There was mild drama at Serrekunda Market Wednesday evening after a mob effected a citizen’s arrest on a man accused of disappearing another man’s penis.
The unidentified man was arrested after another man accused him of taking his penis through magic.
A witness told The Fatu Network the alleged magician was taken to Serrekunda police station.
President Adama Barrow returns to Banjul on Thursday 23rd September, 2021 after a ten day ‘Meet the People Tour’ across rural Gambia where tens of thousands of members and supporters of the NPP and development partners accorded him unprecedented welcome ceremonies in fourteen meetings covering the North Bank, Central River, Upper River and Lower River Regions.
While in rural Gambia, President Barrow laid foundation stones for construction of numerous projects and delivered agricultural and other equipment to Gambians. These include community ambulances for the first time in the history of Gambia’s health care systems leading health experts to coin the phase “Barrow Care”.
Gambians, across all demographics hailed the Gambian leader for the unassailable development he ushered in rural Gambia which transformed the socio-economic well-being of the citizenry.
The unprecedented roads and bridges infrastructure covers Nuimi Hakalang, Sabach Sanjal, Lower and Upper Saloum, Nianija, Niani, Sami, Sandu and Wuli’s, Upper Fulladu, Jimara and CRR South as well as massive achievements in areas of Energy, Agriculture, water and fundamental rights. These significant milestones have won the admiration and endearment of rural Gambians who have all vowed to re-elect President Barrow on the 4th December, 2021 presidential election.
From Barra to Passamas and Koina to Kalagi, the turn out has been overwhelming. Political analysts and pundits argue that the massive support President Barrow enjoys is indicative of a grateful nation to an astute President who made promises and fulfilled them.
The now amazing ‘ring road’ adjoining four bridges that cost billions of Gambian Dalasis in URR has brought much pride to citizens most of whom see it as the product of a true son of their land. Majority of these constituents have promised to secure President Barrow a landslide victory come December as a symbolic gesture of their appreciation.
President Barrow is expected to depart Mansakonko by 12 noon and over hundred thousand members of NPP, APRC, NRP, PPP, NCP and GPDP are expected to accord him a rousing welcome at Kalagi Bridge and escort his motorcade to Banjul
Thousands of anxious people are expected to line up the streets from Kalagi leading in to Fonis, Kombos and Banjul. All are urged to come out on time .
Press release issued and signed by NPP deputy spokesman Seedy Njie.
Essa Faal visited Manduar on Wednesday as he intensified his engagement with voters ahead of the December presidential election.
Mr Faal last month announced he will run for president as an independent candidate. His campaign is dubbed ‘Turnaround’.
He was in Manduar in Kombo South on Wednesday where he was received by supporters who called him ‘president’ as he addressed them.
During a brief meeting, Mr Faal insisted the costing of living in the country is high and vowed to fight corruption when he is voted into office.
Women leaders in Kafuta Kombo East have met Dr Ismaila Ceesay and have expressed their full support for Citizens’ Alliance.
CA leader Dr Ismaila Ceesay will contest the December election and the former UTG political science lecturer has been engaging voters.
According to Dr Ceesay in a tweet on Tuesday, the women leaders who met him came from different women groups in Kafuta.
UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has vowed that he will not preside over a government that will engage in retribution.
Mr Darboe made the vow during UDP’s big rally held in Sukuta this past Saturday.
Mr Darboe said: “I Ousainou Darboe will not head any government that will go after people to exact revenge. We will not do that. What I know is that before you seek revenge on someone, the person must have done something bad to you.
“When I came out of prison on the 5th of December 2016 before I got home reporters asked me and I told them I have forgiven Yahya Jammeh for all he has done to me. That what I only cannot forgive him for is what the law has instructed.
“I know that a politician in Africa especially one who challenges a dictator will go to prison and will be arrested and tortured. I had expected all of that. That is why I said I have forgiven him.”
Ahmad Gitteh on Wednesday addressed supporters of President Adama Barrow warning them against complacency.
