Story provided courtesy of BBC The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has ruled out all murder charges, but says he may still be guilty of pculpable homicide (manslaughter). Judge Thokozile Masipa said the prosecution had failed to prove the Olympic athlete killed his girlfriend deliberately in the toilet after […]
Author: Suntou Touray
New York Curse Finishes Sabally
Baama in Mandinka means (an insult directed at someone’s mother). Saga Ndey, which means the same in Wollof, did the business in bringing former SG Sabally to the ground. At the centre of the last year’s New York protest in the prestigious Ritz Calton hotel were exiled journalists Omar Bah and […]
Gambian Makes Premiership Transfer Deadline
The English premiership transfer deadline witnesses huge sums changing hands between multi-million Dollar football clubs. Top players stretch their contracts to the last minutes influencing price tags and contractual agreements. The panic buying usually doesn’t involve young inexperienced players. Gambian young talented player Modou Barrow became a Swansea City player […]
Pax Jammehnica: King Kanilai 1 of The Gambia
Dear Editor, I have just returned from a long-weekend in England’s Ashdown Forest (like KK1 and Nyambali Forest, I am always inspired by the magic of the forest!) to find much hullabaloo by my Gambian Diaspora fans about the fact that His Excellency Alhaji Dr. (etc.) Yahya AJJ Jammeh could […]
Macky And Jammeh’s Hidden Secret
According to some confidential reports, President Jammeh came to Macky Sall’s aid with a $2.5 million financial support during Senegal’s 2012 presidential election. Whether these allegations are true or false remain to be seen. Relationships between countries get strained due to many factors. Nothing entangles and complicates bilateral relationships between […]
Under Heavy Weight Of Crown; The King Lost His Head
Sarjo Bayang Dangerously ambitious to rule at all cost Little known junior army ranker who paved his way to power by force of arms in July 1994 is now striving to be crowned king of Gambia in West Africa; a strip of land divided by a river some people say […]
President Jammeh Gone Bunkers
With a comedian as the President, there is never a shortage of weird and dull moments in the Gambia. It’s all about either attracting people’s attention or exercising the power of control. Take a bow Gambians and aim at a man who preoccupies himself with garnering titles instead of […]
The Anointed Turns Against The Anointer
By Suntou Touray The Blessing has overtaken the curse. The Sherrifs are said to be the first spiritual community to bless the former Lt Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh before, and after he joined with other disgruntled soldiers to overthrow the Gambia’s democratically-elected government with force. The soldier-turned-civilian leader felt so spiritually […]
Former SG Sabally In Tears
Kairo News crew is trying to verify the incidence of former President Jammeh’s right hand man, SG Momdou Sabally sobbing with the NIAs. Our sources are working to confirm the alleged incident. If you were in court or witnessed Momodou Sabally sobbing, email kaironews12@gmail.com. Our Executive Editor Musa Saidykhan and […]
Two Camps Of Gambians: Sympathy For The Devil
Whenever Dictator Jammeh is cornered, the ‘sympathy for the devil’ camp emerges. There are a possible two camps of Gambians who are and will delay the fall of President Jammeh. The first group/camp are those who see their jobs, earnings tied and connected to the existence of President Jammeh […]
Kenyatta Happily Meets Kenyans In U.S
Photo cutesy of Dida Halake As Gambian dissidents encamped at the hotel lobby of His Excellency, President Yahya Jammeh, turning it to a semi-battle field, Kenyan President with a broad smile, declared he is happy to be meeting Kenyans in the United States. President Kenyatta will engage in a constructive […]
The Woman Who Brought Listeners To Tears
“Free My husband (Ebou Jobe) and companion Alagie Ceesay.” Mai Badjie (The Heroine Of the Washington Protest) The estranged wife of abducted naturalised United States citizen has brought Kairo Radio listeners to tears at the Washington anti-Jammeh protest. Mai Badjie, the wife of Ebou Jobe, spoke to Kairo Radio’s […]