Egyptian actress Rania Youssef charged over revealing dress
An Egyptian actress who wore a revealing dress to the Cairo Film Festival is to go on trial on charges of "inciting debauchery", reports say.
Rania Youssef appeared...
Barrow Graces Macky Sall’s Investiture
By Lamin Njie, in Dakar
President Adama Barrow has graced President Macky Sall’s investiture as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election in Senegal.
President Sall was chosen Saturday...
Macky Sall Promises Better Senegal at Investiture
By Lamin Njie, in Dakar
President Macky Sall has promised that his administration will continue to implement policies aimed at making Senegal more prosperous.
Mr Sall on Saturday accepted...
On the Inspiring Music of ST Brikama Boyo: Letter to Scotch
Sultan, my chief Mentee; I salute you on this auspicious day when the Gambia's finest ST, is set to launch yet another (potentially) chart-busting album, #SaluTo.
You and...
UDP Student Wing Responds To Seedy Njie’s Recent Statement Towards Their Leader
The student wing of the United Democratic Party (UDP) wishes to send a very strong message to Seedy SK Njie over the recent frivolous and cynical ill...
It is time to tilt the politics away from a Barrow government
By Omar Janneh
A leader must lead for good reasons, s/he must be selfless and so must know the spirit of sacrifice and positive legacy. Let us be...
Uncle Suwaebou, A Giant of African Journalism Has Fallen
Today, there is an audible silence in the literary world. A giant of African Journalism has fallen. Swaebou Conateh was a son of Africa, a child of...
On Bob Marley and Reggae Music: Letter to DJ Fireman
I salute you my brother,
I have never met you in person but I have followed your activities through social media and I respect your consistency in your...
Tributes Pour in for Veteran Journalist Swaebou Conateh
By Lamin Njie
Tributes poured in Thursday for veteran journalist and publisher of News and Report Magazine Swaebou Conateh who died on Wednesday after a long illness. He...
Amadou Samba’s Lawyer Fires Back at Janneh Inquiry’s Bensouda
Attorney for Amadou Samba has urged the Janneh Commission not to hold her client responsible over other people’s action with regard to a prerogative that was given...
Ex-Police Chief Says PIU Officers Opened Fire in ‘Self-Defence’
By Lamin Njie
The former head of the Gambia Police Force has said that police officers who opened fire during a protest in Faraba did so in self-defence.
Landing...
Gambia Gov’t Reacts to Killing of Saudi Journalist
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government has reacted to the killing of a Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi national, went missing after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate...
Gambia Press Union Mourns the Death of a Doyen Journalist Suwaebou Conateh
November 29, 2018: Fajara: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with deep sadness and great shock the sudden death of Mr Swaebou Conateh, a veteran Gambian Journalist...
President Julius Maada Bio Launches the McGovern-Dole International School Feeding Programme in Kabala, Koinadugu
His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has launched phase four of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme (IFEP) in Kabala, the district headquarter...
FIRST LADY BIO CAMPAIGNS AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE AT AFRICAN GIRLS SUMMIT
By George Sesay
The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. Fatima Bio encouraged her counterparts in Africa to set up robust means of protecting girls...
GAMBIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA FADERA PRESENTS LETTER OF CREDENCE
His Excellency Dawda Docka Fadera, High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia to Canada, on 13thNovember 2018 presented the letter of recall of his predecessor and...
Mayor Of Ziguinchor Abdoulaye Balde Joins Team Macky
The leader of the Union of Centrists of Senegal (Ucs) and Mayor of Ziguinchor, Abdoulaye Baldé has resigned his candidacy for president to join Macky Sall.
According to...
OIC Gambia Summit on Track – Official
By State House Media
The Secretary-General of the OIC-Gambia Secretariat, the national body tasked with the responsibility to host the 2019 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in...
FARABA BANTA: Gov’t to Compensate Families of Killed Faraba Protesters
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government will work out compensation packages for the families of three people who were killed during a protest in Faraba, according to a...
FARABA BANTA: Barrow Suspends NEA, Geology Department Officials
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has suspended officials of the National Environment Agency and Geology Department who were implicated in the Faraba Banta tragedy.
The suspension of the...