(JollofNews) – There is an old saying that may have particular resonance to what is going down in the Gambia just now “give a man enough rope and he will hang himself.” The Chief Justice, Emmanuel Fagbenle, being mentioned in Mr Jammeh’s lawyers petition, has done the right thing and[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: National Assembly And Jammeh’s General Amnesty Bill
(JollofNews) – We are facing difficult times in our nation’s history. Our country is under siege caused by a president who is doing everything possible to overstay his mandate and our parliamentarians are ready to pass into law the so-called General Amnesty Bill designed to give blanket immunity to all[Read More…]
Gambia: Why Yahya Jammeh Must Take The Nigeria Asylum Offer
(JollofNews) – Let me go straight to the point. At this stage of his life, which is intertwined with the life of the Gambia, I wish to strongly advise that Yahya Jammeh to take the offer of asylum from Nigeria. I strongly believe that taking this offer is a unique[Read More…]
Gambia: The King Of Bechuanaland II: Drive Carefully!
A lizard in a desert (JollofNews) – In the scorching heat of the desert, when sunlight and air create the impression of falling rain, deceiving the eyes with mirages unreachable, a man drove his car, in boredom. He suddenly saw the sign of a tail…then a body… and a head.[Read More…]
London Letter: Gloom – And Hope – Over The Gambia
(JollofNews) – Out-Going President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia sends packing Presidents Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia, the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and President Buhari of Nigeria. The two were accompanied by Ghana’s just voted-out President – as an example to Jammeh of peaceful regime[Read More…]
London Letter: Will President Buhari Be Safe In Gambia?
(JollofNews) – President Buhari of Nigeria was due in The Gambia on Wednesday 11th January 2017 to meet with President Jammeh of The Gambia. The main business of the meeting was to persuade Jammeh to vacate the Presidency and allow President-Elect Barrow’s Inauguration on the 19th of January 2017. President[Read More…]
Military Intervention Is Not The Solution To Gambia’s Political Standoff
(JollofNews) – The future of the Gambia lies on us Gambians that one have to acknowledge, no one will come from nowhere to make the Gambia a better place for us. Gambians have to be very careful in consuming the negative ideas being ejected to us. The Gambia is known[Read More…]
Torchlight With Michael Scales: The Way Forward
(JollofNews) – Being ever the sales and marketing guru, I find the difference in approach of the main protagonists in this “difference of opinion”, fascinating. We have observed for many years how Mr Jammeh, Mai Fatty and Halifa Sallah dispense their opinions. Of course the new kid in the block,[Read More…]
Gambia: Can We Assess President-elect Barrow’s Think Tank?
(JollofNews) – If you are confused by the question I am asking in the title of this article then I am not surprised at all. This is because you may have missed it or did not get to the conclusion of Mr. Barrow’s Christmas and New Year address where he[Read More…]
Gambia: I Have Always Known President Jammeh As A Man Of Peace… And He Will Choose Peace
(JollofNews) – I am not claiming that he is an acquaintance, or a friend, but we shared a mutual friend, and that has brought me and the then young sergeant into contact with each other a few times. In each of those few times, our conversations have always been political –[Read More…]
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