The recent detention of journalist Momodou Justice Darboe raises urgent questions about the state of press freedom in The Gambia. Darboe’s arrest, linked to an article suggesting that President Adama Barrow is considering businessman Muhammed Jah as a successor for the National People’s Party (NPP), reflects a troubling trend of[Read More…]
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Will The Broom That Swept Bamba Banja Sweep Others?
The conviction of former permanent secretary at the ministry of fisheries of corruption is seen in President Adama Barrow’s circle as a political coup de grace but we here at JollofNews are of a diverging view. It’s no secret that suspicion of the Barrow administration, committing economic sins against Gambians[Read More…]
Barrow & Cronies Should Know Power Is Euphemeral
One thing that President Adama Barrow consistently exhibits is his inability to draw lessons from the past. Should we continue to remind President Barrow of the impermanence of power? Indeed, like everything else here, power doesn’t last forever. Apparently, President Barrow has squandered the opportunity of learning vital lessons from[Read More…]