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Man Fined For Defrauding Land Buyer

By Louise Jobe  One Sutay Bah, a resident of Kunkujang Keitaya in the West Coast Region of the Gambia, was sentenced to pay a fine...

Justice Jaiteh Admits Some Cautionary and Voluntary Statements of Defendant Ousainou...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Ebrima Jaiteh in his ruling in the voir-dire trial involving Ousainou Bojang and the State, admitted some statements made by...

Justice Minister proffers amendment in criminal offences bill to replace cited...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Dawda A Jallow, has proposed the amendment of Clause 11 sub-section (3) of...

Alleged Murderer of Fatoumata Kargbo Appears at High Court

By Mariama MarongHaruna Tine, the alleged murderer of Fatou Kagbo has appeared before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court yesterday Monday, 11th...

Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe & Kexx Sanneh File Case at Supreme...

By Yankuba Jallow Senior Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe, the Coalition of Progressive Gambians and Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx Sanneh) have instituted a case at the Supreme...

Teacher Admits Raping His Student

By Louise Jobe  Alasana Bah, a 42-year-old koranic teacher, has pleaded guilty to the charge of raping a 13-year-old. He appeared before magistrate Fatou Darboe...

Arona Tine’s Murder Trial Postponed

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The trial of Arona Tine, who is charged with the killing of one Fatoumata Kagbo, a staff of HM Bureau Exchange...

NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO COMPENSATE VICTIM OF RIGHTS VIOLATION

The ECOWAS Court of Justice in its judgment delivered on 28 February 2024, held the Nigerian government liable for the violation of the rights...

Counsels to debate on voir dire in police shooting trial

Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The prosecutor and defence counsels will at the next proceeding of the police shooting trial make submissions as to whether statements were...

Justice Jaiteh Compels Witness in Aisha Fatty’s Case to Answer Crucial...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Jaiteh ruled in favour of the defence counsel, ordering the witness to answer a question posed by Counsel L.S. Camara...

Key witness to testify in Abdoulaye Thiam vs Aisha Fatty’s case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Ebrima Jaiteh ruled in favour of the Applicant seeking to summon Mrs Aji Fama Taal-Gaye as a witness in the...

How A Court Bailiff Arrests 2 Found with “Kush” Drug

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Kebba Ousainou Sowe, a court bailiff at the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court, apprehended two nationals of Sierra Leon allegedly in possession of...

Police Arraign Man in Court for Allegedly Killing British Lady

By Louise Jobe  Augustine Bangura, a national of Sierra Leone was on Monday, 26 February arraigned before Principal Magistrate A. Mendy of the Brikama Magistrate’s...

Alleged Police Shooter Testifies in Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Ousainou Bojang, the person accused of shooting and killing two (2) policemen testified in his murder trial. The prosecution alleged that on...

Businessman Testifies in Police Shooting Case  

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Defence Counsel Lamin J. Darboe on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 cross-examined the prosecution witness, who claimed that he was the independent...

Police Fraud Investigator Continues Testimony in Health Officials’ Economic Crimes Trial

By Mariama Marong Police fraud investigator Sheriff Corr Tuesday, 20 February 2024, continued to give testimony in the economic crimes and corruption case involving three...

Koina Caste System Land Dispute Results in Deadlock

By Lamin Fatty A land case involving a man who belongs to the so-called slave class and man said to be from the so-called freeborn...

Witness says he delivered gold ornaments to Aisha Fatty

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Mr. Bocar Dia, a Senegalese goods transporter, has testified in the ongoing case involving Aisha Fatty and Abdoulaye Thiam. Thiam is claiming...

Police charge suspected armed robbers who opened fire in a robbery...

By Mustapha Jallow  Officials in the Gambia Police Force (GPF) Tuesday said suspects in Thursday’s attempted robbery in Fajara are slapped with several charges. The Police say the alleged perpetrators would...

Fraud Investigator Testifies in Health Officials’ Economic Crimes, Corruption Trial

By Mariama Marong Sheriff Corr, a member of the Fraud Squad Unit of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 testified in the...