The president will return to Banjul on Thursday after spending nearly two weeks criss-crossing the nation as part of his nationwide tour.
A massive welcome awaits him and Ahmad Gitteh on Wednesday spoke about the president chances in December.
The NPP diehard member said: “We are the natives of Kombo and you have those telling you opposition will win in Kombo. I swear to my Lord, who is the creator of the seven heavens… If there is anyone who asks questions or make findings at the grassroots that person cannot go past me if he reaches my level.
“I don’t sleep. I am always talking to people and I will enter any nook in Kombo, asking questions and making analysis. Those outside saying Kombo is not yours (NPP) let them wait and see. But we will not be complacent. Politics is very dangerous. Someone can be with you and then tomorrow he goes and vote for someone else.
“But from what we have observed, you be at ease. But I don’t want anybody to go and say Ahmad said there is no problem in Kombo and you go and start sleeping. Remind your people daily that Barrow is where their interest lies.”
Tourism Minister Hamat Bah has announced tourists planning on visitors will not be subjected to any Covid test or quarantine provided they are fully vaccinated.
The tourist season is set to begin at the start of next month and the government has been engaged in efforts to kickstart the country’s tourism sector seriously battered by Covid.
Regarding the upcoming tourist season, Hamat Bah speaking in Niamina Dankunku on Tuesday said: “Starting from the 1st of next month, any visitor to The Gambia if you have a Q&R code, you have a certificate certifying that you’re fully vaccinated, you are free to come to this country without PRC test, without any rapid test and you will not be quarantined.
“You are not reqquired to come with a PRC test certificate and you will not be subject to rapid test and you will not be quarantined provided that you present a certificate that you are fully vaccinated.”
I think all 193 heads of government represented at the United Nations (UN) Organization plus political scholars aught to listen and take note of the interesting interview of the ninth UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres with Al Jazeera’s senior international correspondent James Bays conducted yesterday, September 18, 2021. The Al Jazeera international TV stations have been playing it and tape is readily available online.
Starting with his perspective on the Afghanistan-war debacle, the Secretary General characterized the 20-years American-led mission as a total failure blaming it primarily on the same reasons that had failed similar attempts by the British, the then Soviet Union and now the Americans to conquer and impose their models of government there with no consideration to the cultural and religious incompatibilities.
Asked what he thinks of the future of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover he responded with one word “unpredictable”. He believes that ignored and not given the necessarily international assistance, the situation could deteriorate into another regrettable human catastrophe.
He strongly believes in engaging the Taliban to ensure that the Afghan economy at the brink of collapse will be saved and to encourage them into forming an inclusive government composed of feuding tribes that would protect the rights of women and girls, discourage terrorist groups from ever operating within like in the former overthrown regime of Muller Omar.
After questioning the wisdom of the 20 years war which had focused mainly on an expensive military solution rather than on helping the Afghans build sustainable-strong institutions amenable to their cultures, traditions and religions the Americans instead tried to force on them an unsustainable alien model of “liberal democracy” marred by conspicuous corruption and weak leadership. Mr. Guterres therefore urged the world to be less judgmental of the composition of the Taliban government now in place and accused of numerous undemocratic principles and even appointing UN-sanctioned undesirables including the deputy prime minister who is considered a “dangerous international terrorist”.
According to the UN boss the humanitarian assistance needed by the Afghans shouldn’t be affected by the type of government they have, the characters in it but superintended purely on impartiality.
When James Bays quizzed him on why he has not been saying anything about democracy in Afghanistan Mr. Guterres told him how it would be naive of him to entertain the illusion of establishing liberal democracy under the Taliban at this moment.
That shifted the subject to the question of what the UN has made out of the global threat of democracy specifying on the recent military coups in Myanmar, Mali, Guinea Conakry and the recent assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moise.
“Yes, the UN was certainly concerned about such retrogressive developments towards global democracy”, said Mr. Guterres. But he nevertheless was equally worried by the polarization of our societies especially in the developed world by ultranationalism, racism, xenophobia etcetra threatening every form of democratic establishment and values.
