ECOMIG: GAP issues statement
Gambia Action Party has issued a statement over the extension of the mandate of the ECOWAS military mission in The Gambia.
The statement reads;
The Gambia Action Party is...
Dr Ismaila Ceesay blasts that it’s unjustifiable to ban school sport yet let super...
Dr Ismaila Ceesay slammed on Monday it is ‘unjustifiable’ to outlaw inter-school athletic competition but allow super music concerts and political gatherings to take place.
Singer ST launched...
UNFPA and UNICEF warn of surge in female genital mutilation in Gambia
A surge in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is feared in The Gambia as COVID-19 disrupts learning and programmes that help protect girls from this harmful practice, UNICEF...
Nigeria: Man bags life imprisonment for rape
An Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced one Farotimi Samuel 27 to life imprisonment for conspiracy and rape.
In her testimony the victim said, she went to buy...
‘It’s you who is lying’: Essa Faal abandons his promise to Salmina Drammeh as...
Essa Faal departed from his promise of being courteous to former NIA director of operations Salmina Drammeh by blasting him for lying to the TRRC.
Drammeh had earlier...
Top Casamance rebel commander Adama Sane and his fighters seek new sanctuary after losing...
A top rebel commander who was forced out of his base in Casamance by the Senegalese military has retreated further in the north with his fighters, according...
Top Senegal opposition leader Sonko: What we know
Senegal’s top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been gripped by allegations of rape following a massage parlour scandal.
-What we know-
Sonko is Senegal leader Macky Sall’s biggest opponent...
Local government ministry accuses KM Mayor of trying to twist its arm over Latrikunda...
The ministry of local government has claimed the decision from the mayor of Kanifing Municipality reeked of an attempt to direct the ministry to a particular line...
You don’t tell an elder that! Salimina Drammeh takes offence after Essa Faal told...
Salimina Drammeh expressed displeasure after TRRC lawyer Essa Faal told him he lied over his claims he only knew about two incidents of torture at the NIA.
“I’m...
Dou Sanno says UDP will die after December election
Top adviser to President Adama Barrow Dou Sanno has predicted United Democratic Party will die after the December presidential election.
Speaking in Tallinding on Sunday at the christening...
Uncle defeats nephew in bitter Latrikunda Yeringanya alkalo battle
Pa Omar Faal has defeated Swaibou Faal in a bitter battle for alkalo of Latrikunda Yeringanya after the ministry of local government intervened.
The duo was locked in...
21 people who travelled into the country allegedly refuse testing and quarantine
Twenty-one people have had their names published by the ministry of health after they allegedly refused COVID-19 testing and quarantine upon their arrival into the country.
According to...
Momodou Lamin Sisay shooting death: 39-year-old Gambian’s crime is being black, inquiry hears
An independent inquiry into the death of Momodou Lamin Sisay who was shot and killed by police in the United States has heard the 39-year-old’s crime was...
Health ministry apologises to five people for wrong advertisement of their identity
The ministry of health has apologized to five people who it wronged by publishing their names alongside scores sick with coronavirus who refused to adhere to treatment...
Gambia For All jabs IEC as party breaks its silence over its leader and...
Gambia For All has expressed concern over voter registration exercise by the Independent Electoral Commission.
The IEC was supposed to commence registering voters for the presidential election last...
Former vice president FJT speaks as her bid to become AU commission deputy chairperson...
The nation’s former vice president Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang has spoken for the first time on her failed bid to become the deputy chairperson of the AU commission.
Tambajang...
38th AU Ordinary Session: President Barrow warns strong leadership needed in Africa’s strategy against...
President Adama Barrow on Saturday addressed the 38th ordinary session of the African Union heads of state and government where he warned strong leadership is required over...
Casamance rebels accuse Guinea Bissau of entering deal with Senegal government
MFDC rebels in Casamance have accused Guinea Bissau of entering into an agreement with the government of Senegal after two of their bases fell.
The Senegalese army shelled...
Coronavirus: Two people die as 53 people contract the disease
Two new COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded bringing the total number of deaths since March of last year when the virus was first seen in the...
Alleged goat thief arrested
A taxi driver whose vehicle number plate circulated online over an alleged theft involving goats and sheep has been arrested.
“The suspect is currently helping the Police in...
