Crime and Courts

Ousainou Bojang, First Accused The high-profile trial of Ousainou Bojang—accused of fatally shooting two police officers and injuring a third at the Sukuta-Jabang traffic lights—resumed with testimony from the third…

Alagi Mamadi Kurang By Staff Writer Mamadi Kurang Demands Retraction, Apology, and D200 Million in Damages Over Alleged Defamation. Mr. Alhaji Mamadi Kurang, through his…

A gas station in the Gambia The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Castle Oil Limited, operators of Castle Patrol Station, seeking a stay of execution of a High Court judgment ordering their…

Mario Mendy The High Court, presided over by Justice ZN Mboob, has sentenced Mario Mendy to life imprisonment following his conviction for the murder of Maram Jaw. The judgment, delivered after extensive…

Alagi Mamadi Kurang By Fatou Sillah Alagie Mamadi Kurang, the former Secretary of the Janneh Commission, has issued a defiant response following a D144 million defamation lawsuit filed…

Ousainou Bojang, First Accused The trial of Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, resumed with the defence presenting two witnesses—Sulayman Faal and Famara Bojang—in support of Ousainou Bojang’s alibi. …

The Victim on the left...the convict on the right. The High Court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has sentenced Augustine Bangura to death after finding him guilty of the brutal murder of…

Suspect -photo credit: Kexx The trial of three men accused of staging a violent robbery at the United Vegetable Oil Company on December 31, 2024, resumed with the testimony of the prosecution’s second…

Sample notes- photo-Kexx By Buba Gagigo The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has confirmed that Cherno Bah, 30, has been sentenced to four years in prison for purchasing and circulating counterfeit…

Photo credit: Kexx Sanneh A labourer employed at the United Vegetable Oil Company testified in court this week as the first prosecution witness in the armed robbery trial of three men accused of violently robbing…