(JollofNews) – The newly appointed spokesman of President Yahya Jammeh’s party was Monday named Information, Communication and Technology minister of the Gambia. Seedy Njie, who is also a nominated member of the Gambia’s National Assembly, succeeded Sheriff Bojang, a renown journalist and proprietor of the independent Standard Newspaper. Mr Bojang[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Jammeh Swings Axe At Diplomats Who Asked Him To Quit
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh has terminated the appointment of 12 high profile Gambian diplomats after they publicly failed to back his bid to hang on to power. The ambassadors including Dembo M. Badgie in Beijing, Sheikh Omar Faye in Washington, Momodou Badgie in Ankara, Elizabeth Ya Eli Harding in[Read More…]
Gambia: Another Private Radio Station Taken Off Air
(JollofNews) – Another popular Gambian radio station , Paradise FM has been ordered to shut down by the authorities as part of a crackdown following last month’s disputed presidential election. According to sources, some men believed to be officials of the feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA),who reports directly to the[Read More…]