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High Court Strikes Out Cement Importers’ Case

By Mariama Marong The High Court in Banjul on Thursday struck out a case brought by cement importers and traders challenging a controversial increase in...

MCA Head Casts Doubt on Link Between Contaminated Syrups and Children’s...

By Mariama Marong The acting executive director of The Gambia’s Medicines Control Agency (MCA) on Wednesday questioned the widely held belief that the deaths of...

High Court Orders URR FA to Suspend Third Division League Until...

The High Court in Bakau has ordered the Upper River Region Football Association (URR FA) to immediately suspend its Third Division football league until the ongoing legal dispute...

Gach Global CEO Testifies in D58 Million Lawsuit, Accuses Former Staff...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Dr. Abubakary Jawara, CEO of Gach Global Trading Company, on Monday laid out explosive allegations of fraud against his former employee,...

Saudi Labour Deal Leaves Gambian Migrants in Despair

By Assan Bah  At least six Gambian women have returned home from Saudi Arabia with heartbreaking stories of abuse, hunger, and poor treatment while working...

Court Strikes Out Bid to Add State Agencies in Rongo’s Land...

By Nelson Manneh  In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annexe dismissed an application filed by Kebba...

Justice Jaiteh Fines Medicine Control Agency for Wasting Plaintiffs’ Time in...

By Mariama Marong In a rare rebuke from the bench, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, ordered the Medicine Control Agency (MCA) to pay D2,500 each to all...

Accused Tells Court He Was Beaten, Tortured by Police Before Robbery...

By Mariama Marong In an emotional testimony before Justice Sidi Jobarteh of the High Court, Lamin Jawla, a robbery suspect, recounted how he was allegedly...

Rongo’s Lawyer Tells Court Client Will Rely on Fewer Documents

By Nelson Manneh Counsel Borry Touray, the attorney for Mr. Momodou L. Jarju, commonly known as Rongo, told the court that his client has decided...

Defence Lawyer Says Health Officials Not Tied to Economic Crimes

By Mariama Marong In the ongoing economic crime that involved three health officials on Tuesday 24th June 2025, Defence Counsel Kadijatou Jallow called on Justice...

Court Hears Crucial Audio as Government Spokesperson Faces Questions 

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The murder trial of Ousainou and Amie Bojang also known as the police shooting case continued on Tuesday with the production...

Elderly Man Faces Rape Charges for Allegedly Engaging Boy in Sexual...

By Mariama Marong Medical Doctor who goes by the name Ramatoulie Drammeh on Monday 23rd June gave evidence in a Gender Based Violence case that...

UTG Lawyer Dissatisfied With Magistrate Ruling on 2 Former UTG Lecturers’...

By Mariama Marong The State Law Office had filed an appeal which showed the University of The Gambia and the Attorney General (applicants) dissatisfaction with...

Gov’t Spox Tells Court His Comments Were Based on Police Briefings

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Government Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh testified in the High Court on Monday that his remarks about the Sukuta-Jabang shooting were entirely...

Nigerian Woman Faces Six Counts of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation...

By Mariama Marong A Nigerian woman identified as Hanna Magbujor Isaiah, also known by the aliases “Treasure” or “Madam,” is facing six serious criminal charges...

CID Officer Testifies Harouna Tine Was Not Forced During Statement

By Mariama Marong A police officer from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told the High Court that murder suspect Harouna Tine was neither forced...

Court Orders West Coast Radio to Submit Original September 14 Broadcast

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The High Court on Monday ordered West Coast Radio to produce the complete and unaltered audio recording of a September 14,...

Gov’t Spox Under Fire in Court Over Statements

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Government Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh faced questions in the High Court on Monday as defence lawyers challenged the accuracy and source...

Jammeh’s Forfeited Assets Sold as ‘Scraps’

By Amadou Manjang When former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh fled the country in January 2017, he left behind hundreds of luxury vehicles, machinery, real estate,...

Murder Suspect Acquitted in Basse Over Lack of Evidence

By Lamin Fatty In a case that captivated residents of the rural Upper River Region for more than a year, the High Court in Basse...