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Election Bill Obliges IEC to Secure Presidential Candidates

By Kebba AF Touray The Elections Bill 2021 obliges the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to provide enough security for candidates vying for the Office of...

IS GABON OUT OF THE WOODS OR REPEATING THE SAME STORY...

Gabon’s fourteenth dynasty was toppled by coup d’état, led by someone close to the ruling family. Exited by the 40-year-old dynasty, many Gabonese decided...

WHAT IS DRIVING THE GAMBIAN ECONOMY

In 2024 The Gambia exported the sum of 3.4 billion dalasi. Remittances in 2024 was 775 million dollars (55 billion dalasi) and tax revenue...

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

By Mustapha Jallow 2nd Lieutenant Pharing Sanyang of the Gambia Armed Forces has testified in a U.S. federal court that he rejected a direct order...

U.S. Agent Details How Western Union Transfers Helped Track Ex-Jungler Michael...

By Mustapha Jallow A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent has revealed how financial records from Western Union helped track down Michael Sang Correa, a former...

Victims Mark Another April 10 & 11 Without Reparation 

A Sense of Disappointment By Amadou Manjang As The Gambia commemorates the April 10 and 11 student massacre, victims and their families are once again marking...

NPP Candidate for Half-Die Ward Files Nomination Papers

By Nelson Manneh Mr. Barthalomeh Bolo Colley, the NPP candidate for the forthcoming Half Die Ward By-elections, submitted his nomination papers to the Independent Electoral...

Lawmakers Demand Urgent Reforms Amid Alarming National Challenges

By Kebba AF Touray During the National Assembly's adjournment debate, Gambian lawmakers raised alarm over several pressing national issues, calling for immediate and coordinated government...

Fugitive Buba Drammeh Arrested After Four Years on the Run

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Buba Drammeh, a fugitive who escaped from Mile II Central Prisons in 2020,...

Gambian Female Journalist Wins International Award

By Nelson Manneh In a moment of national pride, Isatou Ceesay, senior reporter at The Point Newspaper, has won a prestigious international award from the...

Police Secure Conviction of Tallinding South Councilor for Assault, Property Damage

By Nelson Manneh  The Prosecution Unit of The Gambia Police Force has secured the conviction of Karamo Ceesay, a United Democratic Party Councilor for Tallinding...

WHAT ARE THE APRIL 10/11 SURVIVORS SAYING?

Six years after the 1994 coup, the post-coup government which had more than 50 percent in the National Assembly were unnerved by student demonstrators...

SG Nyang details how equipping referees will raise basketball level in...

By Momodou Jarju The Secretary General of The Gambia Basketball Association (GBA) Alieu Nyang has detailed some of the efforts they are doing in terms...

Medina United close gap on GPA with back-to-back wins

By Momodou Jarju Photo: Medina United put pressure on leaders GPA in second tier. © Media United. Title contenders Medina United FC have closed the gap...

DETAILS OF CORONER’S INQUEST STILL UNCLEAR TO FOROYAA

As a paper committed to propagating, preserving, upholding, respecting and defending human rights we express concern that Bora Colley has been detained without trial...

Lawyer Says Micheal Correa Had No Choice But to Torture

By Mustapha Jallow Michael Sang Correa’s defence lawyer, Jared Westbroek, presented a compelling argument during his opening statements on Tuesday, claiming that his client, a...

Basse Area Council Chair Reveals D24 Million Inherited Debt

By Lamin Fatty  In a frank and far-reaching address during the opening of the Basse Area Council’s third general meeting, Chairman Muhammad Ceesay disclosed that...

Testimonies Unveil Dark Secrets in Magistrate Drug Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The trial of former Magistrate Ebrima Janko Colley, former court registrar Ridwan Othman, and clerk Mariama Jankey Tamba has resumed at...

U.S. Prosecutor Drops One Torture Count Against Ex-Jungler Michael Correa

By Mustapha Jallow In a significant turn of events on Monday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Hindman moved to dismiss Count Five against Michael Sang Correa...

Chinese Embassy Hosts China-Gambia Bantaba Highlighting Cultural Exchange

By Ndey Sowe The Chinese Embassy in Banjul on Monday, April 7, 2025, hosted the third edition of the China-Gambia Bantaba under the theme “Cultural...