The Gambia
19 Jan 2017
Gambia's new president Adama Barrow took the oath of office in the country's embassy in Senegal on Thursday.
19 Jan 2017
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…
18 Jan 2017
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.
15 Jan 2017
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,"
12 Jan 2017
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.
11 Jan 2017
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.
3 Jan 2017
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.
Latest
8 mins ago
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Thursday’s attack in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State as a direct assault on Nigeria that will not go unpunished. In a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday in Abuja, President Buhari paid tributes to the gallant men of the security forces who lost their…
21 mins ago
A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday restrained the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the Director-General of the Association Dr…
50 mins ago
Lekki Adult Literacy And Vocational Centre (LALVC) has graduated its first set of students.
1 hour ago
President Xi Jinping hailed China's rule over Hong Kong on Friday as he led 25th anniversary celebrations of the city's handover from Britain, insisting that democracy was flourishing despite a years-long political crackdown that has silenced dissent.
1 hour ago
Sri Lanka's inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6 percent a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt nation to rein in galloping prices and corruption.