By Baba Galleh Jallow Actualizing the family nation requires that we reassess the nature of political relationships in our country with a view to relocating political power from the state to the people where it rightfully belongs. And since our present government sees itself as a nation builder perched on […]

The Gambia’s spy agency jubilated the conviction and sentencing of a prominent opposition leader with a football match at the beach. Over the years, Gambian security agents, particularly the National Intelligence Agents, have conspired to destroy the main opposition United Democratic Party at all costs. These agents have beaten, murdered, […]

The senior wife of the Gambia’s convicted leader of the opposition United Democratic Party has spoken volumes about her husband, revealing his untold story. Maimuna Ndure-Darboe, a former educationist, remains loyal and thankful to “a husband who had never made us cry.” Mrs Darboe who delivered the heavyweight statement at […]

The Political Martyrdom of Ousainou Darbo By Saul saidykhan When I was writing my last opinion some days ago, I was unaware that lawyer Ousainou Darbo, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and his entire executive, some other associates, and relatives that were arrested with him in mid-April this […]

By Sulayman (Saul) Saidykhan  When I was writing my last opinion some days ago, I was unaware that lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and his entire executive, some other associates, and relatives that were arrested with him in mid-April this year were all- but-one, convicted […]

  The Unbearable Burden of Yaya Jammeh By Saul saidykhan If history is anything to go by, tomorrow, the cause of The Gambia’s ongoing needless tragedy Yaya Jammeh would be spending millions of Dollars to throw another outlandish party in celebrating his usurpation of power in our country for twenty-two […]

A group of Gambian activists has launched an online petition against Mercenary Nigerian Judges in the Gambia for “aiding” and “abetting” injustice in their country. The group calls on justice and human rights conscious people to sign the petition. Read below the petition, which comes in the wake of the […]

By Baba Galleh Jallow Unlike Africa’s current nation-state system, the chiefdoms, kingdoms and empires that existed in precolonial Africa had fluid boundaries that expanded or contracted depending on the power or weakness of their central governments. Some of them had wise rulers who treated their subjects in a kind and […]

By Ousman Jarra There is no such thing as ultra-nationalist Mandingo. However, there is a Gambian Nationalism, which means a concept of freedom and fulfillment of people in their land. As a creation of God Almighty, people have endowments they look in each other that become an affinity for building […]

By Unbaised Prince I believe ‘GDC’ Political Party are at our Political Concomitant (Allied) and not to our Political Distraction Mama Kandeh (Yal-nanu Ya-Allah jappaleh) could be that guy of once glimmered in my sight of rare vision as an emerging new leader of way longed for our Gambian country […]

NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 12TH JULY 2016. Court Registrar called the case. All accused persons are present in Court. Appearances: S.H Barkun (DPP) with M. A. Abubacarr; A. A Yakubu; E.R Durgan; B. Jeng; K. Mbaye and L. Jarju for the State. No appearance is entered for the accused persons. DPP […]