(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow has sworn-in two new members of the Gambia’s Judicial Service Commission. Former National Assembly member Lamin Ceesay of Jarumeh Koto and veteran agronomist Bolong L.K. Jatta of Busumbala both took the oath at a swearing-in ceremony in the Office of the President on Thursday. Constituting[Read More…]
Justice
Gambia Rules Out Extradition Of Ex-Interior Minister Sonko
(JollofNews) – The Government of the Gambia will not seek the extradition of former Interior minister Ousman Sonko from Switzerland. Mr Sonko was arrested in January by Swiss authorities following a request for asylum. His arrest was triggered by a complaint from Geneva-based non-governmental organisation, Trial International, in connection with[Read More…]
Gambia: Government Freezes Daily Observer Newspaper
(JollofNews) – The Government of the Gambia Monday obtained a high court order to freeze the country’s first daily newspaper, the Daily Observer. The government said the newspaper is owned by the country’s former leader, Yahya Jammeh and the court order is meant to prevent him from liquidating or dissipating[Read More…]
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