(JollofNews) – I begin this piece by wishing heartfelt condolences to the man of the hour, the Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow for the loss of his beloved son. The people of the Gambia have bestowed upon Barrow the presidency of the nation, and yet fate robs him of his[Read More…]
Author: Dida Halake
London Letter: Jammeh’s Guns Face The the Spirit of the Living God
(JollofNews) – “The Spirit of the Lord is on me … he has sent me to proclaim freedom … (to enable) the blind to see … to set the oppressed free”. Luke 4:18 For 22 years Yahya Jammeh, self-proclaimed “Dictator of The Gambia” has terrorised and frightened the lives out[Read More…]
London Letter: Where Is My Uncle The Silent Banjulian!
(JollofNews) – Please help me send out an SoS to my uncle in Banjul. It is unusual, highly so. My uncle the Silent Banjulian is the Minister of Information in the cabinet of Out-Going President Yahya Jammeh. And yet, we have not heard from the Minister of Information since before[Read More…]
London Letter: Mad, Bad, Samsudeen Sarr!
(JollofNews) – “Mentally ill as a result of the September 1994 incident”, writes Ebrima Chongan of his then fellow-detainee Sam Sarr. “The incident” Chongan is referring to was the mock execution of Chongan and others at Mile 2 Prison by the AFPRC Vice-Chairman Sana Sabally, Edward Singhateh, Hydara and Yankuba[Read More…]
London Letter: Is Amadou Samba’s Absconding A Bluff?
((JollofNews)- When I first heard the story that Amadou Samba had abandoned Jammeh and is in Dakar, I asked the Gambian friend: “Where is Minister of Information Sheriff Bojang?” As far as we all know, Sheriff is still serving in Jammeh’s government and, I think, there is no way[Read More…]
London Letter: “Go!” Jammeh Said To Gadaffy; “Go!” – The World Says To Jammeh
(JollofNews) – In Feb 2011 Yahya Jammeh turned his back on the man responsible for his regime’s survival from 1994-2000, Gadaffy of Libya. Gadaffy then faced an onslaught from the West which ended up with his murder and overthrow. Jammeh, like Zuma of South Africa, asked Gadaffy to step down[Read More…]
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