Friday, April 18, 2025

Legal Affairs

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,...

Ousainou Bojang Questioned in Court over Police Shootings, Leaked Nude Video

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Ousainou Bojang, the man accused of killing two police officers and leaving a policewoman with life-threatening injuries, faced cross-examination on Friday...

Court Admits Bojang’s Financial Records in Shooting Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A high court on Tuesday admitted financial documents belonging to Ousainou Bojang, the man accused of fatally shooting two police officers...

Court Quashes Murder Conviction and Death Sentence in Landmark Ruling

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction and death sentence of Mariama Conteh, who had been found guilty of...

Gambia’s Court of Appeal Split in Vista Bank 

By Yankuba Jallow  A high-stakes corporate dispute has divided the Gambia Court of Appeal, with justices delivering sharply contrasting opinions on whether court documents were...

Justice Akinbiyi Adjourns Rongo’s Case Amid Dispute Over New Evidence

By Nelson Manneh Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annex on Monday, 17 February 2025adjourned the case of Momodou L. Jarju, commonly known...

Military Officer Testifies in High-Profile Money Laundering and Drug Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh A Gambian military officer testified on Monday in the ongoing trial of Paulo Djabi, his wife Nadine Ismael de Gouveira Pereira, and...

Police Charge Former GRA Staff Over Alleged Financial Fraud of 19...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)  The Gambian Police have charged Fatou Secka, a former employee of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), with five criminal offenses related...

Court Issues Bench Warrant for Bemba Drammeh’s Arrest

 By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A magistrate has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Bemba Drammeh, following his failure to appear in court after...

Rongo Wins Ruling Against Alkalo of Banjulunding & Others

By Nelson Manneh Momodou Lamin Jarju, renowned as Rongo, Thursday, 16 January 2025 won a ruling against Momodou Lungs Jarju, the Alkalo of Banjulunding. The ruling...