Politics
“I have no doubt that after the 2021 presidential election, political parties like the UDP and GDC will die a natural death.” Seedy Njie
Seedy Njie, former APRC National Assembly member and now a strong supporter of National People’s Party (NPP) said the just concluded by-election held in Niamina West and Kerr Jarga has proven that the United Democratic Party and Gambia Democratic Congress [...]
Former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings Dies At 73
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, GhanaWeb can confirm. The former president GhanaWeb understands passed on, today, November 12, 2020, after a brief illness. According to state-owned Daily Graphic, the former President had been on admission at the Korle Bu [...]
UN Warns Of Possible War Crimes In Ethiopia
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has called for an inquiry into reports that scores and maybe hundreds of people had been stabbed and hacked to death in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. Michelle warned that reports of [...]
UDP Announces The Death Of Former Minister Dibba
The opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has announced the death of Hon. Lamin Ndambu Dibba. Prior to his death, Mr Dibba was a Senior Administrative Secretary of the UDP. The party Secretary General Ousainou Darboe took to social media to [...]
FORMER PRESIDENT JAWARA’S GRANDSON, SET TO VIE FOR PRESIDENCY
Papa Faal, a grandson to former president Sir Dawda Jawara, has officially announced his intention of standing as an independent presidential candidate in 2021. Faal, a former US soldier, is best known for his 30 December 2014 attack on the [...]
Families Of Migrants Killed Under Jammeh’s Era Sue Gambia
The families of some West African migrants who were killed in The Gambia under former president Yahya Jammeh have sued the governments of Gambia and Ghana. Assisted by ANEKED, they filed complaints on Wednesday against the two governments before the [...]
Ministry of finance and economic Affairs, validated IFMIS report
The ministry of finance and economic affairs, on Friday validates the integrated financial management and information system (IFMIS) report after concluding a ten years project funded by the World Bank. The purpose of the IFMIS project was to boost government’s [...]
Tallinding Farokono Vendors Urges K.M.C To Accelerate The Market Construction
Although they welcomed the initiative to standardize their market after almost a decade, however, the women of Tallinding Gilipity Kunda market vendors, called on the government of the day, particularly Kanifing Municipal Council, to swiftly come to their aid and [...]
Supreme Court to hear Yankuba’s immunity case tomorrow
The Supreme Court of The Gambia, presided over by the Chief Justice Hassan B Jallow yesterday adjourned the constitutional immunity case involving the state and Yankuba Touray to Friday, 4th December for hearing. The Chief Justice made this announcement after [...]
MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS MEETS WITH ACCIDENT
Earlier today, our Hon. Minister, Bakary Y Badjie, and Deputy Permanent Secretary, Technical, Mr Sutay Jawo were involved in a minor car accident at Bati-Nder from Janjanbureh, Central River Region, but they are all safe and sound. Is important to [...]