The next topic was on the ongoing Ethiopian military conflict with Eritrea rapidly deteriorating into a calamity with unimaginable consequence to Africa and the whole world if not stopped soon. Both belligerent parties, he said, are convinced of winning the war “when there is no military solution to the conflict”.
Next was Libya and the difficulty or impossibility of conducting the December scheduled elections by stakeholders, brokered in Switzerland earlier this year.
Mr. Bays, wanted to know whether if the Libyans decide to hold presidential elections the notorious warlord Halifa Hafta should be allowed to contest given his record “of having too much blood in his hands”.
“The decision of who should or shouldn’t contest in a Libyan presidential election”, continued the Secretary General, “will best be determined by the Libyan people and not by any external body”.
That whoever can unite rather than divide Libya deserves to be elected president.
But he was skeptical about a presidential election taking place in Libya anytime soon with no solution to the foreign forces’ refusal to leave on the demand of the UN and all negotiators.
The next two important discussed were the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating effects of global warming. I would urge all heads of government and scholars who have not heard the interview to go and listen to it.
In conclusion however I thought it reinvigorating to share the article below that I wrote and published about the Libyan military stalemate earlier this year expressing my skepticism about the success of UN resolution for a final peace and stability in the country. Secretary General Antonio Guterres simply vindicated me:
ANOTHER NEW INTERIM GOVERNMENT IN LIBYA BOUND TO FAIL
I believe I should bring the attention of the world and my Facebook friends in particular to this phenomenal incident that just happened today. It’s now 3:30 pm, Friday, February 5, 2021; barely an hour ago, a multi political and multi regional Libyan delegation meeting in Switzerland voted an interim government for Libya brokered by the United Nations Security Council to govern the war-torn nation. The new government is supposed to set the stage for a national election in December this year in which none of the selected-delegate members would contest.
Anyway in my understanding of these ceremonial resolutions by the UN Security Council, I will bet dollars to doughnuts that it will be another failed venture, typical of most UN time and resources wastage because of their palpable double standard and habitual hypocrisy.
In the first instance nothing by my measures will work in Libya if the foreign troops serving different warring factions do not leave; which if they do, I still will expect the fighting to continue on clandestine international sponsorship.
When NATO was tearing Libya apart 10 years ago with the hope of taking over the oil rich economy of the Arab nation, the Russians, Chinese and many other members of the United Nations Organization expressed their stern opposition to the banditry; yet, the UN Security Council notable for pandering to Western interest acted as if the hostility was perfectly reasonable and a quick remedy to decades of Libya’s undemocratic government, headed by the late Colonel Momar Gaddafi. However NATO ultimately failed to realize their objective and the Russians stepped in under the cloak of a mercenary force just like the US did in Iraq by, at some point, using private-security companies or mercenaries period. Everything is now illegal in Libya and a violation to international law that NATO can no longer control or condone.
The UN Security Council now finds the need for foreign troops to withdraw including the Russian mercenaries whose government is vowing to have nothing to do with their dogs-of war. That’s like applying the same tricks used by the enemy.
Ironically, former members of the Gaddafi government are for the first time invited to be part of the interim government with the hope that the majority of Libyans who now regret what had happened to Gaddafi and his government will be instrumental to enforce the NATO/Western initiative and chase the Russians out.
Those days are over folks; but please don’t ask me what the way forward is in chaotic Libya, because I sure don’t have an answer to that.
What I can definitively say from all this diplomatic hypocrisy is its imminent failure soon.
Jumma Mubarak !
SAMSUDEEN SARR
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA
Kemeseng Sanneh has pleaded not guilty to a charge of giving false information to a public official, both The Standard and The Voice reported on Wednesday.
Kemeseng Sanneh who goes by his sobriquet Kexx earlier this year made headlines after claiming he was kidnapped. Police later said he lied about the kidnapping claim.
Kexx pleaded not guilty to a charge of giving false information to a public official when he appeared in court on Tuesday, The Standard reported.
