Get the facts straight: Debunking the false rumours surrounding Achraf Hakimi’s divorce
Hold onto your hats, folks, because we've got a wild rumour circulating the internet about Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi and his soon-to-be ex-wife. This rumour is hotter...
UK’s Illegal Migration Bill: The Gambia Classified As ‘Safe Country’
As the United Kingdom implements its Illegal Migration Bill, concerns have been raised about the decision to classify The Gambia as a "safe country."
The UK government's new...
Opinion Piece on the FGM Debate in The Gambia Part 1: From Immunization Success...
Sharing why anti-FGM/C advocates like myself maintains the position that FGM/C remains un-Islamic in light of the current events, all of which failed to bring a single...
Madi Jobarteh calls for transparency and accountability on ‘Coffee Time,’ urging citizens to demand...
By: Alieu Jallow
Madi Jobarteh, known for his advocacy of human rights and founder of the Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice, during a live interview...
Condemnation Statement on President Adama Barrow’s Recent Remarks
By Yahya Sonko, Migration & Human Rights Activist
As a concerned citizen and patriot of The Gambia, I am deeply troubled by the recent statements made by President...
Road Cleanup Project
OPINION
By: Momodou Ndow
Those who have lived or traveled abroad know that certain activities require a permit in the West.
For example, you cannot sell on the streets without...
Addressing the Persistent Ferry Crisis at the Banjul-Barra Crossing Points: A Call to Action
OPINION
By Bakary J. Janneh
The Banjul-Barra crossing, a vital link connecting the two sides of the Gambia River, has long been plagued by a chronic crisis in ferry...
For UDP, The Road Anew
OPINION
By Cherno Baba Jallow
At its founding in 1996, the United Democratic Party (UDP) was riding a crest-wave of mass popularity. With the ban on party politics lifted,...
A, B, C, Darboe Just Doesn’t Get It: A Commission is a Commission, Period.
Why did Lawyer Ousainou Darboe refuse to become a novelist? Because he's already a master of fiction, creating his own tales to suit his political agenda. In...
Our Society Has Not Fully Felt Our Academic Knowledge
OPINION
By Yaya A Bojang (Bojis)
Gambia has adopted a learning system that has been long-lasting for decades, and every student grapples to scale this system high enough to...
My Perspective on the Increment in Electricity Tariff: The Woes and Possible Improvisation and...
OPINION
It is better to manifest frustrations and concerns over the recent hike in electricity tariff than keep mute to unintentionally, unwittingly or deliberately rationalise this policy shift.
Energy...
Tragic Death of Isatou Chorr Demands Justice
OPINION
By Bakary J Janneh
Right Activist
The devastating news of Isatou Chorr's untimely demise has sent shockwaves through communities far and wide. Isatou Chorr, a Gambian maid, was allegedly...
Panoramic view of the Gambian economy in 2024
OPINION
By Musa Bassadi Jawara
This is my optics on the economy as the New Year commences in earnest. I’m not privy to empirical data available to officials in...
Eid-Al-Adha: Special Opinion
Wishing everyone a Happy Eid Mubarak!
Islam as well as other faiths are instruments of individual and societal transformations. The hardest of societies and people have been affected...
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...
Open Letter to the National Assembly: Suggestions & Recommendations on the Pending Anti-Corruption Bill
By Sarjo Barrow, Esq.
The most important institution that should nurture and protect our nascent democracy is National Assembly (“NA”). Yet, the institution failed to attract talent or...
Jammeh’s Rejection of NPP/APRC Alliance Is Good News for President Barrow
By Muhammed W. Touray
When Alagie Kijera, The Netherlands-based former president of Barrow Fans Club rejected the NPP/APRC alliance on moral grounds and left NPP in protest, he...
Memo to President Macky SALL
By Katim S Touray, PhD
His Excellency, President Macky SALL of the Republic of Senegal
Avenue Léopold Sédar Senghor,
Dakar, SENEGAL
Your Excellency, President Sall,
First, allow me to express my sincere...
‘Vimto Circle’: ‘Girl Power’ Before it Became a Trend
Long before the advent of the term "Girl Power," a group of young girls practised this in The Gambia and lived by its dictates till death parted...