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07/10/2025

Analyst says Talib Bensouda is the wrong man for The Gambia.

Muhammed Lamin Dibba said: “Talib Ahmed Bensouda is not the type of leader The Gambia needs. From his leadership record at KMC as Mayor and at the UDP as National Organizing Secretary, it is evident that he has deviated from the expected standards.

“From allowing incompetent and unqualified individuals to be appointed to positions they do not deserve, to betraying his own words and causing division within the very party that nurtured and molded him, his actions speak for themselves.

“He has also tolerated corruption in broad daylight, particularly among his own contemporaries.
For example, enabling some of them to inflate prices of commodities in exchange for kickbacks for their personal gain.

“Finally, I strongly believe he is too hasty and will do anything to gain and retain power. I do not trust him, and I will not vote for him. Yallah Terreh!!”

06/10/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Alagie SM Jobarteh resigns from
Talib Bensouda’s camp and returns to UDP.

He said he decided to go back home after attending Talib’s Sunday meeting and seeing the opportunists and fraudsters, who are only good at making a promising politician fail.

“One told me, ‘you are always welcome to visit me at my office when we win’. What an insult! A kid that even my younger brother is older?,” SM raged.

02/10/2025

Talib Bensouda stunningly resigned from UDP on Thursday and announced a new movement, United For Change.

26/09/2025

The DS carries Gambia’s flag to the UN.

At the United Nations in New York, I spoke at a high-level panel of respectable leaders on ‘The Role of Male Champions in Parliament in Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls’.

At the outset, I told the leaders that when men use their voices and positions of authority to defend women and girls, societies move faster towards justice. I also however told them that when men choose silence in the face of discrimination or harmful practices, that silence becomes complicity.

Women and girls should not have to beg for their rights. Their dignity is inherent. Our role, as male parliamentarians, is to ensure that dignity is recognised, respected, and protected.

13/09/2025

Two women have been arrested after a second baby aged three weeks allegedly died from FGM, police said on Friday.

The incident happened in Bohoum K***a in Wulli.

Police said: “Police in Basse have reported the tragic death of a 3-week-old baby girl from Bohoum K***a, Wuli District, following complications from an alleged act of female circumcision.

“The victim, accompanied by her mother, Adama Sowe, and grandmother, Metta Wamch, was initially taken to Bajakunda Health Center, later referred to Basse Hospital, and subsequently transferred to Bansang Hospital, where she was pronounced dead despite medical efforts to save her.

“The mother and grandmother of the deceased are currently in police custody cooperating with the ongoing investigation. The body of the deceased is preserved at Bansang Hospital mortuary, pending transfer to the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul for postmortem examination.

“The Gambia Police Force strongly advises the public to comply with lawful practices and work collectively to safeguard the lives and wellbeing of children.”

08/09/2025

NPP lion Momodou Sabally has suggested that Talib Bensouda should equally resign as mayor of Kanifing Municipality since the position is equally given to him by UDP.

He wrote: “Nko is the dude going to resign as mayor of KM as well? That’s a responsibility and privilege equally given to him by UDP; and his presence in that position might affect the party’s chances…”

07/09/2025

US-based tycoon Sunny Sainey Darboe has now doubled his sum to D2M if Talib Bensouda breaks away from UDP and independently runs for president.

“I’m ready to give his campaign D2M,” he said.

07/09/2025

Commenter Abubacar Darbo has lashed out at foolish citizens who are claiming Talib Bensouda couldn’t secure UDP flagbearer job because he is not 100% Mandinka.

He said: “It always baffles me how some Gambians cannot deal with the Real ISSUES on matters without being sentimental , ANGRY and disrespectful (insults) to whoever they seem to disagree with.

“It is blasphemous and emotional bias to accuse the UDP of TRIBALISM or Ethnic sectionalism on the matter of Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda. Talib successfully rose through ranks to mayorship against Mandinka contestants in the primaries(selection) he was supported and voted for not because of his personality but PARTY. No one was accused of any sort And should Talib lose that selection what would be the accusation? In fact who is more Mandinka than Talib or is today Talib is not Mandingo?

“Who are the very people supporting or behind him? Is not the same Mandinkas you are accused of being tribal? The majority of Talib supporters are Mandinkas and this Includes my own Father (a number one fan) so it's hypocritical to suggest and level Talib's current issues to Ethnic reasons. Politics is a choice and one has the right to force anyone to do ...'

“What is more foolish than a Mandinka man who supports Talib calling another person Tribalist for not supporting Talib. That's what I called EMOTIONAL IGNORANCE.”

07/09/2025

Sainey Darboe has insisted that UDP must die as he predicted the departure from UDP of the beleaguered Talib Bensouda.

Talib’s attempt to clinch UDP’s candidate job fell on stony ground at the weekend after party kingmakers cancelled their support for him.

Sainey Darboe said: “UDP never fails to lose even when they win. Talib contributed immensely to the bump in their political appeal. But they’re crucifying him for daring to challenge Darboe for the flag bearer position in the upcoming elections.

“Talib’s resignation is a fatal body blow for UDP. He is headed for the exits. As he should. It’s clear as day UDP ain’t gonna get us to the promised land. I will donate $10,000 to a Talib campaign to save our country from the current mess. The enemy of my enemy is my friend #"

06/09/2025

As Talib Bensouda authors his own rise and fall, Stone Circles Multimedia chief offers one of the best assessments of the drama.

06/09/2025

Top strategist Omar Joof said: “We would have advised Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda not to resign from his position as UDP’s National Organizing Secretary. His best option is to demonstrate unadulterated loyalty to the UDP, and work very hard to ensure that whoever is selected UDP flagbearer wins the presidency in 2026. Leaving UDP for NPP would be the worst. Forming his own party won't work just like the PPA in 1966; NCP in 1976, and the GPP in the 1980s. Breakaway parties have a poor record in the political history of the Gambia 🇬🇲. Talibs best option is to stay put in the UDP. The Struggle Continues!”

06/09/2025

Momodou Sabally accuses Talib Bensouda of stealing UDP money.

He said: “And so I heard the Teddybear’s Kiangka parrot telling stories about how the greedy and hasty mayor supported the UDP financially…

“It’s all lies. Talib is a net beneficiary financially. He gained more from UDP than he ever gave in terms of money and resources.

“This corrupt dude usurped the position of National Organizing Secretary from Suku Singhateh during the UDP’s congress in 2020.

“Aided and abetted by Aji Yam Secka and co, they wrestled Suku to the ground and took his position and handed it out to the teddybear…

“Since then millions were handed over to Talib and he received these amounts on behalf of the party but there was no accountability to date.

“Since I challenged him about the millions donated by the UDP diaspora in the run up to the 2021 election, Talib is yet to explain how he misused those funds with his minions.

“These and many similar examples show that Talib is a net gainer financially.

“What about the container of sugar that he distributed last Ramadan in his scheme to overthrow the party leader and secretary general of the UDP?

“Let the dude move on and zip it. Some of us know a lot…”