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Journalist Bakary Mankajang Testifies in Police Shooting Trial
Bakary Mankajang
Bakary Mankajang, founder of Mankajang Daily, testified on Monday as the tenth defence witness in the ongoing murder trial of Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court…
Former Auditor General Files Supreme Court Lawsuit Over Alleged Unlawful Removal, Citing…
Modou Ceesay, Former Auditor General
Former Auditor General Modou Ceesay has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court, challenging what he describes as the unlawful and unconstitutional nature of his removal from office. The suit names…
Lawyer J. Darboe Denies UDP Ties Influenced His Role in Auditor General Ceesay’s Case
Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe
By Fatou Sillah
Human rights lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has denied claims that his legal representation of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay was politically influenced or connected to the United Democratic…
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…
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…
DLEAG Arrests Two Men With Over 8,000 Ecstasy Pills
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG)
By Makutu Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), has arrested two men in connection with the possession of more than 8,000 pills of suspected ecstasy, as part…
Police Probe Two Separate Alleged Murder Cases Involving Minors
Gambia Police Force
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) is investigating two distinct alleged murder cases involving minors in the North Bank Region, both reported on September 29, 2025.
In Ndofan Village, a…
Post-Mortem Conducted on Omar Badjie Amid Divergent Accounts of Death
Late Omar Badjie
A post-mortem examination was conducted today at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) on the body of Omar Badjie, whose death has sparked conflicting reports from his family, eyewitnesses, and police…
National Assembly Passes Judicial Officers (Conditions of Service) Bill 2025
The National Assembly
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly has passed the Judicial Officers (Conditions of Service) Bill, 2025, a landmark legislation designed to reinforce judicial independence and safeguard the welfare of…
Court Orders Post-Mortem as Investigation into Omar Badjie’s Death Intensifies
Late Omar Badjie
A post-mortem examination has been officially ordered for the late Omar Badjie, following a formal request from his family. Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy granted the order after receiving the family’s affidavit and…