The crushing defeat of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) in the capital city, Banjul, the nation’s business hub, KMC and the provincial capital, Brikama, in the most contested mayoral and chairmanship elections, sent shockwaves through the party and beyond. NPP has heavily invested to pull a win in the […]
PRESS RELEASE 18th May 2023. 1. The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) High Command has noted with regret several reports on social media showing images and videos of individuals in military uniform lowering a banner somewhere in the Greater Banjul Area. The said banner contains an advertisement for a Wrestling Competition […]
Fatoumatta: The Local Government Elections are just a new calendar. And so far, the chaos of candidates of Chairmen and Mayor’s/Mayoress choices is loud, sufficient for even a stubborn optimist to admit to the cynicism of citizens who have long predicted another case of our vulnerability to political polarizations in […]
Ahmed Gitteh, a former NPP militant, was yesterday nominated as an independent candidate by the IEC to contest the Chairmanship of the Brikama Area Council. Other independent candidates such as Ebrima Sanneh was also nominated in Brikama. Meanwhile, in the Kanifing Municipality, Pa Modou Mbowe of the No To Alliance […]