By Max President Jammeh’s God father and mentor (Baba Kali Jobe RIP) Yahya Jammeh’s legacy of Military Dictatorship, political thuggery and oppression. My attempt to write summary of the legacies of Mr Baba K Jobe was born out of thorough study of our Gambian military dictatorship which I believe was […]
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Darboe: Free All Political Prisoners
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has called on President Yahya Jammeh to take full advantage of the opportunity to turn over a new page and release all political prisoners. “President Jammeh was very specific in his statement on July 22,” the leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party told Kairo News. […]
PDOIS’ Contribution On Parliamentary Debate On Election Amendment Bill
Halifa Sallah FOR THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE How Seasoned Parliamentarians Would Handle The Debate Introduction The Legislative power of the Gambia is exercised by the National Assembly members by passing Bills which become law when assented to by the President and published in the Gazette. Bills are introduced either by […]
PDOIS’ Take On Money-cracy Bill
PDOIS’ Position On The Bills Requiring A Million Dalasi To Register A Political Party And Extending The Death Penalty To Crimes Not Associated With Killing The Executive Is On A Collision Course With Law, Reason And The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People Events of far reaching political significance […]
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. […]
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 […]
John Yohomal Revisited – Part 1
By Baba Galleh Jallow Bla bla bla bla bla. My name is John Yohomal and I am a great man. They also call me Never Die and Rule Forever. In fact I can say that I am the greatest man in the world with lots of punk and money and […]
Reflecting On Islam And Secularism
Going Beyond Dichotomy Of Theocratic And Secularist Ideologies The relationship between religion and secularism is both thorny and complex. Many utter both concepts without being able to deconstruct their philosophical and conceptual undertones. Some claim that religion is a set of dogmas that gives no room for thinking and rationalisation […]
Perspectives/ African Liberation Day
By Prof. Mammo Muchie Africa Day for Pan-African Education African Liberation Day falls on 25 May every year. But how many Africans of today know that, and more so, what it is? With the current African narrative changing the global view of the continent, the time to use African Liberation […]
Jammeh Embarrasses Gambia At ECOWAS; Bids To Be Life President
When news leaked that ECOWAS were to table a proposal at their next sitting to explore the possibility of instituting presidential term limits for member states, I thought it was sarcasm. I thought it was an expensive prank until I saw it on the regional body’s site. Then I thought […]
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 […]
‘We Emphathise With Gambians’
Gambians Incur Immense Losses From the Executive Directives The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has added his voice to the troubling menace stemming from President Yahya Jammeh’s impromptu Executive Directives. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe said a “responsible government” would have looked into “the impact such sudden manipulation of […]