(JollofNews) – The power of prayer Surprisingly, even the victims’ immediate families told me, “Be careful! Just pray!” They expressed the spirit of The Gambia (prayer), a country where people would lift their hands and pray at every opportunity. I stopped, again. Acquiescent, but steeped in guilt, I decided to[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Gambian Woman’s Killer Gets US$1 Million Bail
(JollofNews) – A judge in Madison, Wisconsin, has granted bail to a man who admitted killing a 23-year-old Gambian woman, Fatoumata Jallow and critically wounding another. Ali A. Hassan, 25, who is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the Wednesday night shooting on[Read More…]
London Letter: Jammeh’s Road To The International Criminal Court
(JollofNews) – Today, 23 December 2016, the BBC quotes Out-Going President Jammeh of The Gambia as follows: “I will defend myself, my country, courageously and patriotically and I will win”. This on the day, as the BBC reports, the Economic Community of West Africa’s President announced that a military force led[Read More…]