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17/08/2024

It’s a shame our star man Yankuba Minteh had to hooked before half time after a heavy collision with an Everton defender. He assisted the Brighton opener. He was not happy to be taken off.

Come back stronger, Star!

17/08/2024

A star is born: Yankuba Minteh starts for Brighton in their today’s Premier League match making him the first Gambian to play in the Premier League new era.

Let’s go, star.

17/08/2024

Matters get serious in UDP.

Ebrima Dibba has accused Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of being the mischief-maker in UDP in a stunning diatribe.

Speaking in an audio message, Mr Dibba said Mayor Lowe creates discord in UDP every six months.

The firebrand said: “What she did is unacceptable to the point of mentioning Talib Bensouda’s name. Enough is enough.

“It’s only Rohey who goes outside of the [UDP] executive platform and says things and nobody tells her anything. She goes outside and says whatever she likes and nobody dares tell her the truth.

“You guys should tell Rohey to stop behaving the way she is behaving. It’s wrong. The weakness you see in others is what others also see in you. You ignored the party and refused to attend executive meetings but we exercised patience with you.”

15/08/2024

Are you pained by the on-off electricity supply? Do not miss Giss Giss tomorrow as NAWEC’s chief sets up a date with the nation’s finest analysts.

Mr. Gallo Saidy, Managing Director for NAWEC to join the Giss Giss team as guest.

14/08/2024

Is African music in a really sad state?

13/08/2024

NPP’s Pa Jagne today claimed he travelled to Guinea Bissau to see a marabout to help destroy UDP.

In an audio message to the nation, the devoted President Barrow backer said the recent bickerings in UDP is a sign that the party will disintegrate.

He said: “NPP members in the diaspora should send me money for me to go back to Bissau to see the witch doctor and thank him for the good work. It will not be long before UDP dies.”

12/08/2024

Burr Banjul sends warning.

Speaking on Sunday night on For The People By The People Show, Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe warned that Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda does not have the game plan to impose himself on UDP.

Burr Banjul said: “Talib does not have the means to impose himself on the party. People saying Rohey doesn’t like Talib, Yankuba doesn’t like Talib. But at the end of the day who is Talib? He is just a mayor like myself. And I’m at least the mayor of the capital.

“You said Talib is the only candidate that can defeat Adama Barrow but I ask you what yardstick did you use. Why didn’t you name Yankuba Darboe or Pasamba Jow or Sariang Marong? So we just let anybody who just knocks on our door be our flagbearer? Nobody hates Talib Bensouda but if it’s to speak frankly, people will.”

10/08/2024

Ahmad Gitteh celebrates Darboe’s plan to run in 2026.

Ahmad Gitteh is today celebrating UDP leader Darboe’s strong hint of running in 2026 declaring that the experienced leader is the easiest candidate to defeat.

The Canada-based Gitteh said: “As a founding member of the ruling National People's Party and a political opponent of the United Democratic Party, it gladdens my heart to watch Hon. lawyer Ousainou Darboe unequivocally declare his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election on UDP ticket. Hon. Darboe is by far NPP's easiest candidate to defeat from a possible lineup of UDP flag bearers.

“I disagree with him on the notion that he is the best fit for leadership in UDP today, but hey that is for UDP as a party to debate that. For us as members of the ruling party, we are just preparing our 2nd and best victory yet in 2026 Inshaa-Allah.”

09/08/2024

Darboe warns there is nobody in UDP who is ready to replace him.

UDP chief Ousainou Darboe has said only death or serious illness will make him step aside as leader of the UDP.

The loved Darboe also warned he has not seen anybody that is ready to put his leg into the UDP leader trousers that he is wearing.

Mr Darboe told supporters in Spain: “I have always said I am the leader of the United Democratic Party as of today and until such time… Unless God brings my death or I get sick to the extent I cannot do the job. That’s when I will leave the job.

“But I don’t subscribe to the argument nobody should speak on the flagbearer issue. If you believe you can do a better job, come forward and present your application.

“But one thing I want to say is that for now, I have not seen anyone ready to put his leg into my trousers. And I don’t think I will ever see that happen because in UDP, members are raised well.”

08/08/2024

Straight-talking UDP member Yunus Hydara today bravely called on Darboe to step down as leader of the UDP.

