Anyone who converses with Gambian President over the phone has been warned to be extra careful if they don’t want to fall into his trap. “This is a stern warning to anyone who communicates with President Yahya Jammeh,” the State House Revealer alerted. “People should be careful in the way […]
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How Many Think Jammeh Is Gambia’s Biggest Problem?
By Gambiano Jammeh doesn’t see himself as a problem. And most Gambians inside Gambia agree with him. Those outside with a different telescope can trumpet that cattle fly. That’s fine with wisdom because it listens to even a donkey’s bray. But please don’t brandish lies about a majority of Gambians […]
The Whys of Jaliba’s Coronation
Why coronating Jaliba Kuyateh, Why Now, Why Kombo Sillah, Why Bristol and why Dr Nick Maurice? Of what difference would it make to shout at the sun with the oration “oh too hot you are”? If not but to affect lungs, it would prompt those indisposed to sunlight to look […]
Rule By One Person
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands The word “monarchy” literally means “rule by one.” When that sole ruler is wise and ethical, the government may run smoothly, but when that individual has flaws of character or temperament, they affect the entire nation. Monarchs typically hold their seats for life, which […]
‘Discharge Bahoum Dishonourably’
The action by the Tujereng Police officers to continuously harass, abuse and arrest UDP [United Democratic Party] Youth Activist is a complete breach of the oath the police have taken to serve and protect the people and their liberty. I need not to remind Station Officer [Hassan] Bahoum that the […]
Gambia Goes After Deserted Soldiers
The alarming rate of attrition among Gambian soldiers has not only alerted the Jammeh government but also forces it to act, military sources told Kairo News. The paranoid regime that limps with fears of an eminent attack has formed a board to look into why Gambian soldiers have been deserting […]
Police Freed UDP Youth Activist
Police in Tujereng released a youth activist of the main opposition United Democratic Party from unlawful detention. Amadou Jallow, who has had his phone seized, was detained after his arrest on Sunday. The police had earlier stormed the Sunday youth re-organising and engagement tour of the party in Bato Kunku […]
Three Curious Spectacles – A Poem
By Baba Galleh Jallow He threw beauty upon him And limped away After he had shared of his heart And walked off In search of beauty * * * * He sits Chained to a pillar That itself has no shoulder Upon which to cry That itself […]
So Many Dreams
By Baba Galleh Jallow The Igbo say When the moon is shining The cripple Becomes hungry for a walk; What the Igbo did not know Or did not say is that The Cripple With a capital C Is always hungry for a walk; Especially when There’s no moon in […]
‘Don’t See Only Tribal Loyalty’
Gambians have been guided to remain loyal to their country and avoid seeing only their tribe and political affiliations. Mr. Ebraima Manneh, the former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health and long serving UDP Administrative Secretary, said being loyal to one’s tribe and political party only ruins a country’s […]
Guinea Bissau Presidential Loser Rejects Poll Result
By Alberto Dabo Former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz won a high-stakes presidential run-off election in Guinea-Bissau meant to draw a line under a 2012 coup, the elections commission said on Tuesday, but the losing candidate rejected the result. The looming dispute over the outcome of Sunday’s vote threatens to […]
The Hypocrisy Of Yahya Jammeh
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in March this year delivered what some people described as a moving speech at the Conference of International Peace and Security in Abuja, Nigeria. The speech stressed emphasis on the need for people of different faiths to live in peace and harmony in the world. But […]