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Police Officer Sues Gambia Police Force Claiming Over D5 Million

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Sambujang Fatty, the Deputy Police Commissioner of Police responsible for Policy, Planning, Research and Training Departments in the Gambia Police Force has...

Sainabou Martin Sonko Sues Nominated Councilor Tobaski Sibi over Defamation

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Sainabou Martin-Sonko, has filed a defamation suit against Tobaski Sibi,...

Cameraman Testifies in Arona Tine’s Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A cameraman, who served as an independent witness at the time of taking the statement of Adama Tine at the Serrekunda...

Narcotic Officer Continues Testimony in Paulo Djabi & Others Drug Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh Lamin Y.K Sanneh, an employee of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) on Tuesday continued with his testimony in the...

Alleged Drug Dealer Paulo Djabi in Court for Making False Statements

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The state law office has arraigned Paulo Djabi before the high court on four (4) criminal charges relating to making false...

Barrister LJ Darboe Says Prosecution Fabricated Case against Ousainou Bojang

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has stated that the case against Ousainou Bojang is a fabrication. He mentioned this in his...

Lawyer LK Mboge Asks Court to Release Amie Bojang in Police...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Lamin Mboge has made an application before the high court seeking to obtain the release of his client, Amie...

Alleged Fraudster in Court for Faking American Passport

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Abdoulie Keita was arraigned before the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court on allegation of making forged American passport contrary to section 320(b) of...

Court Frees Man Accused of Stealing 1.3 Million Dalasi

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Magistrate Muhammed Krubally has released Suwaibou Sonko, who was charged with stealing one million, three hundred and sixty-one thousand, five hundred...

Man Arraigned in Court for Obtaining D600,000 by False Pretense

By Kemeseng Sanneh (kexx) ASP E. Sarr, representing the Inspector General of Police, arraigned Bully Saho for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence contrary to...

Police Prosecutor Says Yankuba Darboe Abusing Court Processes

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Yankuba Darboe filed a motion asking the Banjul Magistrate’s Court to stay his case while he pursues his appeal at the...

Drug Squad Losing Cases for a Simple Reason

By Louise Jobe  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG) also known as drug squad has lost two cocaine cases in a row...

Ebrima Dibba Asks Court to Free Him in Sedition Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Bory S. Touray for Ebrima Dibba has made a “no case submission” as he asked the court to free...

Court Transcriber Testifies in Ebrima Dibba’s Sedition Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh  A seasoned court transcriber working with the Judiciary of the Gambia on Monday, 9 September 2024 testified in the sedition trial involving...

Magistrate Krubally Places D12 Million Bond on Man Accused of Stealing

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Principal Magistrate Muhammed Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to one Modou Lamin Baldeh standing trial for stealing...

Government Re-Gazette Draft Constitution

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A press release from the Ministry of Information indicates that the Government of The Gambia has considered and reviewed the Draft...

Gambia Armed Forces Continues to Defy Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has still not complied with the court order to reinstate former Corporal Omar Sajor, who was...

Man Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment for Rape

By Lamin Fatty  Justice Landing. M. Sanneh of the Basse High Court on Monday, 29July 2024 convicted and sentenced one Bojang Jallow for rape and other...

Magistrate Orders Deportation of 31 Africans 

By Louise Jobe  Principal Magistrate Fatou Darboe-Jaguraga of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Monday ordered the deportation of several citizens of African countries for failure...

Justice Jaiteh Clarifies Lamin Lang Sanyang’s Prison Sentence

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lamin Lang Sanyang, a convict in the NIA 9 trial made an application to the court seeking clarification regarding his prison...