By Guest Editor Part One Of Three The History of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP): How the Party Came to Existence, is indeed an interesting contribution in the attempt to shed light on our recent past. Coming as it does at a time when our country and its people have […]
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Border Closure Gets Into Jammeh’s Skin
The Gambia-Senegal border closure has got into the skin of President Yahya Jammeh to the extent that his government is turning to the court of the regional economic grouping for a solution. Shame on the Jammeh government for seeking redress at a court it has deliberately refused to honour its […]
Real Reason Yaya Jammeh Chose 31st March House Opening
Yaya Jammeh dubiously chose the 31st March for three sad reasons. Firstly to divert public attention from the IEC deadline for party re-registration including his own APRC party, secondly to divert public attention from the UDP congress taking place in Basse from the 1st April to 3rd April and thirdly […]
Jammeh’s Economic Crime Profile Disqualifies Him From Fifth Term Presidency
By Sarjo Bayang Accountability before Continuity Cutting the long story short there is no business without profit and loss. Running a government is just another business by considering resource interplay. People of Gambia deserve to know what is happening to public money and other vital resources. One person can shed […]
UDP Leader Addresses Basse Congress
SPEECH OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND PARTY LEADER OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT THE PARTY CONGRESS, HELD IN BASSE, UPPER RIVER DIVISION, – APRIL, 2016 Mr. National President of the UDP, members of Central Committee, members of National Executive, representatives of Area Committees, representatives of sister political parties, ladies […]
Ex-Diplomat Sheds Light On Resumption Of Gambia-China Ties
The recent resumption of diplomatic ties between Gambia and mainland China continues to generate mixed reactions from people from different walks of life. In this One-on-One interview with journalist Abdoulie John, Essa Bokarr Sey, former Gambian plenipotentiary to France, Russia, Taiwan and the USA, gives insightful answers to the decision […]
Gano Calls For A Fula Female President – “Wallahi, Billahi, Tallahi”!!!
By Dida Jallow-Halake My indefatigable Fula in-law and ex-Jammeh ADC, Lt. Lamin Gano, has called on the opposition parties in The Gambia to put their differences aside and select a “neutral” candidate to lead them to victory in the December 2016 Presidential elections. The fired-up Lt. Is absolutely adamant that […]
Open Letter To Imams And The Muslim Ummah Of Gambia
Bissimillahi Rahman Rahim [In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful] The Gambian people are bleeding. We are tired and suffering. We are desperate and yet we the Muslim Ummah [Community] have the solution to end our suffering. Yaya Jammeh has rendered all our hopes of better and peaceful […]
“Jammeh Is Africa’s Biggest Thief”
OJ Sets Records At PPP Sukuta Rally By Yusef Taylor @FlexDan_YT on Twitter On Saturday 26th November the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) held a rally at Sukuta, Kombo North, in the so called “no go area” for Gambian Opposition. From 1965 to 1994, PPP was the dominant ruling party until […]
To Be Or Not To Be? That’s The Question?
By Abdul Savage FIRST and FOREMOST, I have said, time and time and again, for years, that I DO NOT condone, advocate, support and will never, ever be part of anything and everything that has to do with “force” to effect a change of government in the Gambia. THAT is […]
Why Am I Challenging President Jammeh?
By Lamin Gano While trying very hard to stay focused on revising my 22 reasons for Jammeh not to run for a fifth term, I can’t help being bombarded with and distracted by questions. For example is it not hypocritical of me to call Jammeh my godfather, flash his pictures […]
Police Probes President Jacob Zuma
‘Guptagate’ claims surrounding Jacob Zuma spark corruption inquiry by police Allegations over South African president’s connections with wealthy Gupta family come to a head, with authorities acting on complaint by opposition party Staff and agencies in Johannesburg South African police have announced a corruption probe into President Jacob Zuma’s son […]