My dear President-elect, with the election behind you and your emergence as the President Elect of Nigeria, please listen to these words that I speak as you ready yourself to form your cabinet and tackle the daunting multiple challenges facing Nigeria. Before anything else, please reach out to your predecessor, […]
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Stop Bullying Sheikh Muhideen
Leave Sheikh Muhideen Hydara alone By Baba G. Jallow The ongoing trial of Darsilami Sangajor Caliph Sheikh Sheriff Muhideen Hydara represents one of the most nauseating inflictions of unnecessary and totally unjust harassment of innocent persons by the Yahya Jammeh’s Bully State. Over the past several months, the elderly man […]
Al-Shabab: A Misguided Group
By Alhagi Manta Drammeh The scene of the rampage and killing of harmless innocent students on a Kenyan University campus is condemned in the strongest terms. The act is Islamically abominable, unacceptable and has to be confronted head on. The attack of a Kenyan University campus by Al-Shabab is nothing […]
‘Gambia Doesn’t Deserve Jammeh’
The leader of the National Transitional Council of The Gambia (NTCG) issued a press release to condemn the verdict of court martial. Sheikh Sedia Bayo also described President Yahya Jammeh as a Monster that Gambians did not deserve. Find below the NTCG’s press release in full: PRESS RELEASE ON THE […]
UN Frowns Gambia’s Death Sentence
By Abdoulie John The United Nations on Thursday expressed deep concerns over the verdict handed down by the secret court-martial sentencing to death three people linked with the December 30th failed coup in The Gambia. The Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was deeply concerned about the […]
Peacebuilding: Role Of African Youth
The late founding President of the free and democratic South Africa, Mr. NR Mandela, once remarked: “We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in our society – a life free from violence and fear.” Those of us growing up in Africa have been witness to the deafening thunder […]
IMF Bailout: The Gambia Is Financially Broke
Press Release No. 15/155 April 2, 2015 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) 1 in the amount equivalent to SDR7.775 million (about US$10.8 million) for The Gambia to enable the authorities to meet their urgent balance […]
AI Dams Gambia’s Death Sentence
Death sentences imposed on soldiers accused of participating in December’s attempted coup d’état in Gambia are a cruel violation of the right to life and the right to a fair trial, Amnesty International said today. A military court handed down death sentences to three soldiers and sentences of life imprisonment […]
Nigeria At Cossroads: African Renaissance?
By Alhagi Manta Drammeh Some people cast doubts about the credibility of the Nigerian elections before they were even held on Saturday. Others have been waiting and speculating about what the results would be, who would be the winner and which direction Nigeria would take . The voting process had […]
Buhari Praises Jonathan For Accepting Defeat
By Alexis Akwagyiram ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian election winner Muhammadu Buhari congratulated outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan for peacefully relinquishing power on Wednesday, a day after becoming the first politician in Nigeria’s history to unseat a sitting leader at the ballot box. In an unprecedented step, Jonathan phoned Buhari to […]
General IBB Congratulates Buhari
The former military leader who overthrew and locked General Muhammadu Buhari for 20 months has congratulated the newly elected Nigerian President. General Ibrahim Badami Babangida (IBB) commended President Buhari for remaining true to his military spirits of resilience. IBB also showers kudos to all Nigerians, including President Goodluck Jonathan, for […]
Buhari Emerges Nigeria’s President-Elect
After three previous failed shots at the presidency, Muhammadu Buhari is finally moving into Aso Rock, Nigeria’s presidential palace,as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A retired Major-General, Mr. Buhari, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled a total of 15,416,221 votes […]