The Kanifing Magistrates Court set his bail at D50,000.
Adama Jarju has told police she was angered by the girl when she assigned her to do some remedial work which she failed to do.
Police on Monday confirmed arresting Adama Jarju, 30, of Lamin Kerewan over a viral video where she is seen hitting a child with a pestle.
In a statement, police said: “Her arrest came following a viral video currently in circulation on social media in which she was allegedly seen abusing and beating an eight year old girl with a heavy pestle causing her severe injuries.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the girl is not a biological daughter of Adama, but the daughter of her sister placed under her care.
“She explained to the Police that she was angered by the girl when she assigned her to do some remedial work which she failed to do. According to her, this was the reason for such inhumane treatment meted on her.”
Acting UTG vice chancellor Professor Pierre Gomez has dismissed as ‘not true’ reports higher education minister gave instruction for the withdrawal of the security of outgoing vice chancellor of the university Professor Faqir Anjum.
“It is not true. The Officer is still with Prof Anjum. He (officer) normally receives directive from the Police and not MoHERST Minister,” Professor Gomez told The Fatu Network.
His comments come amid claims Professor Faqir Anjum’s personal security has been withdrawn on instruction from higher education minister Badara Joof.
Professor Anjum has been sent on home as his contract expires at the end of the month. The UTG is now set to search for a new vice chancellor.
The high court in Banjul on Monday struck out a lawsuit against Banjul Mayor Rohey Lowe and the IEC.
The court struck the suit out after the absence of the plaintiffs in court.
Gambia Participates, Centre for Reserch and Policy Development Banjul Box Bar councillor Aziz Gaye last week sued the mayor of Banjul and the IEC over voter’s cards issued through attestation by the mayor. Their suit came after they earlier on won a case against Mayor Lowe where the high court held she did not have the power to issue attestation.
Lawyer for the plaintiffs Abdoulie Fatty confirmed that the suit was indeed struck out but insisted they had in fact decided to withdraw the case and had informed lawyers for the respondents about it.
Mr Fatty said the mayor is appealing the earlier decision by the decision and that they thought it wise to focus on the appeal instead of fighting two fights.
Police have issued a protest permit to Gambia Women’s Live Matter, a movement seeking to support Gambian women regarding their health.
Police had last week denied the group a permit to protest against women dying at child birth.
A top official of the group Mballing Cham confirmed to The Fatu Network they have now been issued a permit.
MP Saikou Marong has said President Adama Barrow will win the December election – even as he admitted the UDP’s meeting in Sukuta was successful.
The Latrikunda Sabiji MP made this comment during an exclusive interview with The Fatu Network.
The MP said: “To be honest their meeting in Sukuta was a very very successful meeting. But if you ask me, Hon Darboe who is the flagbearer of UDP is used to pulling crowd. What happens in UDP is when they are going out, they go with their votes.
“For example, the meeting at Sukuta in KM, if they have 100 votes, they have gone with 85 votes. Their meeting was successful but is that a winning crowd? How many people are expected to vote? We are talking about 962,000 people [and] you organise a meeting that is even less than 100,000 people and you’re talking that as a yardstick saying that you have already won the election?
“Let’s go to December. On the 4th of December, we will know whether he (President Barrow) is popular or not. Because he is going to emerge as the winner. I am 100% sure that he is going to win.”
APRC chieftains have joined President Adama Barrow in his nationwide tour of the nation.
The president has been meeting with citiens as part of his nationwide tour of the country.
APRC recently secured a deal for a merger with National People’s Party.
In Bansang, APRC deputy spokesman Dodou Jah spoke to NPP reporter Pa Jagne insisting the president was on his way to victory.
“It’s been a lot of talk but I want to say we [APRC] have not even started yet. We have no doubt President Adama Barrow will return to State House this coming election. Victory is inevitable,” Mr Jah said.
