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Mayor Lowe Urges Women to Vote for Change, Citing Killings, Migrant Deaths, and Water Shortages
By Seedy Jobe
Banjul Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe has urged Gambian women and young people to use their votes to demand change, citing growing concerns over insecurity, deaths along irregular migration routes and…
Independent Presidential Aspirant Joseph Joof Submits Incomplete Nomination Papers to IEC
Joseph Henry Joof
By Makutu Manneh
Joseph Henry Joof, a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice seeking to contest The Gambia's December 5 presidential election as an independent candidate, submitted incomplete…
Bensouda Files Presidential Nomination, Says Government White Paper Cannot Bar His Candidacy
Talib and Salimata Bensouda
By Makutu Manneh
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the presidential candidate of Coalition 2026, submitted his nomination papers to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Saturday, dismissing suggestions that…
President Barrow Pledges To Consider Release Of Jailed Drifters
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has pledged to consider the release of drifters currently in prison, stating that they were jailed to learn a lesson and not because they are hated.
He made the pledge…
Barrow Gives D500,000 to Drifters, Warns Against Opposition Politicians
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has presented D500,000 to a group of young motorsport enthusiasts, popularly known as drifters, who visited him at State House on Friday. He urged them to work…
From Police Crackdowns to Presidential Convoy: Barrow Invites Car Drifters to Nomination
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has invited members of the Gambia Motorsports Association to join his convoy when he submits his nomination papers to the Independent Electoral Commission…