(JollofNews) – Barely two weeks before the end of his tenure of office, President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has sacked the country’s secretary-general, head of the civil service and minister of Presidential Affairs. Sulayman Samba, who was appointed to the post last August, was sent packing from the State[Read More…]
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Gambia: Plot To Kill Key Opposition Figures Revealed
(JollofNews) -A senior partner in the Gambia’s opposition coalition, Mai Ahmad Fatty, Wednesday said they have received information about an alleged plot being hatched by some elements in the regime of Yahya Jammeh to kill one or two members of the coalition. Mr Fatty did not reveal any details about[Read More…]
Gambia: President-elect Adama Barrow Alive And Well
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow is alive and kicking, JollofNews can confirmed. Earlier this afternoon, a fake news website, Skytrendnews, reported that Mr Barrow 51, was killed by unknown assailants in the Gambian capital, Banjul. According to the website, the assailant overpowered Mr Barrow’s private security guards, leaving two[Read More…]
Gambia: Army Chief Pledges Allegiance To Jammeh
(JollofNews) – The head of the Gambian army has used his New Year message to pledged his loyalty and unflinching support to President Yahya Jammeh as the political impasse continues. Lieutenant General Ousman Bargie, Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambian Armed Forces, said he and other head of security[Read More…]
Gambia: Barrow Urges Jammeh To End Crackdown Of Activists
Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow Tuesday called on President Yahya Jammeh to end the crackdown of activists and media practitioners in the country. Over the past few days, security officers claiming to be acting on orders from ‘the top’ have arrested and detained an unknown number of activists wearing t-shirts with[Read More…]
London Letter:Sam Sarr Farts Shamelessly
(JollofNews) – My Dear Peace-Loving Gambians, please ignore Sam Sarr. He is simply jumping up and down likely a circus monkey and making so much noise – because he wants his boss Yahya jammeh to throw him some more rotten bananas! Speaking as a “foreigner” (like that ECOWAS, Senegal, the AU,[Read More…]
Ex-Gambian Speaker Appeals To Jammeh To Step Down
(JollofNews) – A former speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly has appeal to President Yahya Jammeh to handover power to President-elect Adama Barrow in the supreme interest of the Gambia. Honourable Aja Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay said it will be in the supreme interest of Gambians, the Gambia and the sub-region and[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition Spokesman Exposes Jammeh’s Ignorance Of The Constitution
(JollofNews) – The spokesman of the Gambia’s opposition Monday issued a statement which exposed President Yahya Jammeh’s lack of understanding to the provisions of the 1997 constitution of the country. Halifa Sallah said Gambian cosntitution has made it clear that President Jammeh would become a private citizen when his term[Read More…]
Gambia: Solo Sandeng’s Daughter Lavished Praise For His Patriotism
(JollofNews) – The daughter of a Gambian opposition activist who was arrested and murdered by security officers for leading a peaceful anti-government protest in April has lavished praise on her father for his patriotism and standing up to his political beliefs. PhaateMah Sandeng described her dad, Ebrima Solo Sandeng, as[Read More…]
Gambia: The Use Of State Apparatus As An Instrument Of Sycophancy In Jammeh’s Governemnt
(JollofNews) – Media is a powerful instrument that can provoke a war because people can be susceptible to the information it spreads about a particular subject like the current political situation in the Gambia. Media is historically alleged to have been complicit in facilitating problems in the world, as in[Read More…]
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