“A good lawyer knows the law. A better lawyer knows the judge.” If the police routinely take bribes and court officials are for sale to the highest bidder, then justice is put beyond the reach of ordinary people and it becomes impossible to trust the law. The breakdown of the[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia: Darboe Denies Calling For The Resignation Of Togolese President
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s Foreign minister has rubbished media reports that he had called for the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo. Ousainou Darboe was quoted saying in a recent interview with Reuters that President Gnassingbe should resign immediately and the African Union and West African regional bloc ECOWAS[Read More…]
Gambia: More Judges Called To The Bench
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow Tuesday swore in six new Gambian judges at his office in Fajara. The President said that appointments of qualified legal experts would ensure that in future, the entire Gambian judicial system would be efficiently and professionally managed by qualified Gambians. He called on the judges[Read More…]