Gambia's new president Adama Barrow took the oath of office in the country's embassy in Senegal on Thursday.

With gale of resignations hitting his cabinet in its last official days, President Yahya Jammeh's endgame is probably near. The latest indication of that is the display, as at press time, the picture of the man who brought Jammeh's 22-year rule to an inglorious, Adama Barrow on the official website of Gambia's State House. But…

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s newest warship, the NNS Unity, is sailing towards The Gambia ahead of possible military intervention over Jammeh’s refusal to step down when his term expires tomorrow.

Jammeh is unperturbed by the criticism of human rights groups. "I will not bow down before anybody, except the Almighty Allah and if they (human rights groups) don't like that, they can go to hell,"

The House of Representatives Thursday will debate granting an asylum to the president of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh if he agrees to step down,the spokesman of the House, Abdulrazak Namdas said.

The High Level ECOWAS mediation mission led by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has pushed forward its visit to Banjul, the capital of Gambia, to Friday.

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region.

Popular independent Gambian radio station Teranga FM was Sunday ordered to cease operations by national security agents for unspecified reasons, a security source and staff member said.