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DLEAG Arrests Three Suspected Drug Dealers, Seizes Over 33,000 Ecstasy Pills
Seized drugs
By Makutu Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) has arrested three suspected drug dealers in Bakau and Brusubi with a combined total of 33,039 ecstasy pills. The arrests took place on October 2,…
Chief Justice Orders Coroner’s Inquest Into Death of Omar Badjie
Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow
By Mankutu Manneh
The Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow, has directed Magistrate Anna O. Mendy of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court to conduct a coroner’s inquest into the death…
MC Cham Jr. Resigns from UDP, Citing Departure from Core Values
MC Cham Jr, Business Councilor, KMC
By Fatou Sillah
MC Cham Jr., business councillor at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has formally resigned from the United Democratic Party (UDP), declaring that the party no longer…
UDP’s Alagie S. Darboe Says Resignations Will Not Weaken Party Ahead of 2026 Elections
Hon. Alagie S. Darboe
By Fatou Sillah
Alagie S. Darboe, Senior Administrative Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and Minority Leader in the National Assembly, has dismissed concerns that recent resignations from the…
Kebba Lang Fofana Dismisses Talib Bensouda as “Political Amateur,” Predicts Easy Victory for Barrow…
Kebba Lang Fofana, Nominated National Assembly Member
By Fatou Sillah
Kebba Lang Fofana, nominated National Assembly Member and National Youth Wing Secretary General of the National People’s Party (NPP), has sharply criticized…
Mayor Bensouda Expresses Appreciation to UDP as He Launches New Political Movement
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of KMC
By Makutu Manneh
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, former National Organizing Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has formally announced the establishment of a new political movement,…
Mayor Bensouda Launches ‘Unite Movement Gambia’ to Address National Challenges
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of KMC
By Makutu Manneh
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has announced the establishment of a new political initiative called the Unite Movement Gambia, aimed at tackling…
Charges Amended Against 23 Youths; All Plead Not Guilty
Magistrate Touray
In the ongoing trial of 23 youths accused in relation to anti-PURA protests, the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court yesterday heard a prosecution application to amend the charges against them.
The case, brought…
Alagie S. Darboe Says Reconciliation With Mayor Bensouda Is Ongoing for Him to Remain in UDP
Alagie S. Darboe, Senior Administrative Secretary of UDP
By Fatou Sillah
Alagie S. Darboe, Senior Administrative Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and Minority Leader at the National Assembly, has said that…
Gambian Human Rights Activist Plans Protest in Germany Against Support for Gambia Police Force
Yahya Sonko, Gambian human rights activist
By Makutu Manneh
Gambian human rights activist Yahya Sonko has announced plans to seek a permit from German authorities to organize a peaceful mass demonstration, calling on Germany to…