Paul Pogba’s Brother Mathias Sentenced for Extortion and Attempted Kidnapping
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Mathias Pogba, the brother of French footballer Paul Pogba, was sentenced by the Paris Criminal Court to three years in prison, with two...
Meet Fatou Khan Jallow: Transforming Raw Materials into Innovative Products
SPOTLIGHT
By Dawda Baldeh
In this special edition of The Fatu Network Spotlight, we introduce Fatou Khan Jallow, a dynamic 30-year-old budding entrepreneur from Bakoteh in the Kanifing Municipality.
As...
Major Ecstasy Seizure at Banjul Airport: 47,078 Pills Found
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Alieu Njie, a 41-year-old man, was arrested at Banjul International Airport on Tuesday, December 17, after being caught with 47,078 ecstasy tablets.
The seizure,...
Health Concerns Rise as Harmattan Season Begins in Gambia
By Dawda Baldeh
The Harmattan season in The Gambia has raised concerns about the health risks associated with the dust storms it brings.
Health experts have warned that there...
Russia’s Free mRNA Cancer Vaccine by 2025
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Russia has developed a groundbreaking mRNA cancer vaccine, set to be released free of charge by 2025, with pre-clinical trials showing it suppresses...
48-Hour Deadline: BCC Orders Removal of Vehicles, Materials from Roadways
By Dawda Baldeh
The Banjul City Council (BCC) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the immediate removal of all vehicles and building materials from the roadways in the...
Former KMC CEO Martin Alleges Deletion of Financial Records by KMC
By Mama A. Touray
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Sainabou Martin Sonko, has accused KMC of deleting financial records from the system.
Sonko's allegations...
Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing; Ukraine Claims Responsibility
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
According to reporting by the Associated Press, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s nuclear, biological, and chemical protection forces, was killed in...
41-Year-Old Germany-Based Gambian in Custody
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG), has arrested one Alieu Njie, a 41-year-old Germany-based Gambian on Tuesday at the Banjul International Airport for possession of prohibited...
Barrow Should Run for a Third Term… If He Wants.
Written by: Seringe S.T. Touray
President Adama Barrow’s series of recent announcements, all clarifying his intentions of a third term in office, have sparked debate across our political...
Journalist Pa Modou Bojang Awarded D15 Million in Landmark Judgment
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Pa Modou Bojang, CEO of Home Digital FM, has been awarded D15 million in damages and D200,000 in legal costs yesterday by the...
KMC under Bensouda ‘was intimidating’ says former KMC CEO Martin
By Mama A. Touray
Sainabou Martin Sonko, the former chief executive officer of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) under Talib Ahmed Bensouda's mayorship, has told the ongoing local...
How UNIDO is working with TGSB to Develop and Promote Standards
By: Sarjo S. Jammeh
Standards are frameworks that are needed to assure safety of products, to ensure that products and materials are tailored-made for their purpose, facilitate trade...
The Groundnut Dilemma: Climate Change and the Future of Gambia’s Cash Crop
By Dawda Baldeh
In the vibrant landscape of The Gambia, groundnut farming has been a cornerstone of the nation's economy for generations. This agricultural practice has not only...
Barthélemy Dias Challenges Dismissal, Insists He Remains Mayor of Dakar
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Despite his official removal from office last week, Barthélemy Dias declared on December 16 that he considers himself the Mayor of Dakar until...
ECOWAS Summit: President Barrow Stresses More Practical Approaches to Sub-Regional Challenges
President Barrow on Sunday joined his counterpart Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS member countries in Abuja at the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Summit.
During...
Stone Mining and Hard Work: Samba Secka’s Call for Gambian Youth to Embrace Hard...
By: Michaella Faith Wright
Samba Secka, a resilient stone miner from The Gambia, has been in the industry for over seven years, overcoming significant challenges to make a...
ECOWAS Approves Special Tribunal for Gambia’s Human Rights Abuses
ECOWAS has approved the establishment of a Special Tribunal for The Gambia to hold accountable those responsible for severe human rights abuses from July 1994 to January...
“I like Jammeh, Except for the Killings.” The Moral Crime of Romanticizing Jammeh’s Terror
Written by: Seringe S.T. Touray
Imagine sitting in your Paris apartment, thousands of miles from home, where you were living while studying, when your sister's call shatters your...
Gambia-Senegal Trade Forum: VP Jallow and PM Sonko to Lead December 19-20 Event
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
The Gambia-Senegal Economic, Trade, Investment Forum and Cultural Gala Dinner, themed "Harmonization of Friendlier Business Environment," will take place on December 19-20, 2024,...