Gambiaj.com – Real Madrid will take on Manchester City in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, while Arsenal has drawn Bayern Munich.
Gambiaj.com – Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were released from prison this Thursday, March 14th. The release come following the promulgation, by the President of the Republic, Macky Sall, of the law on general amnesty adopted a few days ago by the majority of deputies of the National Assembly.
Gambiaj.com – In the ongoing ordinary session of the National Assembly, Almami Gibba, the member for Foni Kansala, requested that the Defense Minister, Serign Modou Njie, provide an update to Parliament on the status of the investigation into the alleged theft at the former residence of ex-President Yahya Jammeh in Kanilai, which now houses the Fourth Infantry Battalion.
Gambiaj.com – Emmanuel Joof, the Chairperson of The Gambia’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has made a plea to some National Assembly Members (NAMs) regarding the private member bill seeking to repeal the Women’s Amendment Act 2015, which criminalized Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Gambiaj.com – The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) has issued a fatwa to all Muslims in The Gambia regarding the legality of female circumcision. The GSIC clarified that female circumcision is not merely an inherited custom, but rather, it is one of the virtues of Islam and among the Sunnah practices dictated by the Messenger of Allah, Peace be Upon Him.
Gambiaj.com – In response to a query from Nominated Member Fatoumatta K. Jawara of the National Assembly in the ongoing ordinary session, the Minister of the Interior, Seyaka Sonko, clarified that Yankuba Touray and others were not detained in isolation.
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), formerly known as GGC, revealed yesterday that
Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) have intensified their operational activities aimed
Gambiaj.com – Commuters were left puzzled as the malfunctioning Kunta Kinteh ferry continued to operate on Tuesday, transporting a considerable number of passengers, trucks and cars. The ferry services provided by GPA have acknowledged assuming an unwarranted and hazardous risk due to “strong demand at the terminal,” and that Thursday’s voyage was approved. Only the Kanilai ferry was running at reduced capacity because the Kunta Kinteh was due to be in dry dock this week.
Gambiaj.com – Abdoulie Sanyang, the Inspector General of Police in The Gambia, welcomed Colonel Bubacarr Touré, the newly appointed leader of the ECOMIG mission, at his office in Banjul on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.