‘The Lion of Fulladou and Mansajang Kunda has fallen, a fluent speaker of many languages and a man who has injected his very best in his political beliefs.’ News of the demise of the late Bubacarr Michael Baldeh fondly called Buba Baldeh hit Kairo News with shock and disbelief. The […]
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Momodou Sabally Joins The Queue
The one time darling of Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh has awfully fallen from grace. Apart from being demoted from the position of Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Momodou Sabally was also stripped off as the Secretary General of the ruling APRC of President Jammeh. And now to nail […]
Senegal Leader Sacks Premier
Senegalese President Macky Sall has reportedly sacked the country’s Prime Minister. Aminata Touré’s Friday sacking came on the heels of her failure to win a mayoral seat in Dakar during Senegal’s just concluded local government elections. Touré, the second woman Prime Minister in Senegal’s history, was appointed to the post […]
Bimex Manager Cross-Examined
The trial of Logistic Manager of Bimex resumed at the Banjul Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Mr. Cosmail Hayek is accused of making false declaration to the immigration department service. He earlier denied the charge brought against him by the state. Under cross-examination by the State Prosecutor Mam N Jobe, Mr. Hayek […]
University Chief Fooled MPs
The Vice Chancellor of the University of the Gambia had fooled Members of Parliament, investigators proved. “It has been revealed that the National Assembly Select Committee on Education paid a visit to the University of the Gambia following an elaborate report presented to the Assembly by Professor Muhammadu Kah. However […]
‘Don’t Spread Lies About Those Fighting With You’
No matter how messy the fight turns out, it is never acceptable to spread lies about people who have been fighting against a dictator. Those were the remarks by Stockholm-based Gambian activist. Jainaba Bah, who last week resigned from the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia (CORDEG), […]
Snakes Flush Out Boko Haram Fighters
Snakes and bees have been doing what the Nigerian army could not – flush out Boko Haram Islamist fighters out of Sambisa Forest. Boko Haram has been wreaking havoc on north-eastern Nigeria, kidnapping girls, raiding and killing villagers and detonating bombs in major cities. The group’s attacks have killed so […]
Gambia Mumbles High Security Alert
The Gambia government has reportedly mumbled an emergency security alert across the country, Kairo News has learned. The declaration followed President Yahya Jammeh’s departure to the 23rd African Union Summit held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday. The Summit, whose theme is Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, ended on […]
Zeinab – A Thorn In Jammeh's Flesh
The First Lady Madam Zenab Soumah Jammeh has proven to be a thorn in president Jammeh’s flesh. “You see what Allah does. The whole country, including soldiers with bazukas fear Jammeh who in turn fears his slim wife. He fears only his wife more than Allah,” our State House Revealer […]
Sham Election Tarnished CORDEG's Reputation
By Nyanchor Sanneh Very unfortunate that GDAG has withdrawn from CORDEG. The reputation of CORDEG has already been tarnished after their sham election. So many ugly behind the scenes incidents happened that already disqualified the Executive Committee. Lawyer Lamin Darboe summed up the truth. Did anyone read a response from […]
Breaking News: GDAG Quits CORDEG
The Gambia Democratic Action Group (GDAG) has become the latest group to pull out of the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia (CORDEG). The North Carolina based group followed into the footsteps of Lawyer Mai Fatty of the Gambia Moral Congress who parted with CORDEG shortly after […]
Kora King: 'Yaya Puts Fire In Me'
The newly crowned Gambian King of Kora has granted an exclusive interview with Kairo Radio. In the said interview, Jaliba Kuyateh recalled how he had built long and lasting friendship with the late Yaya Jarjue when the duo met in Gambia College in Yundum. The duo’s opportunity to live in […]