By Sam Phatey It has been 5 months since Mr. Amadou Sanneh, UDP Treasurer has been sentenced in December to 5 years in prison after being indicted in October 2013 by the Government of the Gambia, who had a mercenary judge, Justice Emmanuel Nkea to carry out the mission to […]
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‘CORDEG Reduced To Celebrity Organization’
A disaporan Gambian journalist has written an open letter to the Chairman of the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia (CORDEG) Professor Abdoulaye Saine. Yero Jallow, whose letter is published verbatim below, believes “that CORDEG has been reduced to a celebrity organization.” Dear Professor Saine, I write […]
Why Jammeh Killed His Brother & Sister
Details have emerged about why Gambian President Yahya Jammeh had murdered his brother and sister. Most Gambians could not understand why Mr. Haruna Jammeh and Mrs. Marcie (Masireh) Jammeh disappeared without trace since their arrest on July 14th, 2005. Families of the two have not set their eyes on them […]
‘The Wrong Way To Meet The People’
Lawyer Darboe disproves the way President Jammeh meets Gambians. In a detailed interview with the Point Newspaper, UDP leader talks on several issues. Below is the full text. The opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, has said President Yahya Jammeh’s ongoing tour of the country is required by the constitution, as he […]
‘Rich beggar’ paradox that is Africa’s $200bn cash reserves
By MWAURA KIMANI African countries are holding cash reserves outside the continent totalling nearly $200 billion, which they fear to invest locally owing to rising risks. The funds, nearly a third of the more than $500 billion in total reserves held by the countries, have been invested mainly in developed […]
History of Niani: Oral Account By Jali Banna Kanuteh
Tune in to the illustrious history of Niani by the late Jali Banna Kanuteh on Tuesday. The griot master of Balafon player will narrate the founding story of Janjan Bureh, McCarthy Island or George Town. Jali Banna took us through a journey explaining how the founders of Niani settled there […]
Why I Won't Vote For ANC
By David Smith in Johannesburg Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has spoken of his pain at being snubbed by organisers of Nelson Mandela’s funeral last year as his relationship with South Africa’s dominant party continues to sour. Tutu, who like Mandela won the Nobel peace prize as a leader of […]
Breaking News: Jammeh’s Entourage Kills Young Boy
A native of Sandu Misera village on Thursday became the latest casualty of President Yahya Jammeh’s meet the people’s tour. Lamin Sanneh, believed to be aged below 10 years, was hit and killed by a double cabin pickup at Kanube village in Fulladu East district, about 8 kilometers from Basse. […]
Old Papa’s Final Fight
By Dida Halake In my favourite movie of all time, The Godfather, the aging Don Corleone anoints his son Michael as his successor. Senegal’s former President Wade also anointed his son Karim as his successor. Both succession attempts turned out to be bloody – but it is only the Godfather’s […]
‘PPP Will Not Contest 2016 Presidency’
The ousted People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will neither contest in the presidential election nor look for leadership positions in the country, the party’s Coordinator disclosed. Omar Amadou Jallow made the expose shortly after he returned to the Gambia. Mr. Jallow was on a two month tour in the United Kingdom […]
'PPP Will Not Contest 2016 Presidency'
The ousted People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will neither contest in the presidential election nor look for leadership positions in the country, the party’s Coordinator disclosed. Omar Amadou Jallow made the expose shortly after he returned to the Gambia. Mr. Jallow was on a two month tour in the United Kingdom […]
How Musa Jammeh Rose to Prominence
Our State House revealer is back again with what he called “another dirty secret Gambians are not privy to.” This is about how the late Col. Musa Jammeh and Capt. Tumbul Tamba came to prominence. The revealer said it all happened after the late Lt. Almamo Manneh, the Logistic and […]