By: Madi Jobarteh Introduction It was the Hon. Frantz Fanon who said that each generation must discover its mission, to either fulfill or betray. Right now this is the fundamental challenge facing the current generation of National Assembly Members of the Gambia as they are placed face to face with […]
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UTG Is On Fire Right Now
Dear Editor, I am on a tight schedule but I nonetheless find it an obligation to inform the general public about the happenings at the only university of the Gambia i.e UTG. Right now the place is on fire due to the reinstating of Dr Omar Jah to the substantive […]
‘I Blame Zeinab For Jammeh’s Brutality’
A former close aide of President Yahya Jammeh has blamed the First Lady for what he called “her husband’s never-ending brutality.” The aide said Gambians would have long since “enjoyed peace and stability had Madam Zeinab Zuma Jammeh done the right thing.” “So I blame the First Lady for not […]
Tortured Gambian Journalist Demands Justice from ECOWAS
In 2006, Gambian security forces subjected journalist Musa Saidykhan to one of the cruellest, most inhuman and degrading forms of treatment simply for exercising his right to freedom of expression. But Musa refused to let his torture break his spirit and, assisted by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), […]
Desperate Love: Suicide Out Of Love
A young life was wasted due to needless artificial barriers and restrictions. I call on our rural/Banjul people to let the young people break the barriers of class or caste system and base their values judgements on human dignity and upright characters. I reject class system and caste system completely. […]
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 […]
12th Muslim Cleric Killed In Uganda
Sheihk Kirya has become the 12th Muslim cleric to be slain in a period of 2 years. As questions still linger on who is behind Muslim killings in Uganda, another cleric was gunned down last night on his way home. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, the Uganda Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga […]
Coup D’etat Rocks Local Football
Football club representatives in Brikama have been reeling with the pain for being elbowed out of the town’s elective congress at the weekend. “What happened at the congress was a coup d’etat perfectly executed by the Governor’s office and the National Sports Council (NSC),” one disappointed football official told Kairo […]
The Royal Prince Of Brikama Gone Mad
“The Gambia has achieved significant progress in legal due process, press freedom and trafficking in persons…” Minister Sherrif Bojang The Brikama Prince who adores and loves the good life is now digging his own grave. Longevity in the inner cabals of the Jammeh tyranny is achieved by complete silence and […]
Will Jammeh Comply With IMF Advice?
IMF Concludes Article Five Visit In Banjul After the rude and abrupt executive interference in the setting of foreign exchange rates for the Dalasi, artificially letting it appreciate by close 70%, decreed by the Office of the President, many Gambians were put in a state of shock. Many of the […]
Nigeria Senators Fight Over Leadership
Is it not disheartening or sickening to see the newly elected politicians in a country bedevilled with terror fighting over leadership? That was exactly what the All People’s Progressive party members of President Muhammadu Buhari did at a Senate Caucus meeting in the National Assembly last week. The tussle over […]
Challenge age discrimination in Gambian politics
By Sarjo Bayang Gambians are very easily baffled by loud pronouncements usually without second thought. That is exactly what is happening with the case of age discrimination against capable and seasoned political good hands being made redundant on flimsy excuses of age barrier. The situation requires properly […]