Nigeria’s First Lady has urged the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party to honour its campaign promise of taking care of the country’s 25 million vulnerable poor people. Aisha Buhari said the party must not renege on its promise to allocate N 5,000 to the poor every month. In a […]
Month: November 2015
Separating The Wheat From The Chaff
By Gambian Outsider! Today is veterans’ day in the United States. I have the day off from work. And no, I am not a veteran. This is a consolidated article. I was thinking about writing an article to respond to Mr. Babu Soli’s commentary on Mr. Ousainou Mbenga’s article entitled […]
11/11: Another Dark Day Arrives
It’s exactly 21 years today when more than a dozen soldiers accused of a coup plot were summarily executed by The Gambia’s military junta. The ‘military with a difference’ sadly lacked the balls to tell Gambians the list of coup suspects. Only the alleged leader Lt. Basiru Barrow was named. […]
Why Am I In This Struggle?
By Ousman Jarra History has taught us that society does not change when people sit down and do nothing but it only does when they demand their rights to be free. My reasons are numerous, from the murder of the students in April 2000, enforced disappearances, tortures, illegal detentions, repressive […]
It’s Time To Defeat Overstay
After 50 years of attaining nationhood from the Great Britain, The Gambia has been ruled by only two leaders: Presidents Sir Dawda Jawara and Yahya Jammeh. The former ruled for 30 years until 1994 when the latter seized power by forced, complaining about a whole range of issues, including overstay […]
Police Release Detained Magistrate
Kairo News is trying to find out the terms and conditions of Magistrate Jaiteh. He has linked his detention with a land dispute case he had tranferred to Bundung Magistrate’s Court. Jaiteh said his professionally executed decision was within the ambits of the law. Gambian authorities remain tight-lipped on the […]
Darboe Warns APRC Old Guards: Don’t Be Misused
Source: Freedom News The Leader of Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP’S) Ousainou Darboe has warned the former relegated old guard APRC officials to refuse to be prostituted politically by Yahya Jammeh, as the dictator is hell bent on trying to lure the likes of Yankuba Touray into his […]
‘Islam Goes Beyond Five Pillars’
Imam Ceesay Leads Tree Planting Exercise The Chief Imam of Detroit Islamic Center says Muslims should understand that religion goes beyond the five pilars – Belief in Allah and His Prophet, Pray, Offer Zakat, fast Ramadan and perform pilgrimage to Mecca. Imam Momodou Ceesay says the protection of an environment […]
Gambia Fails Another Crucial Test
The Gambia has been ranked second worst out of 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa included in a study on Internet freedom. In its 2015 annual “Freedom on the Net” report, Freedom House, a US-based organization promoting freedom and democracy around the world, scored up to 65 countries globally on real-world […]
Magistrate Jaiteh Joins The List
Is Magistrate Jaiteh Targeted For Freeing Caliph Hydara? The Magistrate who threw away the senseless case against the Caliph General of Darsilameh Sanghajor has joined the list of those illegally arrested and detained without appearing un court or charged. Magistrate Ebrima Jaiteh in May this year freed Sheikh Muhideen Hydara […]
UDP Shuns ‘Centre Table Politics’
The United Democratic Party says gone are the days of what it calls “Center Table Politics.” This type of politics allows politicians to spend invaluable time on the table instead of meeting the electorate in their villages and towns – the only way to feel their plight and exchange ideas […]
White Lives Matter! Black Officers Charged
Luntango Suun Gann Gi muses from London, UK Two dumb trigger-happy police officers from Louisiana, Mississippi USA, made the mistakes of their lives when, having racially profiled a runaway driver of being a Negro, like themselves, they opened fire to “neutralise” the suspect. Unfortunately for the officers, the miscreant driver […]