Momodou L. Shyngle Nyassi passed on exactly three years ago, yet he continues to inspire many people. The opposition Lion and Hero fought hard for the restoration of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the Gambia, a country that was previously known for being an oasis of […]

The Market For Buying Honour and Dignity Kairo News is reliably informed that APRC WOMEN COUNCILLOR Binta Camara is leading a bribing delegation. Chiefs and Alkalos have been handed hundreds of thousands of Dalasis to bribe people and buy votes ahead of the December 1 Gambian presidential elections. Many Chiefs […]

It is about time that those who deny innocent Gambians peace also reap what they sow. As the late John P. Bojang, a former Gambian minister and ambassador, put it: “It’s about time those who have been enjoying drink bitter pills.”  Mr. Bojang was referring to officials of the deposed […]

Fire outbreaks have become rampant in the Gambia where the government has not done enough to avert these outbreaks. Mysyerious fire outbteaks few months ago struck fuel station and depot in Bakau and Abuko. Another fire ravaged the mational political bureau of the ruling APRC party of Yahya Jammeh. While […]

A confession by a state lawyer in an open court that the Gambia’s Chief Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle advised them on how to prosecute remanded United Democratic Party (UDP) prisoners has left a dent on the image of the country and its head of judiciary. Such a confession clearly proves that […]

Unlike many young Gambians, Mustapha Manneh has no plans to use perilous backway journey to Europe in search of a dream he cannot realise at home. Manneh, a native of Kartong in Kombo South, decides to enroll at the Gambia Technical Training Institute where he bags a diploma in Community […]

The main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has finally crossed the crucial bridge of nominating a presidential candidate for December 1st election. Such a process is usually tedious and painful because hard choices have to be made. It is a process whose result is not acceptable by everyone. But the […]

When the military dislodged President Jawara from power in July 1994, the junta leader promised Gambians a new dawn. A dawn that would turn the country into a heaven of peace, rule of law and abundance of opportunity. It was the dawn of accountability, probity, good governance, corrupt and flamboyant […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

A wise poet once said his killer must not expect to have peace of mind sfter cutting his body into pieces and burying them because his spirit will one day launch a counterattack. This point is a food for thought for dictators who act abnormally after a string of killing. […]