State Seeks Dismissal of FGM Ban Case Before Supreme Court
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban on female circumcision (also known as female genital mutilation or FGM) has faced a...
Judgment Week for Yankuba Touray and KMC as Supreme Court Convenes
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Supreme Court of The Gambia, under the leadership of His Lordship Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow, will resume sittings from...
Sang Correa’s U.S. Trial Begins Today
By Mustapha Jallow, Denver, U.S.Michael Sang Correa, a former member of the notorious “Junglers” paramilitary group, is set to stand trial in Denver, Colorado,...
Court Remands Suspected Armed Robber, Issues Bench Warrants for Three Fugitives
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Gambia Police Force has arraigned one suspect on charges of conspiracy and robbery while seeking bench warrants for three others...
Pretrial Proceedings Continue in Rongo’s $30M Lawsuit
By Nelson Manneh
The pretrial proceedings in the case of Momodou Lamin Jarju, known as Rongo, against the Alkalo of Banjulunding and other defendants resumed...
Man Dragged to Court for Allegedly Demolishing Compound Gate
By Louise Jobe
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Dembo Ceesay, a native of Mamuda Village, appeared in the Brikama Magistrates Court before Magistrate SM Dem....
Man Appears in Court for Allegedly Stealing Livestock
By Louise Jobe
A man from Gunjur village, Kombo South District, was dragged to court on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, facing charges of livestock theft.
Saikou...
Magistrate Fines Convict Five Thousand Dalasi For Stealing
By Louise Jobe
Magistrate S.M. Dem of Brikama Magistrates Court has convicted Saikou Tunkara and imposed a fine of five thousand dalasi (D5,000) on him...
Defilement Convict Released as Court Rules Time Served Is Enough
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
Abubakar Saidykhan stood in the courtroom, his hands clasped before him, listening intently as Justice Jaiteh prepared to deliver his judgment....
Land Dispute Over Manduarr Cemetery Heads to Court
By Louise Jobe
A legal dispute over a Christian cemetery in Manduarr village has reached the Kombo Central District Tribunal, with three local residents claiming...
New Judge Sworn In to Strengthen Delivery of Justice
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Judiciary of The Gambia welcomed Justice Ademine Coker to the High Court bench in a formal swearing-in ceremony held on...
Court Acquits Suspect in Attempted Robbery Case Due to Lack of...
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
In a stunning legal development, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has acquitted Mamud Bah of all charges related...
Tribunal Rejects UTG’s Bid to Delay 2 Dismissed Lecturers’ Case
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Kanifing Industrial Tribunal has rejected the University of the Gambia's attempt to delay proceedings in a case brought by Dr....
High Court Dismisses Criminal Case Against Henry Gomez
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
A Gambian High Court judge has acquitted and discharged Henry Gomez, who faced seven criminal charges, after prosecutors repeatedly failed to...
Lawyer Contradicts Defence Minister’s Statement on Dismissed Soldier Omar Sarjo
By Amadou Manjang
In a striking contrast to statements made in Parliament, Omar Sarjo’s lawyer, Babucarr A.M.O Badjie, has denied claims by the Minister of...
Man Pleads Guilty to Assault, Fined by Brikama Court
By Louise Jobe
A man accused of stabbing another in the face has pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced by the Brikama Magistrates Court...
Prosecution Wraps Up Case in British Woman’s Murder Trial
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The prosecution has wrapped up its case in the trial of a British woman’s murder, presenting six witnesses in a single...
Trial of Suspected Armed Robbers Delayed Again over Legal Representation
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The trial of four men accused of carrying out armed robberies at several businesses, including United Bureau, United Vegetable Oil Company,...
Tribunal Overrules UTG’s Objections in Dismissed Lecturers’ Case
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Kanifing Industrial Tribunal has dismissed the preliminary objections raised by the University of The Gambia (UTG) and its Acting Registrar,...
DPP Continues Cross-examining Ousainou Bojang in Police Shooting Case
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) continued his cross-examination of Ousainou Bojang today as the trial of the September 12, 2023,...
