46% of ECOWAS region population lacks access to power
Access to reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity helps improve the living standard of all. However, almost half of the population of the over 400 million people in...
MC Cham Jr: ‘Gambians should observe 1 minute of crying because…’
By: Dawda Baldeh
Former opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) campaign manager Momodou MC Cham Junior has called on Gambians to observe a minute of crying because President Adama...
Farming for 40 years: Bah laments lack of storage facilities for farmers
By: Fatou Kebbeh
Agriculture plays a major role in the economic growth and development of many nations. For The Gambia, it has been described as the backbone of...
SPOTLIGHT: Ya Adam Njie: UTG Valedictorian reshaping STEM
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
From sitting at home for three years due to the dearth of funds to begin her university education, after completing secondary school, 26-year-old Ya...
Walking from SerreKunda to Brikama: How Alhasan spent 7 years getting a degree from...
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
On the 18th of March 2023, Alhasan Drammeh, a determined young man who used to walk on foot from Serre Kunda to Brikama for...
Speaker Tunis wants more women in Ecowas Parliament
Out of the 115 seats at the Ecowas Parliament, Nigeria has 35 representatives, the highest number. However, there are only two women, which according to Hon. Sidie...
Regretful Cruise Ship guarantor ‘in crazy situation’ as guaranteer absconded onboard in America
By: Dawda Baldeh
Ebrima Sabally, a 28-year-old resident of Sanchaba Sulay Jobe, has stated that he is in a crazy situation as a friend he guaranteed with land...
Minister of Higher Education: ‘Gambia must develop, and it must be developed by her...
By: Ousman Saidykhan
Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, has said the Gambia must be developed through a fit-for-purpose education, noting that development...
Women empowerment: Touma Njai reveals plans to re-introduce Bill
Honourable Fatoumata Njai (Touma Njai), one of the few female parliamentarians in the Gambia's National Assembly, has revealed that work has started to bring back her private...
Gitteh: ‘90% of NPP members are with me’
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Despite the party selecting another candidate ahead of him for the Brikama Area Council Chairmanship seat, Ahmad Gitteh, who earlier today announced he will...
Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament calls for action to increase women’s representation in politics
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament Honourable Sidie Mohamed Tunis has called for action to increase women's representation in politics at a two-day symposium of the ECOWAS Female...
Hands off! Court orders land ministry, AG against touching suit land
By: Ousman Saidykhan
Justice S. B Tabally of the Brikama High Court has ordered the Gambia's Ministry of Land, Regional Government and Religious Affairs together with the Attorney...
Njie Manneh Calls Out NPP’s ‘Naffikol Sampur San’, Defends Gitteh!
The mellifluous voice of Njie Manneh resonates through the airwaves of the Gambian political landscape, greeting listeners with his signature catchphrase, "Assamalekum Baading Forumol". With the click...
MC Cham resigns amid row over alleged endorsement of Senegalese opposition presidential candidate
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
MC Cham Jnr, the campaign manager of the Gambia Democratic Party (GDC), has resigned from the party amid a row over his alleged endorsement...
‘Campaign starts today’: NPP’s Seedy Ceesay urges supporters to lure opposition supporters to ‘salvation’
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Seedy Ceesay, the ruling National People’s Party's (NPP) elected candidate for the forthcoming Brikama Area Council (BAC) chairmanship election, has described West Coast as...
MC Cham Jnr: ‘This is the least act of sabotage I expected from GDC’
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Just a few hours after the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) announced their disassociation from their campaign manager MC Cham Jnr's alleged endorsement of Ousmane...
Coup trial: State says witness out of jurisdiction
By: Ousman Saidykhan
The December 25th coup trial has been adjourned for the second time in two days. This time, the state says its 5th witness is out...
Ahmad Gitteh: ‘They told the president that I insulted mothers of his ministers’
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Ahmad Gitteh, the ‘defeated’ candidate at the National People’s Party's (NPP) West Coast Region (WCR) primary today, has said he was reported to President...
UK’s Illegal Migration Bill: The Gambia Classified As ‘Safe Country’
As the United Kingdom implements its Illegal Migration Bill, concerns have been raised about the decision to classify The Gambia as a "safe country."
The UK government's new...
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Seedy SK Njie’s Statement at the 146th Inter-Parliamentary...
Statement:
Your Excellency, Mr President,
This important conclave under the theme “Promoting Peaceful Coexistence and Inclusive Societies: Fighting Intolerance” is indeed timely and shows a clear manifestation of...