Three starving men – an Afro-America, a West Indian and a Nigeria – lived together in London. They devised a plan to beat starvation. The plan was to eat at a nearby restaurant without paying a dime. The Afro-American volunteered to go first. He ordered three food and drinks. “Here […]
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Remembering Amilcar Cabral
By Sainey Faye AMILCAR CABRAL – 1924-1973, A REVOLUTIONARY AFRICAN HERO Remembering Amilcar Cabral (Abel DjassI) “KAABU NYANGCHO” -1924-1973 JANUARY 20TH, 1973 …On this date Amilcar Cabral, one of Africa’s greatest revolutionaries was killed by Portuguese Colonialist agents in Conakry, Guinea.A true Pan-Africanist and an outstanding theoritician of the anti-colonial, anti-imperialist struggle; […]
Minister Sheriff Bojang Please Resign!
President Jammeh on Wednesday 13th January let it be officially made known that he was rescinding his autocratic and totalitarian directive that no woman working in the public sector was to be allowed to have any part of her hair uncovered during working hours. The official newscaster on the one […]
‘We Need Mbeki To Rescue SA’
Even as he rejects the former president’s washing of hands over claims of a plot against him, Mathews Phosa says the ANC still needs him. He spoke to Piet Rampedi ANC veteran Mathews Phosa has called on the party to rope in Thabo Mbeki in an advisory role, arguing that […]
Persecution Of Christians: Sheriff Bojang Cries Foul
The Gambia’s Information Minister Sheriff Bojang has got an axe to grind with the media for its reporting of President Yahya Jammeh’s Islamic State declaration. “Instead of finding out the truth, some of these reporters and editors jump to conclusions making noise everywhere that “Christians are being defamed, persecuted and […]
Gambia: Why Sharia Is Not An Aption
By Baba G. Jallow Back in 2013 when he reduced the work week from five to four days, I wrote a piece in which I argued that contrary to fears in some quarters, imposing Sharia law was not an option for Mr. Jammeh. In the light of recent developments in […]
She Can’t Keep Your Life
A man once had a chat with his spiritual leader and bluffed about his unshakable trust for his wife.”My brother, just be extra cautious because a woman will always be a woman,” the spiritualist warned. “Meaning?” the man asked. “No matter how you trust your wife, it’s ideal for you […]
How Many Witches Are There In Islamic Republic Of Gambia?
The bizarre or ill-conceived bebaviour of any country’s leadership certainly leaves that country’s people uncomfortable and embarrassed, especially in a world where a click of a button transmits information to wherever there is internet. That makes it hard to hide the creepy story to the people you meet for the […]
Jammeh Satisfies Women, Leaves Islamic Clerics Dumbfounded
The lifting of a two week old directive ordering women working in the Civil Service to cover their hair has once again proven President Yahya Jammeh’s unreliability, weakness in decision making and lack of leadership. The death of the directive should provide clue to the dictator that he can toy […]
‘Kairaba Jawara Didn’t Listen To Me’
Before Lt. Yahya Jammeh had stolen President Jawara’s mandate, our country and her diverse people were accorded with full respect across the world. The Gambia had proven to be a beacon of hope for those African countries that were searching for democracy, the rule of law, human rights, etc. […]
Yaya Jammeh’s 2016 Awful Resolution
By Unbiased Prince Yaya Jammeh’s 2016 lamentable yet awful resolution which have already set sail while meaning appalling phenomenon on my Gambian community (as ‘Foni Residents in the Gambia are Fleeing right now from Yaya Jammeh’s Witchcraft of Terrorism’) have meant a man-made calamity be unfolding without any needed terrains […]
Rural Gambians Suspicious Of Jammeh’s Islamic Republic
As indicated in this reaction to an article on Kairo News, the writer Yerro Ba has explained some of the reasons why Yahya Jammeh made a unilateral declaration of The Gambia as an Islamic State in mid-December last year. Ba added that many in the rural areas thought Jammeh intends […]