In a brave address to the nation, Mr Hydara said serious moral lapses on Darboe’s part such as giving state lands to his wife and children has now made it impossible to sell him to Gambians.

08/08/2024

Maimuna Ceesay Darboe vows verbal war with Darboe.

Strongwoman Maimuna Ceesay Darboe has called Ousainou Darboe a hypocrite and vowed a verbal war with the UDP leader if he ever attacks her at a political platform again.

Mr Darboe had claimed he was the one who sent Ms Ceesay Darboe to America.

In a strong response, the no-nonsense legislator said: “You’re a hypocrite and a bad person. You’re selfish and your desperation to be president makes you antagonize anyone who disagrees with you. What have you done for me? Even when people give you money to give to griots, you keep it for yourself. He said he sent me to America. That is not true.

“We did all we could to make you president for over 22 years. But on the whole God knows what you will become when you’re president which is why he refused to make you president. And we thank God for that.”

07/08/2024

The US-based Sainey Darboe has stated that UDP leader Ousainou Sarboe wants the presidency just to enrich himself and his family.

In a rigorous review tonight, the no-nonsense writer said: “I’ve always pointed out Darboe only wants the presidency to enrich himself and his family. Allocation of state lands to his family has made this painfully. And he had the gumption to raise issue with Barrow’s alleged ethical lapses. Hypocritical at core. The perceptions are awful for Darboe and UDP. It’s hard to see UDP as an alternative to NPP when Darboe’s family benefit more from the system than the deserving hoi poloi.”

The review comes as a The Fatu Network investigation reveals Mr Darboe applied for five pieces of land for himself and his family while serving as Vice President and got three. He couldn’t get the remaining two due to land shortage.

06/08/2024

Sainey Darboe said: “The perceptions are awful for Darboe and UDP. It’s hard to see UDP as an alternative to NPP when Darboe’s family benefit more from the system than the deserving hoi poloi.”

06/08/2024

I am disappointed in Darboe and I hope those close to him will advise him genuinely! The justification he gave in allocating state lands to his wife and daughter is untenable! He could have guided them properly!

It is morally wrong for the two to be allocated state land! They aren’t in any position of need to deserve such - so it is unacceptable and must be condemned! I hope he is advised for the lands to be returned and sanity prevailed!

The wrongs Barrow and NPP are condemned for cannot and shouldn’t be tolerated of Darboe and the UDP! - Malang Bojang

05/08/2024

UDP man Yunus Hydara said today there infighting in UDP and that there is a camp that is trying so hard to make Darboe the party’s candidate.

Brave Yunus who wants Talib Bensouda to be UDP’s flagbearer said: “Mbading The UDP will be heading to a critical time. The emphasis on unity is just a facade, it's a concept that is ambraced by the party's peripheral supporters, not by those at the close proximity to power.

“The infighting is evident, and it's geared towards the party's most favoured potential replacement of Hon. Darboe. The people leading this fight must be addressed in the interest of the party and country, otherwise the vision of the UDP and all the work done by party members will be futile endeavour, and Darboe's legacy will be tainted beyond redemption. They believe they are not popular, and they now forcing Darboe to run by hooks or crooks only to block the party's most winnable candidate.

“The UDP is not a One man property, it belongs to the Gambian people and anyone who believes in party's vision can lead and implement it. When the time comes, a fair process will be established, and we will all rally behind the chosen candidate, and I count on the the better angels of our nature to prevail and allow us, and as well as the party leader to make the right call. Gambia is sinking under Barrow, we can save the country, if we go with reason, rather than ego and emotion ..!”

05/08/2024

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Is Darboe right to use his position of privilege as Vice President to assist his wife and daughter get allocated land but condemns President Barrow for getting his own share?

05/08/2024

On Darboe admitting land allocation to his wife and daughter, Gallas Ceesay Jnr seethed: “Ousainou Darboe should return state lands allocated to his wife and daughter forthwith. If the people close to him cannot tell him the truth, then he should call himself to a close door meeting and advise himself accordingly.

“This is embarrassing coming from an elderly learned statesman that always advocated for equity and a justice pivotal society …

“If his family hangs on those state lands, he loses the moral grounds to call out Barrow for Nepotism and corruption…

“Any member of the United Democratic Party that fails to tell him to do the needful also loses the right to call out Adama Barrow as well …”

04/08/2024

After barnstorming the GBA to see how his road projects are doing, President Adama Barrow proceeds to appreciate Gambians.

