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SOLO ‘VALUES SACRIFICE OVER PERSONAL COMFORT’ – OUSAINOU DARBOE
The leader of the United Democratic Party said Ebrima Solo Sandeng, a former youth leader of the party and an opposition activist who died in state custody in April 2016, values sacrifice over personal comfort.
Ousainou Darboe said their…
CIVIL SOCIETY CERTIFY COUNCILOR ELECTION “FREE AND FAIR”
Civil society organization in The Gambia led by West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) have certified the country’s Thursday local government elections that gave lead to United Democratic Party as ‘free, fair and transparent’.
A…
NIGERIAN SINGER 2FACE PICKS UP NEW CHALLENGE
One of Nigeria's best musical export Mr Innocent Idibia, also known as Tuface, has stated his interest in joining the Nigerian political scene. This act is coming in the spate of the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign.
He told the News Agency of…
GAMBIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR GETS BIGGER AND BETTER
Hundreds of exhibitors from The Gambia and other parts of the sub-region are gathering at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, West of Banjul for the 12th edition of the annual Gambia International Trade Fair.
Organized by the Gambia…
UDP SWEEP POLLS IN COUNCILOR ELECTION
The former party of President Adama Barrow, the United Democratic Party, has swept the local government elections polls winning 62 of the 120 seats contested for.
The Gambia Democratic Congress party led by a former ally of ex President…
ACTIVIST DEMAND GOV’T TO REVEAL INFO. ON JAMMEH’S DISAPPEARED VICTIMS
The families of people who have disappeared under former dictator Yahya Jammeh have asked the Government to reveal information acquired by the state during the investigation into their disappearances.
In a statement issued on Thursday,…
LOW VOTER TURN OUT AS POLLS CLOSE IN COUNCILLORSHIP ELECTION
Polls have closed across Gambia in what is the country’s first local government election since the shocking defeat of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh.
Eight political parties are battling for 113 seats with several independent…
EX IGP SONKO ADVICES INTERIOR ON INTERNAL SECURITY, CONFIRMS MBALLOW
The interior minister, Ebrima Mballow, has confirmed the appointment of former Inspector General of Police Yankuba Sonko as the ministry’s adviser on national security.
“Mr Sonko was appointed by Government to advise the ministry on issues…
POLICE LAUNCH ‘OPERATION SWEEP CLEAN’ TO DEAL WITH RISING CRIME
Barely a day after armed robbers attacked the Jah Oil patrol station in Brikama, Gambian police have started a 24 hours nationwide patrol to tackle rising crimes in the country.
The police said in a statement issued on Wednesday that they…
THREE GAMBIANS ARRESTED OVER SENEGALESE FOREST GUARD MURDER
Three Gambian men suspected of murdering a forest guard in the troubled southern region of Senegal have been arrested, police spokesperson David Kujabi has told Kerr Fatou on Tuesday.
Senegalese authorities and Gambian police said Moustapha…