Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Legal Affairs

“Jungler” Admits Torturing Imam Baba Leigh, Others

By Yankuba Jallow Omar A. Jallow, a member of the defunct ‘junglers’ Tuesday admitted participating in the torture of Imam Baba Leigh, Imam Bakawsu Fofana,...

Justice Wadda Ceesay Strikes Out Yankuba Touray’s Contempt Case

By Nelson Manneh Justice Sainabou Wadda-Cisse of the Banjul High Court Tuesday, 23rdJuly 2019, struck out the contempt case involving Yankuba Touray. ‘The failure to follow...

Supreme Court Says ‘Janneh’ Commission Has Power to Issue Restraint Orders

By Yankuba Jallow The judges of the Supreme Court have on Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 dismissed the case involving Freyale Ghanem who was challenging the powers...

‘WhatsApp’ Case Linked To Two Soldiers Set For Sum-up Judgment

By Kebba Secka The criminal case involving Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Sulaiman S. Badjie and Lance Corporal Private Lamin Kujabi, is set for summary judgment...

Dampha Explains the Role of Foroyaa in Exposing Injustice under Jammeh’s...

By Yankuba Jallow Yaya Dampha, a former reporter of the Foroyaa Newspaper while testifying before the TRRC on Monday, gave detailed recount of the contribution...

Murderer of Deyda, Says Editor was Killed based on Jammeh’s Instruction

By Yankuba Jallow Malick Jatta, a former member of late Tumbul Tamba’s patrol team has made several confessions before the TRRC including participating in the...

Bruce Asemota Narrates Ordeal under Jammeh’s Regime

By Yankuba Jallow  Bruce Asemota of The Point Newspaper while testifying before the TRRC, gave a detailed account of his ordeal under the hostile regime...

Sulayman Makalo Explains Independent Newspaper Ordeal

By Momodou Jarju Ex-Independent newspaper journalist, Sulayman Makalo, has testified before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) last Thursday revealing the unfriendly treatment meted...

Supreme Court Says Ex-Trade Minister’s Conviction Still Stands

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Supreme Court has over the week in the appeal case involving Amadou Sanneh, an ex-Minister of Trade hold that his...

Pap Saine Calls For Repeal Of ‘Draconian Media Laws’

By Yankuba Jallow Pap Babucarr Saine, co-proprietor of The Point Newspaper has told the TRRC that despite the dawn of the new dispensation, The Gambia...

Sarata Jabbie Testifies About Her Detention with Her 7 -Months Son

By: Yankuba Jallow Sarata Jabbie, a former journalist of The Point Newspaper has revealed that she was remanded with her 7-month old baby for 3...

Madi Ceesay, Musa Saidykhan Recount Torment by Jammeh’s Torture Squad

By Yankuba Jallow Madi Ceesay and Musa Saidykhan Wednesday gave a detailed account of their suffering after they were tortured by a gang under the...

High Court Orders Businesspersons to Stop Using ‘Ingelec’ Products

By Yankuba Jallow The Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Aminata Saho-Ceesay has made an order that restrains all dealers from selling or offering...

Pa Modou Faal Testifies on 2009 Sedition Trial of 7 Journalists

By Yankuba Jallow Pa Momodou Faal, an erstwhile treasurer of The Gambia Press Union Tuesday appeared before the TRRC and gave account of his arrest...

Gambia-UAE Sign Legal Protection Agreement For Gambian Workers

The governments of The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates have on Monday July 15th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide...

High Court Refuses to Send Yankuba Touray’s Case to Supreme Court

By Yankuba Jallow Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court has refused the suggestion of the Attorney-General to stay the murder trial of Yankuba Touray...

Malick Mboob Explains Torture by ‘Junglers’ in the Freedom Newspaper Hacking

By Yankuba Jallow Malick Mboob, an erstwhile editor-in-chief of the defunct Daily Observer newspaper said he was used as a scapegoat in the Freedom Newspaper...

Police Complete Investigation On Nyambai Oil Factory

By Mustapha Jallow The police have completed their investigation on the controversial factory in Nyambai that produces gas oil from waste oil and sludge. The Public Relations...

Journalist Recollects Hostile Conduct Meted on Former ‘Independent Newspaper’

By Momodou Jarju A former journalist of the defunct ‘Independent’ Newspaper Buya Jammeh, has disclosed the treatment meted out on the Newspaper he worked for...

High Court Dismisses Yankuba Touray’s Bail Application

By Nelson Manneh Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has on Monday dismissed the bail application made by Counsel Abdoulie Sisoho on behalf...