03/08/2024

The future of Gambian music? Brookz vows spiritual war against any artist who disses him.

31/07/2024

National Assembly Member Almameh Gibba is now turning to the Supreme Court to challenge the law banning FGM in The Gambia.

Justice Hassan B Jallow and his team of judges will now decide if the law criminalizing female circumcision is in line with the Gambian constitution.

Justice Jallow is also an Imam and spiritual leader in his hometown of Bansang.

Imam Fatty is listed to be at the Supreme Court as a witness.

30/07/2024

The National People’s Party tonight issued a statement saying President Adama Barrow actually wants UDP leader Ousainou Darboe to live a long life.

In a statement signed by frontman Seedy SK Njie, the ruling party insisted there was no malice in the president’s comments.

Banjul,
30th July, 2024.

“Clarification on H.E. President Adama Barrow’s Comments at the Opening of the NPP Bureau in Brikama”

In response to claims circulating on social media that President Adama Barrow wished UDP Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe dead during the inauguration of the National People’s Party’s Brikama Regional bureau, the National People’s Party categorically states that President Adama Barrow has never prayed or wished for Mr. ANM Darboe’s death.

First, it is important to understand the context in which the comments were made. At the event in Brikama, President Barrow addressed Mr. Darboe's statements from a previous political rally in Brikama. Mr. Darboe claimed that the land allocated to President Barrow in Fajara by the government belongs to the judiciary and the official residence of the Chief Justice. He also mentioned plans to set up a commission of inquiry to forfeit President Barrow’s retirement home.

In his response, President Barrow challenged Mr. Darboe to provide legal documents proving that the said land belongs to the Chief Justice. The President stated he would return the land if such proof is provided. He also pointed out that Mr. Darboe, his wife, and child were all given land by the government, highlighting that Mr. Darboe's wife and child received their land around the time he was dismissed from the government.

Therefore, President Barrow’s comments were made in the context of addressing Mr. Darboe's threat to reclaim the legally allocated land to him by the State. The President expressed his determination to prevent Mr. Darboe from becoming president to avoid such an adverse event. The NPP Secretary-General and Party Leader used a common adage to emphasize this point, stating in Wolof, “dinga dey nyu sull la wai do giss lolu,” and in Mandinka, “Ebaay faala baari etaay wo jayla.” These phrases are commonly used across tribes in The Gambia and do not signify harm or threat, but rather a challenge to a negative intention.

The remarks were clear and comprehensible, merely expressing the President's determination not to let an opponent become president. Therefore, the interpretation of the President's comments to mean a death wish for the UDP Leader is extremely outrageous, outlandish, and a deliberate misrepresention of the spirit in which the comments were made.

We understand that politics can lead to the creation of fiction to advance interests and causes. The UDP seeks power and would employ every tactic to achieve it, but we trust that Gambians are wise enough to see through such gimmicks.

President Adama Barrow acknowledges the efforts of every citizen in national development, regardless of their political views, including Mr. ANM Darboe. His Excellency wishes Mr. Darboe and all Gambians good health, long life, and happiness, so everyone can witness the realization of his government’s massive development agenda for democracy, human rights, rule of law, justice, and development. The NPP Leader desires the best for every Gambian, regardless of political or religious differences. President Adama Barrow reassures all Gambians and residents of The Gambia of their safety and protection at all times.

Seedy S.K. Njie
Deputy Spokesman, NPP.

30/07/2024

Information Minister Dr Ismaila Ceesay has called on Gambians to remove themselves from the fondly relations between UDP leader Ousainou Darboe and President Adama Barrow.

Speaking to QTV, Dr Ceesay said the love between Darboe and President Barrow is real and mutual.

The rising star said: “There is some relations between Ousainou Darboe and Adama Barrow. Don’t get into it. Don’t come between them. That’s why when Barrow says ‘my father’ he laughs. They have a very fondly relations between them. The president never made a threat. The president never wished for Darboe to die.”

29/07/2024

Henry Gomez asks Gambians at home to refuse to be used by Gambians living abroad.

