PRESIDENT BARROW CONGRATULATES ALL GAMBIANS FOR THE PEACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE COUNCILLORSHIP ELECTIONS; REAFFIRMS HIS COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRATIC VALUES His Excellency President Adama Barrow , the Secretary General and Party Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) wishes to thank all members and supporters of NPP, National Reconciliation Party (NRP), […]
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THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW AND WHY FELA KUTI MARRIED 27 WOMEN ON THE SAME DAY IN 1978
In 1978, the pioneer of Afrobeats, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, married 27 women in one day. This should not be strange to those who know the life and style of the Nigerian music legend nicknamed Abami Eda (strangre). Many of Fela’s band members became homeless after the devastating soldier attack on […]
Gambia Unveils Alleged Coupists
The Gambia government has unveiled the names of some soldiers believed to be plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Adama Barrow. In a press release published below the government named Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera as the coup leader. UPDATED VERSION ON THE ALLEGED COUP PLOT […]
An African Legend that built all, but did not build even a House for Himself!
Kwame Nkrumah ruled Ghana for 9 years: from 1957 to 1966, under this period he built at least an industry in every region of Ghana, He built several newly Industrial cities across Ghana including the Famous Tema and Akosombo industrial cities. These industrial cities housed several industries and production centres […]
Cabinet OK AKI Injury Commission
President Barrow Summons Emergency Cabinet Meeting on AKI Deaths in The Gambia State House, Banjul, 14th October 2022: President Adama Barrow said the recent Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) outbreak in the country is a challenging time for the government, families, and the people, and called on all to close ranks […]
Why Nigeria Gold Medalist Shed Tears
When Tobi Amusan climbed the stage of the 2022 World Athletics Championships to pick up the Gold medal.. she had no tears streaming down her eyes.. Then the national anthem of Nigeria was played.. Tears rolled down her eyes! Tobi Amusan remembered how a country that refused to sponsor its […]
Why Barrow Is Blamed For Every Wrong
Can’t We Chase The Fox First… I have come across a disingenuous newspaper article penned by the 2nd Vice President of Youth Wing of the United Democratic Party (UDP). In the said article, Mr. Hagi Suwaneh blamed President Adama Barrow for the recent flood caused by the torrential rains which affected […]
Salaries Of African Presidents
Of the TRRC Final Report, its Recommendations, the Government White Paper, Implementation, and Crimes Against Humanity
It was dramatic and captivating, and in hindsight, a development as profound as any in the public affairs of The Gambia. More than a quarter century later, a nation negotiates the fallout of 22 July 1994. That it took the trajectory it did was not completely surprising but nevertheless […]
VP’s Speech That Moves A Nation
Don’t Mix Apples And Oranges
Barrow Hasn’t Threatened Anyone Those reacting negatively to President Adama Barrow’s Monday speech are nothing but paranoid attention-seeking fear mongerers. The content of President Barrow’s address to Banjul Muslim elders was being ‘tongue twisted.’ Mr. Barrow spoke against those bent on hiding behind activism to create an avenue for civil […]
Halifa – An Iconic Pillar In Our Politics
Hon Halifa Sallah – Thank you “…true knowledge is fundamentally non-political and that conversely, political knowledge is not true knowledge.” It is widely believed that politics is a terrain that divides and polarises in many instances. I was among the toughest critics of Hon Halifa Sallah for many years. We […]