(JollofNews) – “The Spirit of the Lord is on me … he has sent me to proclaim freedom … (to enable) the blind to see … to set the oppressed free”. Luke 4:18 For 22 years Yahya Jammeh, self-proclaimed “Dictator of The Gambia” has terrorised and frightened the lives out[Read More…]
Opinion
London Letter: Where Is My Uncle The Silent Banjulian!
(JollofNews) – Please help me send out an SoS to my uncle in Banjul. It is unusual, highly so. My uncle the Silent Banjulian is the Minister of Information in the cabinet of Out-Going President Yahya Jammeh. And yet, we have not heard from the Minister of Information since before[Read More…]
A New Beacon Of Hope For The Gambia
(JollofNews) – Democracy is up to the people: A successful democracy does not rely on a single personality or an elected leader. All people need to partake in political processes. Space for citizen participation and the emergence of a civil society, diaspora activism and new media help ease Gambia’s transition[Read More…]
London Letter: Mad, Bad, Samsudeen Sarr!
(JollofNews) – “Mentally ill as a result of the September 1994 incident”, writes Ebrima Chongan of his then fellow-detainee Sam Sarr. “The incident” Chongan is referring to was the mock execution of Chongan and others at Mile 2 Prison by the AFPRC Vice-Chairman Sana Sabally, Edward Singhateh, Hydara and Yankuba[Read More…]
Letter From New York: Never A Traitor – Only A Loyal Ambassador To President Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Social media has these days been inundated with ridiculous stories of the Senegalese government mobilizing its armed forces for a military invasion of the Gambia to forcefully remove the APRC government from office if on January 19, 2017, the Gambia government doesn’t conform with the Senegalese-manipulated-ECOWAS ultimatum demanding[Read More…]
Gambia: How Yahya Jammeh Has Let The People Down
(JollofNews) – It is indeed quite hard for any reasonable person to understand why Yahya Jammeh, who had been posing as a nationalist and a pan-Africanist who is prepared to die in defense of the people would now want to plunge our dear country into chaos and violence just to[Read More…]
Gambia: President-elect Barrow Delivers First Xmas Message
(JollofNews) – Today is Christmas Day. It is a day of thanksgiving and prayers for Christians all over the world and a day of solidarity from Muslims, in particular, and all peace loving people. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all peace loving people a Merry Christmas[Read More…]
Torchlight With Michael Scales: Commending Amadou Samba
(JollofNews) – Speaking for myself, I would always trust Amadou Samba’s judgement. This is because in the many times we have met and discussed the business proposals in hand, I found him to be decisive and trustworthy and not a man to suffer business fools gladly. When I was presented[Read More…]
The King Of Bechuanaland And Jammeh’s Volte-face In Gambia (Part 2)
(JollofNews) – The power of prayer Surprisingly, even the victims’ immediate families told me, “Be careful! Just pray!” They expressed the spirit of The Gambia (prayer), a country where people would lift their hands and pray at every opportunity. I stopped, again. Acquiescent, but steeped in guilt, I decided to[Read More…]
London Letter: Jammeh’s Road To The International Criminal Court
(JollofNews) – Today, 23 December 2016, the BBC quotes Out-Going President Jammeh of The Gambia as follows: “I will defend myself, my country, courageously and patriotically and I will win”. This on the day, as the BBC reports, the Economic Community of West Africa’s President announced that a military force led[Read More…]
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