Barrow summons his ministers to State House for ‘special’ summit on…
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow will meet with his ministers on Wednesday to discuss a cabinet white paper on the report of the Janneh Commission, the presidency...
Shock and drama as Gambians edit poorly written State House press release
By Alhassan Darboe
Gambians on and off Facebook have been thrown into shock and drama as a press release from the office of the president becomes the butt...
Foreign affairs says Melville’s case is now being handled by police
By Lamin Njie
The sexual misconduct case involving a top official at the ministry of foreign affairs is now with the police and the ministry of justice, the...
Killa Ace’s Mile Two woes continue as court denies him and dozens others bail...
By Fatu Network reporter
Killa Ace’s Mile Two woes continued on Tuesday after the Kanifing Magistrates Court denied him bail. He was denied bail alongside 36 other youths.
The...
Top activist slams police for arresting only 36 people out of 100s who took...
By Lamin Njie
Prominent civil society activist Madi Jobarteh has expressed surprise at the arrest of only 36 people over mass protests that rocked the country in July.
Mass...
Police name alleged diplomatic passport fraudsters and one of them is an ex-driver to...
By Lamin Njie
Police said Monday at least eight people have been arrested on suspicion of helping individuals hold Gambian diplomatic passport.
A massive diplomatic passport scandal has hit...
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and corruption are expected to be high on his agenda as he...
URR cattle owner seeks justice after 15 of his cows are found dead at...
By Lamin Njie
A cattle owner in Upper River Region Naya Baldeh is seeking justice after 15 of his cows died at his ranch in Madina Giki.
Herdsmen went...
Ousman Darboe is laid to rest after almost one and a half months since...
By Fatu Network reporter
The man whose death led to mass protests in The Gambia last month has finally been buried.
Businessman Ousman Darboe was buried at the Latrikunda...
Gambians heap praise on Sir Dawda at funeral but Barrow is slammed for delivering...
By Lamin Njie
Gambians came together on Thursday to exalt Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara for who he was; a patriot who served his country well.
Sir Dawda’s son eulogized...
Ramp mishap sees heavy duty truck plunge into water disrupting ferry service
By Lamin Njie
Ferry service at the Banjul ferry terminal was disrupted on Wednesday after a heavy duty truck plunged into the water following a ramp mishap.
Chaos erupted...
OJ pays tribute to ‘very tolerant’ Sir Dawda moments after returning to Gambia
By Lamin Njie
The man who served Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara for 13 years as minister of forestry and later agriculture has fondly recalled the former president who...
Killa Ace remanded at Mile Two alongside 36 other youths after their implication in...
By Momodou Justice Darboe
A lower court in Serekunda on Tuesday ordered the remand in custody at the State Central Prisons in Banjul of all the 37 Gambian...
Senegalese young singer Ouzin blasted for wearing female clothes to concert
A sprouting Senegalese singer has been blasted for dressing in female clothes during a concert.
Ouzin Keita was clad in female attires during a performance at a concert...
OIC secretariat in crisis as two top officials resign
By Lamin Njie
Two top officials of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation national secretariat have resigned from their posts.
Lamin Sanneh and Nyang Njie resigned on Monday in a...
‘You aided dictatorship in Gambia’: Madi Jobarteh tears into new Interior Minister Sonko in...
Madi Jobarteh has branded Yankuba Sonko as someone who willingly aided and abetted dictatorship in The Gambia.
Yankuba Sonko has been appointed as the new interior minister of...
‘We are not part of it’: APRC says it will play umpire role in...
By Lamin Njie
Interim leader of opposition APRC Fabakary Tombong Jatta has said his party will play the role of referee in the three years row.
President Adama Barrow...
Police confirm arrest of two foreign ministry officials and a JP over diplomatic passport...
By Lamin Njie
Police in The Gambia said Monday three people are in their custody on suspicion of fraudulently helping a man hold Gambian diplomatic passport.
A man was...
Giraffes move closer to endangered species protection as several nations agree to tighten their...
Nations around the world moved Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from conservationists and scowls from some sub-Saharan African...
Is it time for ECOMIG to leave? Study says ‘majority’ of Gambians trust Gambian...
By Lamin Njie
Majority of Gambians trust the Gambia Armed Forces and believe the military protects citizens from external and internal security threats, a new study has said.
Pan...
