Friday, July 4, 2025

Legal Affairs

Former Director General of NIA Describes Yahya Jammeh as a Sadist

By Nelson Manneh A former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency Harry Sambou has on Monday 25th January 2021 described Yahya Jammeh as a sadist. Sambou...

Court Sentences Man Convicted of Murder to Life Imprisonment

By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong A trial judge in Banjul on Monday, 25th January sentenced one Abdul Aziz Njie, a Senegalese national to life imprisonment...

Judge in NIA Trial Issues Warning to the Public as Sheikh...

By Mariama Marong & Yankuba Jallow A judge of the Banjul High Court, who is presiding over the case of 7 former staff of the...

TRRC: NIA Victim Narrates His 2009 Arrest, Detention, and Court Trial

By Nelson Manneh Babucarr Cham, a businessman and victim of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Monday 25th January, 2021, appeared before the Truth Commission (TRRC) and...

Gam Housing CEO’s Case against Activist Jagne Fails to Proceed

By  Yankuba Jallow The civil case involving Gam Housing CEO and activist Fatou Jagne failed to proceed on Friday, 22nd January 2021 before the Bundung Magistrate's...

Sheikh Omar Jengs says ex-President Jammeh Ordered for Solo Sandeng Burial

By Nelson Manneh and Yankuba Jallow Sheikh Omar Jeng, an ex-deputy director of operations at the NIA has admitted that he led the team that...

Does Huge Drug Seizures Undermine The Image Of A Country?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Huge drug seizures are a credit to a country’s security apparatus. Any drug enforcement agency that is incapable of detecting and...

Lawyers in Sherrifo Sonko, IEC Case Apologize to Court

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyers in the ongoing civil case involving the Chairperson of Brikama Area Council Sheriffo Sonko and the Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday...

CARITAS Engages Gambians on Constitutional Matters

By Nelson Manneh and Ndey Sowe CARITAS the Gambia has on Thursday 21st January 2021, engaged Gambians on contentious issues highlighted in the 2020 draft...

Gam Housing CEO Sues Activist Fatou Jagne

By Yankuba Jallow Lamin Mboge, the Chief Executive Officer of Gam Housing has sued activist Fatou Jagne, claiming the sum of nine hundred and fifty...

Chief Justice Presides over Controversial D54 Million NAM Loan Case

By Yankuba Jallow The Supreme Court of The Gambia presided over by Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow on Tuesday, 19th January heard the  case involving two...

Lawyer LS Camara Cross-Examines Sheikh Omar Jeng in NIA 9 Case

By Yankuba Jallow and Nelson Manneh Lawyer Lamin S. Camara on Tuesday cross examined Sheikh Omar Jeng, a former deputy director of operations. Lawyer LS Camara...

Sheikh Omar Jeng says Minister Yankuba Sonko Requested for Solo Sandeng’s...

By Yankuba Jallow A former deputy director of operations at the NIA testified on Monday that current Minister of Interior Yankuba Sonko was the one...

Gambia issues international warrant for suspected cocaine trafficker

By Nelson Manneh Following the seizure of large quantities of cocaine weighing almost three tons valued at more than four billion dalasis at the Banjul...

PURA Faults JAH OIL Company’s Actions, Fines Them Close to D1...

The Public Utility Regulation Authority (PURA) has faulted JAH OIL Company regarding its construction and operation of petrol stations in the country, thus fined...

Gam Housing CEO in Police Custody

By Yankuba Jallow Lamin Mboge, the Chief Executive Officer of Gam Housing Real Estate Company has been arrested by the police this evening. CEO Mboge's arrest...

NIA Officer says Members of Special Operation Unit Were ‘Jungulers’

By Nelson Manneh A staff of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said members of the special operation unit were the ‘Jungulers’ of the agency. Born on...

NIA Employee says “Alagie Morr” Fled the Country after the 2016...

By Nelson Manneh A staff of the NIA said on Wednesday Edrisa Jobe(alias Alagie Morr), who is accused of torturing several people at the country’s...

State Challenges Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Ex-DG NIA Case

By Yankuba Jallow The five public prosecutors hired by the State to prosecute ex-director general of NIA Yankuba Badjie have appealed against the Court of...

Absence of Lawyers from Legal Aid Hampers NIA 9 Trial

By Yankuba Jallow Absence of lawyers from the National Agency for Legal Aid (NALA) on Wednesday, 13th January 2021 hampered the NIA 9 case from proceeding. This...