The Gambia Police Force has on Tuesday, 26th April 2022, launched a new initiative dubbed Operation Road Safety. The objective is to tackle the recent surge in road traffic accidents in the country. The police top command and stakeholders gathered this morning at the office of the Inspector General of […]
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Two human traffickers convicted, sentenced to pay D100, 000 fine each
Two human traffickers were on Monday convicted and asked to pay one hundred thousand dalasis each, in default to serve 15 years imprisonment. The judgment came after they pleaded guilty to the charge. The case was presided over by Chief Magistrate Omar Cham of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court. The accused […]
Melville Roberts Sues IGP, AG for Refusing to Return His Wife & Mother’s Jewelleries
Lawyer Melville Robertson Roberts has sued the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General for refusing to return his mother’s and wife’s jewelleries worth over fifty thousand United States Dollars ($50,000). According to the originating summons obtained by LamToro News, Melville brought the case pursuant to sections 22 and […]
Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa
by Ousmane Oumar Kane. Short review By Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: It is a perfect book worth reading for the rest of Ramadan and highly recommended in your home library: When it comes to the intellectual history of black Africa, the discourses seldom go beyond Timbuktu—in contrast, arguing that black […]