Papa Massata Diack, son of former world athletics boss Lamine Diack, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for corruption in the 2011 Russian doping scandal, a case that shook the sports world. In his absence, the Paris appeal court upheld the first instance sentence but halved the […]
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Former Fisheries PS Dr. Banja gets 2 years mandatory jail term for corruption
Press Release: The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to announce that todayWednesday 8th March 2023, a conviction has been secured against Dr.Bamba Banja, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries andWater Resources. The charges laid against Dr. Banja by this office in 2021included three counts of serious […]
Fresh corruption scandal hits Banjul, Gov’t agrees to settlement
A fresh corruption scandal has hit the Gambia government through the Ministry of Health regarding their non-compliant expenditure on the Global Fund Program in Switzerland. The scandal involved D20Million out of which the Gambia Government should refund D10M believed to be embezzled. According to a letter dated 8th February 2023 […]
From self-denial to self-indulgence: VP Badara Joof says it as it is
When President Adama Barrow named veteran civil servant and renowned educationist Dr. Badara Joof, as his VP, in his Cabinet reshuffle, the decision caught many observers by surprise, particularly since the Cabinet lineup was shrouded in secrecy. His appointment received mixed reviews; while the move was applauded in some quarters […]