The Gambia’s breastfeeding mother who had her bail revoked on Monday without justifiable reasons was released on from police detention. Kaddy Samateh and her three months old baby Aisha Fatty spent Monday night at the Banjul police cells where several detainees are packed like sardines. And to add salt to […]
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How NBR Governor Messes Up Salikenni
Kinteh Conflicts are by nature inevitable in human interactions and a guiding element that also serves as a mirror to recall us from the brink of self destruction as a result of our words and actions. These perennial conflicts can be inflamed or discouraged very early on before it comes […]
True Leadership Aisha Teaches Us
There was nothing soul-soothing than seeing a leader serving people, especially the underprivileged ones – the people who are mostly forgotten. Watching Nigerian First Lady Aisha Buhari standing serving guests, which include orphans and poor, at an Eid dinner she had organised raises my enthusiasm level that change in Africa […]
Gambian Lawmakers Urged To Send Jammeh Packing
By Abdoulie John Minority Leader Samba Jallow has urged the country’s lawmakers to consider tabling no-confidence motion against President Yahya Jammeh since he is ‘unable to discharge his duty.’ “The National Assembly should try to implement section 66 of the constitution which deals with mental or physical incapacity of the President,” […]
Open Letter To President Jammeh
Written By Mr Juldeh Baldeh (U.K) Dear Mr President, I am conscious that most of the letters you receive from abroad are letters to please you, because I could vividly remember during my days at the Diplomatic Mission, our then Ambassador used to write weekly acongratulatory letters to please you […]
Remanded UDP Executives are ‘Unbreakable’
By Karim Dibba (Son of jailed UDP Administrative Secretary, Lamin Dibba) What is Dictator Jammeh afraid of? Why is he always interfering with almost all elements of the Gambian Society? Our parents protested peacefully, yet you arrested them. Your mouthpieces claim that the Gambia is a lawful country, yet you […]
Britain Probe Gambian Workers’ Death
British authorities have delayed the burial of four Gambians and a Senegalese that were crushed to death after a heavy concrete wall at a Burningham recycling plant. Thursday’s accident, which claims the lives of the four Gambians: Saibo Sillah, Mohammed Jagana, Alimamo Jammeh and Bangaly Dukureh, is so far the […]
Police Re-arrrested Baby Aisha’s Mother
News just reached Kairo News that the mother of a month’s old baby has been re-arrested by the police. Khaddy Fatty and baby Aisha Fatty spent a week in police detention in May after they were arrested together with other opposition protesters. Kaddy’s husband has been detained since April 14th. […]
An Eyewitness Account Of Salikenni Crisis
By PROUD LAMBAI KAA As-salāmu alaykum [Peace be upon You] I am a native Salikenni Village and a proud one for that matter and I am fortunate to be an eyewitness of this skirmish on the Eid-ul-fitr prayer ground, sitting third row from the IMAM. However, I have two very […]
GYU Bids Omar Bah Farewell
The Gambia Youth for Unity (GYU) wishes to inform the general public that Chairperson, Mr Omar Bah, has resigned from his position as Chairman and member of GYU effective July 8th, 2016. In his resignation letter, Mr Bah cited “academic, professional, and family schedule” as his reasons for stepping down. […]
Exposing Jammeh’s Dirty Politics
It is obvious that the closer we get to December 1st general elections the more Yahya Jammeh will double up his dirty politics that hinges on divide and conquer. Like a drowning man, Jammeh will keep fighting — in darkness and daylight — to maintain the mantle he had first […]
Of Darboe’s Overpowering Eid Message
By Unbaised Prince I would waste no time in zesting real purification on the United Democratic Party Leader Mr Ousainou Darboe’s EID Message. Indeed I find Mr Ousainou Darboe’s Eid message full of wisdom, prudence, discretional relishing of only charismatic sashay of his leadership and kindness for all to indulge […]