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Gambia face Ugandan, South Africa today in CAF schools championship

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia U-15 girls will play two matches today in the CAF Pan African Schools Football Championship after their yesterday’s scheduled face...

Gambia’s Cordyla Timber Smuggling Stirs Fears of Environmental Collapse

By Lamin Fatty In the eastern reaches of The Gambia, far from the capital of Banjul, a quiet assault is underway on one of the...

King Colley emboldens clubs as 2025 Gambia Handball League resumes

By Momodou Jarju The President of the Gambia Handball Association (GHA) Lamin King Colley has emboldened clubs in the country as this season’s handball league...

Home-based Scorpions defender Saikou Jatta says they know what’s at stake against...

By Momodou Jarju Home-based Scorpions defender Saikou Jatta has told GFF Media that they know what’s at stake as they brace up for the crucial...

High Court Steps In to Protect Jobs in Bank Transfer Dispute

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A High Court judge has ordered Standard Chartered Bank Gambia Limited to deposit GMD250 million into an interest-bearing account amid an...

Court of Appeal Overturns Murder Conviction, Orders Transfer to Children’s Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh The Gambia’s Court of Appeal has overturned a high court ruling in a high-profile murder case, determining that the defendant, Yusupha Bodjan,...

Man Denies Possession of Millions in Forged Currency

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A Nigerian national accused of possessing millions in counterfeit currency was arraigned Tuesday before the Brusubi Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded...

Coach Sarr invites four as Home-based scorpions intensify preparation for final...

By Momodou Jarju The Home-based Scorpions will take on Algeria in little over a week in a crucial encounter to fight for a spot in...

Gambia U-15 girls’ team in Ghana for CAF schools tournament

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia U-15 girls Saturday landed safely in Accra as they brace up to participate in the Pan African Schools Football Championship...

Four Portuguese Women Acquitted in Cocaine Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A High Court judge in Banjul has acquitted four Portuguese women in a major cocaine trafficking case, ruling that the prosecution...

Supreme Court Rules in Favour of KMC Declares Government Action Unconstitutional

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) KMC Mayor, Talif Bensouda The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled in favour of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), declaring that actions...

Supreme Court Says It Has Powers to Hear FGM Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Supreme Court of the Gambia on Tuesday ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality...

Court Orders Plaintiff and Defendants to Stay Off Disputed Land

By Nelson Manneh Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annex has issued an order restraining both the plaintiff and defendants, along with their...

BSC praised for rekindling basketball in Banjul

By Momodou Jarju National Assembly Members (NAMs) for Banjul north and central have heaped praise to the Banjul Sports Committee (BSC) for rekindling basketball in...

U.S. Judge Dismisses Michael Correa’s Motion for Acquittal

By Mustapha Jallow Judge Christine Arguello on Monday denied the defendant’s motion for acquittal, ruling that the evidence presented by U.S. prosecutors was sufficient for...

Basketball Stakeholders deliberate on challenges despite recent successes at AGM

By Momodou Jarju Stakeholders from the basketball community—including administrators, coaches and players—last Saturday deliberated on the challenges they are grappling with and proposed solutions to...

Witness Tells U.S. Court He Refused Jammeh’s Order to Assassinate Journalist...

By Mustapha Jallow Second Lieutenant Pharing Sanyang of the Gambia Armed Forces has testified in a U.S. federal court that he rejected a direct order...

Lawyers Argue Late Budget Submission Violates Constitution

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lawyers for Sait Matty Jaw, Madi Jobarteh, Coach-Pasamba Jow, and Baboucarr Sufism Nyang have urged the Supreme Court to declare the...

Baba Badjie Testifies in Land Dispute Between 2 Families in Foni...

By Louise Jobe Baba Badjie, the principal complainant in the ongoing land dispute between the Badjie Kunda Family and the Sanyang Kunda Family of Chabai...

State Lawyers Defend Late Tabling of Budget, Urge Supreme Court to...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) State Counsel representing the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and the Attorney General have...