND YET STILL NO JUSTICE HAS TAKEN PLACE!!! By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands April on the […]