Gigantic Cost of Gambia’s political wars
By Sainey Darboe
That the founder of the United Democratic Party and Vice President,Ousainou Darboe, doesn’t enjoy the best of relations with incumbent president Adama Barrow is palpable...
The so-called coup and the illegal detention of Momodou Sabally
By: Madi Jobarteh
The situation surrounding the so-called coup attempt announced by the Government and the illegal arrest of Momodou Sabally should be taken with utmost seriousness...
Why Dr. Ismaila Ceesay is the right choice for Gambia’s next Vice President
The recent passing of the Vice President Alieu Badara Joof has left a vacuum that must be filled. As the Gambia continues to grapple with the loss...
LAMIN NJIE: We Should Stop the Hypocrisy and Come to the Aid of People...
By Lamin Njie
I will put this plainly: Gambians are funny. One moment they’re straight-thinking, another moment they’re blinkered. It’s something I’ve become used to now.
It’s been Nogoi...
There’s Only One False News Offender, Baa: The Government
By Lamin Njie
I think Ba Tambadou was bluffing when he said people found wanting of spreading false news will be prosecuted. He said ‘people’ of which my...
LAMIN NJIE: If self-belief is what drives a leader, President Barrow has a bag...
Self-belief. Self-belief. SELF-BELIEF. That’s the answer I got when I asked one political analyst friend about the one thing that makes a leader successful. There wasn’t any...
Has our National Assembly failed to meet basic expectations?
By Zakaria Kemo Konteh
'Rubber Stamp' National Assembly was among the most common phrases used by activists to describe Members of the National Assembly during Yahya Jammeh's presidency....
Cries of Gambian youth must not be ignored
By Basidia M Drammeh
The demonstrations that swept the country’s two largest cities last Wednesday underpin a deep-seated crisis and mounting problems that continue to face our nation,...
Kemo Bojang Refutes Sabally’s Claims of KMC Not Creating Decent Jobs for Youths
By: Sainabou Gassama
Momodou Sabally, the former Campaign Manager for the United Democratic Party (UDP), has questioned the remarks made by the Mayor of KMC, Talib Ahmed Bensuda,...
Darboe, Bensouda And The UDP: A Final Exit, And A New Beginning?
OPINION
By Cherno Baba Jallow
"Governors are appointed, councils are elected,’’ Talib Bensouda, who recently won re-election as mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, once said in a speech....
How About We Restructure The Ministry of Tourism and Culture?
By Yunus Hydara
In this restructuring, the tourism sector would be put under the purview of Gambia Tourism Board and the ministry to become - Ministry Of National...
Borom Buzz: Gitteh’s political career doomed by five cardinal mistakes in NPP
In a fiery Facebook live broadcast from the confines of his car, Ebou Bah, widely known as Serigne Chapa Cholly Borom Buzz, has raised five key reasons...
The Gambia’s Road Transport Nightmare
By: Sulayman Jammeh. MSc Road and Transportation Engineering Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Nothing is more frustrating than being forced to navigate the Gambia's daily...
Who will NPP pick for the BAC chairmanship election?
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
President Barrow's ruling National People’s Party is yet to officially announce the party’s pick for the top office in the May 20 local government...
Objection to the President’s National Assembly Nominations
By all standards, these current nominations betray the reasons and rationale for presidential nominations. The norm that has guided the President in proposing nominations to the National...
Mayor Lowe and the UDP – no longer at ease?
OPINION
By: D. A. Jawo
The recent visit of Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe to President Adama Barrow in his native village of Mankamang Kunda, to ‘present’ to him two...
Senegal’s Gains, Gambia’s Losses: The Truth Behind Banjul International’s New Levies
The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority's recent decision to raise passenger service and security charges, as well as introduce a new passenger safety levy at Banjul International Airport,...
THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER THAT IS YAHYA JAMMEH
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Part I
Fatoumatta: I am reluctant to join any fireside chat on the Yahya Jammeh shame of Friday evening cultural phenomenon drama; we are addicted to...
NPP & the Gitteh debacle: A comedy of errors
By: Dida Halake
I was lying in hospital in London when I saw the news about NPP candidate selection for Brikama Chairmanship. Now, I had been warned by...
Madi Ceesay: ‘Sabally was not an asset to UDP’
By: Alieu Jallow
Honourable Madi Ceesay, a National Assembly Member (NAM) for Serrekunda West, has said Momodou Sabally, the former campaign manager of the United Democratic Party (UDP),...
