Gambia’s Minister for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs, Ahmad NK Bah, has announced that the government is finalizing national Hajj policy aimed at regulating the pilgrimage to Mecca and shielding pilgrims from exploitation. Speaking Friday evening at the Mansa Kunda Ministerial Town-Hall held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara[Read More…]
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Gambian Man Reunited With Lost Wallet Containing €340
A Gambian-Italian national has been reunited with his wallet containing €340 and vital documents after misplacing it on the busy Banjul/Barra route. The recovery was made possible thanks to the efforts of Niumi FM, a private-based radio station in Essau, North Bank Region. Ibrahim Keita, a resident of Njaba-Kunda in[Read More…]
Gambian Man’s Killer Jailed For Life Over Fatal Stabbing In Bristol
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of young Gambian man Kunta Ceesay, who was stabbed to death in the UK last year. Shakawan Siddiqi, 32, was jailed on Friday, 11 July at Bristol Crown Court after being found guilty of killing 25-year-old Ceesay during[Read More…]
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