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“He Is Corrupt, He Is Not Honest”: Tambajang Rejects Sowe’s Appointment as Auditor General
Former VP Tambajang (Left) and Auditor General Sowe (Right)
By Seedy Jobe
Former Vice President Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang has publicly opposed the appointment of Cherno Amadou Sowe as Auditor General, alleging that he…
Supreme Court Awards Former Auditor General Modou Ceesay D17.6 Million, Rejects State’s Bid to…
The Supreme Court has awarded former Auditor General Modou Ceesay a total of D17,585,213.69 in compensation, dismissing nearly all of the State's objections to the salary, allowances, gratuity, pension, and other benefits due…
Information Minister Denies Bojang Siblings Spent Night at Mile 2 After Re-Arrest
By Fatou Sillah
Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Ismaila Ceesay has denied claims that siblings Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang spent the night at Mile 2 Central Prison after they were re-arrested…
Buba Jallow Alleges Poor Prison Conditions as High Court Orders Medical Assessment
Buba Jallow, the defendant
Buba Jallow, who is awaiting trial on a murder charge, told the High Court in Bundung on Thursday that he has been denied access to medical care and held in conditions without adequate ventilation…
Sanna Manjang Opens Defense With Testimony on Military Service and Kanilai Patrol Duties
Sanna Manjang, the Defendant
The defense in the trial of former soldier Sanna Manjang opened its case at the High Court in Banjul on Tuesday, with the accused taking the witness stand to describe his military career, his deployment…
Sarjo Barrow Urges Repeal of Public Order Act, Calls for Equal Access to Justice Law
Sarjo Barrow, Esq.
By Seedy Jobe
Gambian-born U.S. immigration judge Hon. Sarjo Barrow has called on the National Assembly to repeal the Public Order Act and enact an Equal Access to Justice law, arguing that the…
Gambia Must Modernize Colonial-Era Court Procedures to Strengthen Justice, Says Sarjo Barrow
Sarjo Barrow, Esq.
By Seedy Jobe
Sarjo Barrow, a Gambian-born U.S. immigration judge, has called for sweeping reforms to The Gambia's legal procedures, arguing that although the country's judiciary has become largely independent and…
Police Officer Testifies GALA Members Refused to Disperse Before May 8 Arrests
Chief Superintendent Dawda Jallow, the Chief of Operations for the Kanifing Metropolitan Police Command, told the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on Thursday that 14 members of GALA were arrested on May 8, 2026, after allegedly…
Prosecutors Add Charges Against Jobarteh as Police IT Expert Testifies on Video Evidence
Magistrate Manneh
Prosecutors have broadened their case against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh, replacing three traffic-related charges with a new seven-count indictment as the trial opened this week at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court.
The…
State Drops Criminal Case Against Atif Amin
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued criminal proceedings against Atif Amin, who had been accused of impersonating a Pakistani diplomat and committing a series of related offenses.
Principal Magistrate M.…