Report about the resurfacing of Liberia’s notorious rebel commander, General Benjamin Yeaten in the Gambia with more than 200 ex-fighters from Liberia to provide protection for President Yahya Jammeh in case of any military actions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has created serious concern in Liberia. […]
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GAMBIA ARMED FORCES OFFICER SPEAKS
STATEMENT FROM GAMBIA ARMED FORCES OFFICER ‘Fellow Gambians, fellow members of the Gambia Armed Forces’. For now, I will only reveal to you that I’m a member of the Gambia Armed Forces and a highly ranked officer but please allow me to remain anonymous till we succeed in making the […]
Jafuru Mansa Jakut and His Cheer Leaders
By: Saul Saidykhan In Manding folklore, Jafuru is the trauma one goes through symbolized by nervous or emotional break down accompanied by a combination of Freudian cum hallucinatory revelations by that person. In the olden days, it’s often associated with witches that had overstepped their bounds by attacking those they […]
Samba Tells Jammeh To Blink; What More Capital Does He Have?
It is now crystally clear that the Gambia’s defeated President has lost significant amount of political, social or religious capital in the country. Besides, fringe support from the military whose high command has been bribed with looted money and impromptu promotion, Yahya Jammeh has nothing to hinge on. His support […]
THE KING OF BECHUANALAND & JAMMEH’S VOLTE-FACE IN THE GAMBIA
By Dr. Karamo NM Sonko The King of Bechuanaland was very oppressive and suppressive, in short brutal. He killed his subjects, took their properties and did whatever else he wished to them. They got fed up with him and plotted to get rid of him. Enough was enough! A group […]
The Hidden Secrets Of The Miracle Vulture That Hates Jammeh
When a miracle vulture emerged in Basse in Upper River Region barely a week before the December 1st election, we at Kairo News did not pay huge attention to the story. Like many Gambians, we believe Allah empowers His Prophets and Messengers with miracles. For instance, Prophet Muhammad’s greatest […]
Bar At Loggerheads With Chief Justice; Can He Preside Over Cases?
The Gambia’s Chief Justice has found himself embroiled in brouhaha with the country’s Bar Association, with the former accusing the latter of not conducting well during the just ended presidential campaign. Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle has been the only sitting judge left in the Gambia’s Supreme Court until this month. The […]
Dangerous Stalemate In Gambia’s Crisis
My London newspaper this morning, the Guardian, brings news of the dangerous situation developing in The Gambia. Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Hollande of France are quoted as stating clearly that “Jammeh must leave the Presidency in The Gambia” – as the Gambian people voted for the election winner […]
PALU Takes On African Bar Association
The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) has written to the Gambia Bar Association distancing itself from the African Bar Association (AfBA). PALU renewed its solidarity with its Gambian colleagues. AfBA members held a meeting with President Yahya Jammeh at State House. Jammeh used the meeting to rave and rant, vowing […]
BUHARI BREAKS SILENCE, WARNS JAMMEH TO LEAVE
BUHARI BREAKS SILENCE, WARNS JAMMEH TO LEAVE POWER ON JANUARY 18 IN HIS OWN INTEREST BY OUR REPORTER Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired General in the Nigerian Army cum ‘democratically’ elected civilian president, has finally broken silence on the electoral impasse in the Gambia in his capacity as the […]
The Use Of Force To Flush Out Jammeh Is Lawful
Kemo Ceesay It is widely known that the deluded outgoing Gambian “leader” Yaya Jammeh had always been law and order threat. He manifested this on 22 July 1994 by usurping power. The putsch overthrew the democratically elected government of Sir Dawda Jawara and nullified the 1970 constitution. Jammeh has since […]
STATEMENT FROM PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF THE GAMBIA
STATEMENT FROM PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF THE GAMBIA (PSG) ON THE 20TH DECEMBER 2016 The Pharmaceutical Society of the Gambia is a professional body which includes membership of all practicing Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical support personnel in the Gambia. Members of the Society are responsible for providing pharmaceutical care and support to […]