Is it not disheartening or sickening to see the newly elected politicians in a country bedevilled with terror fighting over leadership? That was exactly what the All People’s Progressive party members of President Muhammadu Buhari did at a Senate Caucus meeting in the National Assembly last week. The tussle over […]
Editorial
Worrying Gambian Murders Abroad
The brutal killing of yet another Gambian immigrant has renewed fear of insecurity among Gambians abroad. Police are still looking for three men accused of beating Bubacarr Camara to death in a robbery that went wrong in New York last week. The 26-year-old was violently attacked at his father’s store. […]
Nailing Coffin On Gambian Democracy
The decision to amend Elections Act 2001 is nothing short of nailing the coffin on Gambian democracy. The proposed Amendment Bill 2015 is guaranteed of being passed by our rubber-stamping Parliament as soon as the Justice Minister Mama Fatima Singhateh tables it before the lawmakers on June 23rd. The bill, […]
Nature, Characters And Tactical Strategies Of African Military
Nature, Characters and Tactical Strategies of African Military Dictatorships PART TWO By Johnson Preamble: Constitutionally Elected First Generation African Heads of State wanted to make things better, Second Generation Heads of State wanted to make themselves better whilst those who came later did not know how to make things better. […]
Heroes Are Never Celebrated At Home
Imam Bakawsu Fofana is forced into exile after he was detained and tortured for preaching the word of God The Gambia’s fearless exiled Muslim cleric has nothing to regret, Kairo News has learnt. The former Imam of Sanchaba Sulay Jobe mosque had been forced into exile after enduring the […]
Dispelling Imam Fatty Rumours
Several sources contacted by Kairo News rebuffed the rumour fast circulating that Imam Abdoulie Fatty has absconded or fled the country. Imam Fatty has neither fled, nor absconded, all our sources confirmed. The former State House Imam was a close ally of President Jammeh. He got fired after being used […]
Is Jammeh On Evidence Burying Mission?
As Thione Seck Enters The Dock Since the arrest, detention and subsequent arraignment of a Senegalese music icon of money laundering, suspicions have been raised about President Yahya Jammeh’s involvement in the case. Until his debacle, Thione Seck had been close to the Gambian president. Seck did not only conduct […]
President Jammeh’s “Agricultural Tour”?
President Jammeh’s recent nation wide tour of The Gambia is officially dubbed “agricultural tour” though most people in the country know it is nothing other than his usual political tour meant to control the possible damage inflicted by the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) recently concluded and widely applauded nation-wide tour. […]
Sweet Justice Sweeping In The Air!
The acquittal and discharge of the Caliph General of Darsilameh Sanghajor caliphate and Alkalo of the village has brought back memories of the olden days, days when Gambians would comfortably took their cases to the courts, knowing fully justice would be served no matter whose ox is gored. Will this […]
Our Mad Dog Going Berserk Again!
The misguided and arrogant firing of the Chief Justice has once again renewed President Yahya Jammeh’s high level of intolerance and desire to have everything under control, including the Judiciary, which serves as the last bastion of hope. No reasons – of course Gambians will not have the right to […]
Nature, Characters And Tactical Strategies Of African Military Dictatorship
By Johnson PART ONE Preamble: Constitutionally Elected First Generation African Heads of State wanted to make things better, Second Generation Heads of State wanted to make themselves better whilst those who came later did not know how to make things better. African Despotic Military Heads of State began with Second Generation […]
Jammeh Delays Ex-Navy Chief’s Release
Is Jammeh Planning Something Against The Acquitted Rear Admiral? A delay in releasing the acquitted and discharged former Navy Chief has been blamed on President Yahya Jammeh. Rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana was on Wednesday freed by the Supreme Court after he had won an appeal against his conviction. He was […]