29/07/2024

President Barrow says what will happen to them will be greater than Three Years Jotna.

President Adama Barrow has warned UDP members making moves to stop him from contesting the 2026 presidential election to prepare for a showdown greater than Three Years Jotna.

Speaking in Brikama on Saturday, Mr Barrow said: “UDP folks said I shouldn’t run in 2026. But one thing about me: whatever UDP says I shouldn’t do is what I do with all my strength even if it involves death. They said I will not stand, I ask Ebrima Sillah and Demba Sabally to leave that battle to me.

“Remember I went to war with Three Years Jotna and that came to pass. What will befalls them this time will be greater than Three Years Jotna.”

29/07/2024

NPP political Brigadier says President Barrow will not apologize.

NPP West Coast Region boss Lamin Jamba Jammeh has said President Adama Barrow will not apologize to anyone over his Saturday comments.

Mr Jammeh said: “We all know Adama Barrow cannot hurt even a chicken. Small kids are making audios insulting Adama Barrow. Adama Barrow is not going to apologize to anyone. Let’s stop the hypocrisy.

“We as NPP are not here to play. You people are not going to take the government through violence. No amount of crying will make the president withdraw his comment because he did not insult anybody. It’s a war of words.

“Everyday, Ousainou Darboe’s greatest wish is to see President Adama Barrow humiliated. So President Adama Barrow has every right to stand up for himself.”

28/07/2024

Happy citizens welcome President Adama Barrow as he enters Brikama where he launched a new journey to thunder back into State House in 2026.

28/07/2024

“Politicians are all the same. Recently, Ousainou Darboe's party used women as political tools while ignoring the suffering caused by FGM. When it was time to vote to protect them, greed and selfishness prevailed. Barrow and Ousainou are just like 6 & 9!.” - Concerned citizen

28/07/2024

NPP Brigadier Dr Demba Sabally goes nuclear on UDP.

Dr Demba Sabally has said UDP is a clear and present danger to Gambia warning even citizens who support the party that they face a difficult future if UDP ever comes to power.

Speaking on Saturday at NPP’s rally in Brikama, the NPP Brigadier warned: “UDP is a clear and present danger to Gambia. If UDP comes to power, even some of you who support UDP will not have peace. They know nothing other than insult and violence. Ousainou Darboe said he will take President Barrow’s land when he becomes president. There is no bigger hypocrisy than that. So our greatest job as NPP until we die is to make sure Ousainou doesn’t become even an Alkalo.

“But we are not surprised. In the 1981 coup, Ousainou was the one who represented the rebels in court for free, rebels who killed people. So this shows he has always been a man of violence. He was the one who stood behind perpetrators in 1981 and 1986. So nobody should be surprised if such a man is instigating violence.”

28/07/2024

President Barrow pummels Darboe.

President Adama Barrow on Saturday pummeled his estranged father Ousainou Darboe, vowing that he will only leave power after the UDP leader dies.

In a return of politics of rhetoric, Mr Barrow drew the battle lines with Mr Darboe after Darboe threatened that he could lose the land given to him by the state when a new government comes to power.

A fiery President Barrow said in Brikama: “A man who could not get what he desires when he was young and youthful will not get it when he is old and frail. My father is done. I want him to accept that and we retire him. It’s time for him to go to the mosque.

“My father came here and said if he becomes president, he will take the land given to me by the state. He said the place given to me belongs to the chief justice. But he is a lawyer and the chief justice is a lawyer. Let him go to the chief justice and ask him if that land has a title deed of chief justice. If that turns out to be true, I will return the land. He said someone should be allocated a land in a layout.

“He is not president I am the president and I know that more than him. Because the land of his wife was given to her by me. And that place is not a layout. And the time she applied for the plot, he was vice president. The papers were being processed and I sacked him before that process was complete. When I fired him, he sent somebody to me to ask that I should still give land to his wife and child. I told Musa Drammeh the Minister of Lands that I am not like he Darboe and asked Musa to go and process their applications.

“But I want to tell him one thing: since he vowed that he will take my land when he becomes president, I swear today that I will be president until Ousainou Darboe dies. That’s the only time I will leave power. But so long he is not dead, I will be president. I will leave only when he dies and we bury him that I will quit as president.”

27/07/2024

The ladies seem happy as the umbrella joins the swag.