Thursday, October 23, 2025

Legal Affairs

State Lawyer to Call Three More Witnesses in Diplomatic Passport Scandal...

By Yankuba Jallow State Counsel Patrick Gomez has asked the Court to accord him time until July, to bring his three remaining witnesses in the...

Lawyer Sisohor Asks Court to Free Yankuba Touray

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer Abdulai Sisohor for Yankuba Touray, a former Minister of Local Government and Lands, on Monday urged the High Court to acquit...

Artist ‘Rongo’ D30 Million Case Proceeds

By Nelson Manneh & Yankuba Jallow The civil case involving Artist Momodou Jarju alias Rongo, who sued the Alkalo and Imam of Banjulinding and eight...

31-year-old Driver Apprehended with 4 bundles of suspected cannabis

By Nelson Manneh Dominic Manga, a 31-year-old driver, has been arrested with four bundles of suspected cannabis, the police have reported. Manga was intercepted by security...

Statement of the Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on her request to open...

Today, I announce that the preliminary examination into the situation in the Republic of the Philippines (“the Philippines”) has concluded and that I have...

Immigration Commissioner Jammeh Admits To Several Puts by Lawyer Gaye

By Yankuba Jallow Immigration Commissioner Olimatou Jammeh on Wednesday, 9th June 2021 admitted to several puts by Lawyer Segga Gaye representing Mansa Sumareh and Ebrima...

NIA 9 Case: Three Accused Persons Refuse Legal Aid Representation

By Yankuba Jallow Three accused persons in the NIA 9 Case have told a High Court judge, Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara, that they don’t want Legal...

Electrical Facility Issues Bar Sittings at the Banjul High Court Annex

By Yankuba Jallow There were no sittings on Wednesday 9th June 2021, at the Banjul High Court Annex owing to lack of adequate electric facility...

44 Labourers Sue Chinese Company For Payment Default

By Yankuba Jallow Forty-four former employees of the Sou Hung Enterprise, contracted to build the Basse Bridge, have sued the company for not paying them. The...

Lawyer Segga Gaye Commences Cross-Examination of Immigration Commissioner in Diplomatic Passport...

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer Segga Gaye, the sole Defence Counsel in the diplomatic passport scandal case involving Mansa Sumareh and Ebrima J Sanneh, has on...

DLEAG Intercepts Two Motorcycles Carrying Suspected Cannabis

with the suspected owners at large By Mustapha Jallow As part of ongoing effort to ensure the country remains hostile to persons involved in illegal drug...

“There Is Nothing Of Greater Importance To Human Beings Than Knowing...

By Nelson Manneh Adelaide Sosseh, the vice chair of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has recently remarked that there is nothing of greater importance to human beings than...

Zero Crime Operation Team Arrested 265 People within 47 Days

By Nelson Manneh The security joint force that was established by the security departments called zero crime operation has arrested two hundred and sixty-five people in...

DLEAG Seizes Half a Ton Of Suspected Cannabis

By Mustapha Jallow The Drug Law Enforcement Agency Gambia (DLEAG) has busted and seized at least half a ton of suspected cannabis during the weekend,...

TRRC Ends Public Hearing, 392 Witnesses Testified

By Nelson Manneh The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has on Friday 28th May 2021 concluded its public hearings. Three hundred and ninety-two witnesses testified...

Sanyang Protest Case Suffers another Setback

By Louise Jobe The criminal trial involving 14 youths from Sanyang who were allegedly involved in a violent protest, has suffered another setback. On Thursday, the...

Victim Describes Yahya Jammeh as Monster, Fraudster

By Nelson Manneh Mam Sait Njie, a victim of rights violations has described former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh as a monster and fraudster. He made this...

December 2014 Coup Survivor Faces TRRC

By Nelson Manneh Modou Njie, one of the December 2014 coup survivors, has on Wednesday 26th May 2021 faced the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission...

Court Frees Man Previously Convicted of Stealing

The Basse High Court presided over by Justice Landing M. Sanneh has freed one Mamadou Saidou Jallow who was previously convicted by the Basse...

Judge Awards Costs of D10,000 Against Justice SM Jallow

By Yankuba Jallow Justice Aminata Saho-Ceesay of the Banjul High Court has on the 10th May 2021 awarded cost of ten thousand dalasis against Justice...