Bakary Nyassi Resigns As GIA Managing Director
The Managing Director of The Gambia International Airlines (GIA), Bakary Nyassi, has tendered his resignation to the GIA board Monday afternoon. Nyassi's resignation came few days after...
As the tongue lashing intensifies among surrogates, Yahya Jammeh is quietly licking his wounds
The abrasive rhetoric coming from the party surrogates towards each other has reached a boiling point in recent weeks and perhaps, this underscores the broader need for...
Salieu Taal is new Gambia Bar Association president
By Alhagie Jobe
The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has appointed Mr Salieu Taal to fill the position of President, replacing Ms Loubna Farage who resigned from the position,...
Gambia! Roll up your sleeves and stand in solidarity with our opposition
Yahya Jammeh understands his regime has left behind a well-documented record of corruptions, retiree benefits shriveled, state murders, thousands of youths that fled the country, angry victims,...
Opposition Unity is too Early and Risky
By Lamin Gano
It is indisputable that in order to maximize the chance of defeating Jammeh this year, it is crucial for only one candidate to run against...
Polls closed in Gambia’s Presidential election
By Alhagie Jobe
Polls have officially closed in The Gambia’s presidential elections and counting at the spot has begun immediately.
Polls opened as early as 08:00 GMT in the...
Ex-Junglers Acquire New Identities
Former members of President Yahya Jammeh’s killer squad, the Junglers, have acquired new identities with kingpin Sanna Manjang now called Yaya Badgie, The Standard has learned.
Manjang, indicted...
“Yahya Jammeh’s comments targeting Mandinkas is stigmatization & dehumanization” -says UN advisor on the...
By Alhagie Jobe
The Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide has described the ‘inflammatory rhetoric’ by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh targeting...
Gambia’s UN diplomat rubbishes UN Genocide advisor’s comments against Yahya Jammeh’s threats to the...
By Alhagie Jobe
Samsudeen Sarr, the Gambia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations has rubbished the recent statement by Adama Dieng, UN Secretary General’s Special advisor on Prevention...
Yahya Jammeh boycotts ECOWAS Summit in Dakar
By Alhagie Jobe in Dakar
Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has once again boycotted the ongoing 49th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community...
WRITER SAYS MAJOR MOMODOU BOJANG INSULTED, HUMILIATED & ARRESTED HIS VILLAGE ELDERS
It was the darkest day in the history of my village, Sami, CRR. As soon as he arrived at the village “bantaba”, he (Captain Momodou Bojang) disrespectfully...
As Dictator Jammeh Dares The Nation On His Human Sacrifices: More Reports Of Child...
We are keenly following reports of children being abducted in The Gambia, initially there were reports that the abductions were conducted clandestinely by what appears to be...
Sulayman Gassama Former State House Photographer Absconds With His Children
Credible sources have informed The Fatu Network that Sulayman Gassama, cameraman, sound technical and photographer at The Office of The President has left the shores of The...
UTG’s Pact of Inluential Lecturers express disgust over blatant subversion of the popular will...
By Dr. Ismaila Ceesay
Dante Alighieri once claimed that 'the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality'....
The marbles have spoken: Jubilation all over Gambia after historic opposition win
By Alhagie Jobe
Emotional Gambians all over the country have stormed the streets in their various towns and villages celebrating Adama Barrow's victory.
Mr Barrow who led a coalition...
Gambia: Lamin Gano STOP IT! YOU CAN’T GLORIFY OUSMAN SONKO
'...to sincerely commend you for your decision to desert the government of President Jammeh and to also congratulate you on your successful escape from The Gambia and...
WHERE IS BUN SANNEH?
All went so quiet about Ebrima Bun Sanneh since his unceremonious exit from the Gambia Police Force and subsequently as the former director of the National Drug...
Coalition’s Barrow says Jammeh is already defeated, urges IEC to be independent
By Alhagie Jobe
The standard bearer of the opposition coalition in The Gambia has said that incumbent President Yahya Jammeh is already defeated in the upcoming December 1st...
Two prison officers accused of aiding journalist Alhagie Ceesay’s escape appear in court
By Alhagie Jobe
Ebrima Njie and Edrissa Manga, the two prison officer accused of being present at the time of the escape of radio journalist Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay,...
VP Njie-Saidy addresses General Assembly, rubbishes The UN as undemocratic
By Alhagie Jobe
The Gambia has categorized the United Nations particularly it’s Security Council as ‘undemocratic’ and needs urgent reforms.
Gambia’s Vice President Njie-Saidy made the remarks on behalf...