QNET, a leading e-commerce based direct selling company and official partner of CAF and ManCity, has sponsored several qualifying matches in the Africa zone of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, thus confirming the company’s passion and support for African football. QNET supports African football in its qualification for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The e-commerce giant recently signed the sponsorship contract for several qualifying matches for the Africa zone of the 2022 Football World Cup. The first was played in Marrakech, on September 1, 2021, between Mali and Rwanda and it ended with a victory for the Eagles of Bamako to 1 -0.
Through this partnership, the multinational giant gets increased visibility during these matches and gets VIP seats offered to its distributors and guests.
Ms. Malou T. Caluza, CEO of QNET, said: “We sponsored the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as part of our long tradition of supporting football around the world. We sponsored several international football teams due to the sport’s great similarity in terms of team spirit and cooperation to achieve success and desired goals. This value and partnership have allowed us to communicate intensively with our customers and distributors over the past seven years. ”
QNET and African football, a fascinating story
QNET is closely linked to the world of football especially in the expressive demonstration of the importance of teamwork, an essential quality in both football and direct sales. In Africa, QNET has been the official direct sales partner of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions on the African continent since 2018. This includes Total CAF Champions League, CAF Total Confederation Cup and CAF Total Super Cup. This partnership, renewed for 2 years in February 2021, offers QNET distributors exclusive access with privileged treatment to the various matches of CAF interclub competitions in the region.
QNET, official partner of ManCity
The story of QNET and football reached its peak in 2014 when it became the official direct sales partner of Manchester City Football Club. The agreement, renewed for ten years, allows QNET to continue to provide ManCity-led football clinics to communities around the world and to connect more closely with consumers and distributors around the world through the various club channels.
Schedule of matches sponsored by QNET during the Africa Zone qualifying stage of the Qatar 2022 World Cup are as follow:
September 1 – 4:
Mali vs Rwanda – September 1 at 19:00 GMT – Location: Agadir, Morocco
Algeria vs Djibouti – September 2 at 19:00 GMT – Location: Blida, Algeria
September 5-7:
Ivory Coast vs Cameroon – September 6 at 19.00 GMT – Location: Abidjan, CIV
Burkina Faso vs Algeria – September 7 at 19:00 GMT – Location: Marrakech, Morocco
October 6 – 9:
Tunisia vs Mauritania
Nigeria vs Central Africa
Ghana vs Zimbabwe
November 10 – 13:
Togo vs Senegal
Tanzania vs DR Congo
Libya VS Egypt (to be confirmed)
November 14-16:
Cameroon vs Ivory Coast
Ghana vs South Africa
About QNET
QNET is one of the leading e-commerce based direct selling companies in Asia, offering a wide range of health, wellness and lifestyle products that empower people to lead better lives. QNET’s local business model, fueled by the power of e-commerce, has helped empower millions of entrepreneurs in more than 100 countries around the world. QNET is headquartered in Hong Kong and operates in more than 25 countries around the world through subsidiaries, branches, agency partnerships and franchisees. QNET is a member of the Direct Selling Association in several countries, as well as the Hong Kong Health Food Association and the Health Supplements Industry Association in Singapore, among others. QNET is also active in sports sponsorship around the world. Some of the most prominent partnerships include the Manchester City Football Club direct sales partnership and the CAF Club League African Championships.
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Police have arrested a woman who was seen in a now viral video hitting a child with a pestle.
A woman filmed another woman beating a screaming child.
Police spokesman Lamin Njie said the woman has been arresting and helping in police’s investigation.
UDP leader Ousainou Darboe’s high school classmate Fodeh Baldeh has said the UDP leader’s name in high school was ‘Abubakar’.
Mr Darboe over the weekend swore his father named him Abubakar as he responded to critics who have accused him of changing his identity.
Veteran journalist and author Fodeh Baldeh writing on Monday said: “Last week, ANMO Darboe, the standard-bearer of the United Democratic Party assured Gambians that ‘Abubakar’ has always been part of his name.
“At Saint Augustine’s Secondary School and Gambia High School (Sixth Form), where we were schoolmates and classmates respectively, this legal luminary was known as ABUBAKAR.”
