‘Fanta Jawara convicted for not defending herself’
by Alhagie Jobe
Dictator Yahya Jammeh’s hired mercenary judge at the Special Criminal Court has indicated in her judgment in the United Democratic Party members case that US...
Press statement: UDP’s REACTION TO THE POLITICAL VERDICT IN THE COURT
We condemn the predictable and utterly unjust judgement delivered by justice Dada in Banjul today July 20 at the behest and dictation of Yahya JAMMEH the presiding...
Opposition leader Ousainou Darboe & members of his executive jailed for 3 years
By Alhagie Jobe
A judge at the Special Criminal Court in The Gambia today, July 20, sentenced the country’s leading opposition leader Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic...
UDP urges party militants to expect the worse from mercenary judge over Darboe and...
Press Statement By The United Democratic Party (UDP) On The Impending Judgement In The Political Trial Of The UDP Leader and His Senior Executives
In the next few...
Can Jammeh Rig this Elections?
Another interesting topic of debate on Gambian political issues is the possibility of Jammeh rigging the Dec elections with some people going as far as to claim...
28 Gov’t officials granted bail, asked to surrender travel documents
Information reaching this network has confirmed that the 28 senior government officials dismissed, arrested and detained including permanent secretaries, deputy permanent secretaries and directors accused by state...
Dictator Yahya Jammeh absent from AU Summit in Rwanda
By Alhagie Jobe
Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh is absent from attending the ongoing 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State and Governments Summit at the...
African e-Passport launched
By Alhagie Jobe
The much awaited African e-passport has finally been launched this Sunday at the 27th Ordinary Session of African Heads of States and Government summit in...
Who are the majority voters in Gambia?
By Lamin Gano
An interesting point being currently debated on Gambian political issues is which group of voters are the majority in the country. This blog is my...
Gambia to legislate against child and forced marriage on July 21
By Alhagie Jobe
Gambia’s National Assembly has been instructed by The Executive to called for an extra-ordinary session on July 21, 2016, to legislate and pass into law...
Is Mama Kandeh Genuine?
By Lamin Gano
When I first learnt that a new political party call the GDC has been registered in the Gambia, I was both curious about this party...
Police instructed Magistrate to not grant bail to Cherno Marena and Co
Shortly after receiving directives from The Office to not grant bail to former Solicitor general, Cherno Marena and the rest of the board members of The Gambia...
Navy Officer Detained Incommunicado For Over 180 days
Yunusa Suso, head of The Gambia Navy's discipline office and minor operations was arrested on April 3, by the Military Police and is held incommunicado with his...
UN reiterates call on Gambia to conduct independent investigation into April 14 & 16...
By Alhagie Jobe
The United Nations has once again reiterate its call on the Gambia government to conduct an independent investigation to shed light on the events of...
IS THE APRC PARTY COLLAPSING?
In a recent interview, Honourable Mama Kandeh made the comments that the APRC party is collapsing and one of his executive members took this assertion even further...
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...
Inside Dictator Yahya Jammeh’s Aircrafts
According to credible reports, dictator Yahya Jammeh's aircrafts have recently been having endless electrical problems, one of them was flown back to Banjul on June 24, after...
US Ambassador to UN Samantha Power calls for the release of Fanta Jawara
By Alhagie Jobe
Samantha Power, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations has called on The Gambia government to release Fanta Darboe Jawara, a US citizen languishing...
United Democratic Party Leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s EID Message
Fellow citizens and friends of The Gambia, as Muslims in the country and those around the world celebrate Eidul Fitr today, I send you sincere greetings and...
Gambia Government Must Respect the Rights and Dignity of Citizens
By Madi Jobarteh
The announcement on July 5, the eve of Koriteh (Eid-il-Fitr) by the Office of the President that 27 senior, middle and junior level government officials...