OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT The Chief of Defence Staff Gambia Armed Forces Lieutenant General Yakuba A Drammeh, the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, the Commanders Gambia National Army, Gambia Navy, Republican National Guards, General Officers, Soldiers and Ratings of the Gambia Armed Forces regret to announce the untimely demise of Major Lamin […]
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GTU reacts to PIU manhandling of Kotu SSS teacher, threatens action against the police
The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) has reacted to the manhandling of a teacher at Kotu Senior Secondary School by officers of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU). The GTU condemned the police against Mr. Lamin Sillah, the teacher who was put in handcuffs and driven around town before being taken to […]
CDS Drammeh wins Africa Peace & Security Leader of the Year 2022 Award
The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces (CDS) Lt. General Yakuba A. Drammeh has won the Africa Peace & Security Leader of the Year 2022 Award, African Media Agency reveals. The African Media Agency published this information today, 5th December 2022. CDS Drammeh was among many African leaders […]
Police arrest 46-year-old Banjulian man suspected of killing Bakau taxi driver
The Gambia Police Force has announced the arrest of a 46-year-old Banjulian, suspected of killing a taxi driver and resident of Bakau. The statement of the police reads: “Following investigations into an incident of a reported missing man of Bakau, whose corpse was found in Salaji, the police have arrested […]