Monday, March 10, 2025

Legal Affairs

TRRC: Essa Faal Advances Reasons for Extension of Public Hearings to...

By Nelson Manneh The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) Lead Counsel, Essa Faal, has on Wednesday 5th May 2021 explained the reasons that led...

Government Drops Criminal Charges against Members of Three Years Jotna Movement

The Government on Tuesday announced it has dropped criminal charges against nine members of the Three years Jotna Movement, who were charged with Unlawful...

Kanifing Court to Rule on Musa Yalli Bachilly’s Application for Stay...

By Kebba Secka The Judgment that was expected in the case between Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Secretary General of Gambia Action Party (GAP),...

Supreme Court Declares Creation of 54.4 Million Dalasi Loan Scheme for...

By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong In a unanimous decision, Justices of the Supreme Court of The Gambia on Tuesday, 4th May, held that the...

Breaking News: Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Gambia Participates &...

The Gambia Supreme Court has declared that the National Assembly lacks the power to create its own budget line. Read More: https://foroyaa.net/supreme-court-declares-creation-of-54-4-million-dalasi-loan-scheme-for-lawmakers-unconstitutional/

3 men carrying suspected cannabis in Red Mercedes Benz charged with...

By Mustapha Jallow Three men who were arrested for carrying suspected cannabis in a red Mercedes Benz have been charged with trafficking, DLEAG spokesperson said...

Bissau Guinean in Police Custody For Allegedly Giving False Information to...

By Hatab Nyang The Office of the Inspector General of Police has revealed that it is investigating a false information case in the matter of...

PURA Imposes Fine of D300,000 against Dekorey Ceesay

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has imposed a fine of D300,000 against one Dekorey Ceesay for constructing a fuel...

Pandemic Pushes Gambia’s Judiciary to Introduce Virtual Court Hearings

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Judiciary is doing a trial on virtual court hearing by means of Zoom calls amid the coronavirus with support from...

“I Never Took Illegal Instructions from Jammeh,” Says Mama Singhateh

By Nelson Manneh Mama Fatima Singhateh, former Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice, has on Thursday, 29th April 2021 told the Truth, Reconciliation and...

Court of Appeal Strikes Out UDP Appeal Against Sheriffo Sonko, IEC

By Yankuba Jallow Justices of the Gambia Court of Appeal on Thursday, 29th April 2021 struck out the civil appeal case involving the United Democratic...

Lawyer Yanks Darboe’s Sedition Trial Adjourned

By Yankuba Jallow The sedition trial of Lawyer Yankuba Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has suffered a setback after the trial magistrate. On Wednesday,...

GT-Bank Robbery Case Proceeds before High Court

By Yankuba Jallow The 2014 GT-Bank robbery case involving Ansumana Jarju and Alfusainey Jatta has on Wednesday, 28th April 2021 proceeded before the high court annexe...

Survivor Explains How 63 People Drowned after Migrant Boat Capsized in...

By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong Barely two years after a migrant boat capsized in the high seas in Mauritania leaving 63 people dead, has...

Judge Gives State Ultimatum to Produce Alleged Fake Bank Notes

By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong Justice Ademola Bakre of the high court annexe in Banjul on Wednesday gave the State final ultimatum to produce alleged fake bank...

Police Investigate Case Involving a Woman Abandoned at Salagi Forest After...

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Police Force on Wednesday announced it has opened investigation into a case involving a woman, who claimed she was robbed...

Police Arrest 3 Individuals with Suspected Drugs

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force on Tuesday 27th April 2021 arrested three individuals with suspected drugs at the Sukuta-Jabang Highway. Superintendent Lamin Njie, the...

Judges in Koina Caste Scuffle Case Asks Lawyers to be Punctual

By Lamin Fatty reporting from Basse Justice Landing M.  Sanneh, the trial judge in the Koina caste scuffle case has asked lawyers in the case...

Lawyer Chime Finally Withdraws his Representation for Yankuba Badjie

Mariama Marong Lawyer Emmanuel E Chime on Monday withdrew his representation for former NIA Director General Yankuba Badjie, who is charged with the murder of...

Immigration Commissioner Olimatou Jammeh Testifies in Diplomatic Passport Scandal Case

By Yankuba Jallow Commissioner Olimatou Jammeh responsible for the Diplomatic Passport Unit at the Gambia Immigration Department on Monday, 26th April testified in the diplomatic...