First Lady And Family At Disneyworld: What Happened?

By Pa Nderry M’Bai

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For the past one month, the wife of Gambia’s President Zeinab Suma Jammeh has been criss-crossing between Banjul, France, Morocco and the United States.  The First Lady is currently in Disneyworld, Orlando Florida,  with her two kids, and a sizeable entourage on vacation.  She first made a stopover in Washington DC, before proceeding to the Disneyworld. The Moroccan born First Lady is displeased with Mr. Jammeh’s recent move to marry a second wife.  She thought that the best way to nurse her disappointment is to spent time in expensive holiday suits, and parks such as the one in Disneyworld.  It has been reported that since June of 2010, the state had spent over one million dalasi on air tickets, hotel reservation, and food bills for the First Lady and her delegation. 

The Real July 22^nd Revolution – G Section: NIA

By Baba Galleh Jallow

The real July 22^nd revolution submits that of the many instruments of coercion that Yahya Jammeh has unleashed against the Gambian people, the so-called National Intelligence Agency (NIA) – better called National Intimidation Agency – is by far the most damaging to the country’s national interest. Operating directly under the personal supervision of the president, the NIA was designed to guard the security of the state, which, as we have argued, the agency mistakes for the security of the nation. That the security of the head of state is important in any country is beyond question. But that does not mean that an agency created and paid out of public resources should be unleashed to go security threat hunting where there are none and in the process to unjustly arrest, accuse, maltreat, and often torture innocent persons. Indeed, Yahya Jammeh has turned himself and the NIA into one giant Robo Cop on the rampage in Gambian society, a Robo Cop that patrols everywhere, mindlessly and brutally crushing under its iron feet anything that does not smell of Yahya Jammeh, and everything that emits any noises offensive to its mechanical ears by obeying every command punched in from the Kanilai control tower. It is a strange spectacle that Gambians could become so mechanized and robo-like in their blind obedience to orders, whether the orders asked them to punish a totally innocent person or not. Certainly, the NIA places obedience to Yahya Jammeh over obedience to God and their concern for the humanity of their victims.

FEMI PETERS’S APPEAL DISMISSED

APPEAL Denied By Amadi

Justice Amadi Invokes Lower Court’s Decision To Justify His Ruling

 Reporter Bakary Gibba & Pa Nderry M’Bai

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Opposition members anticipation to have one of their leading officials Femi Peters, freed by the high court in Banjul, were dashed way on Thursday, when presiding judge Justice Emanuel Amadi, dismissed an appeal filed by the leader of the United Democratic Party, and  also a veteran human rights lawyer Ousainanou Darboe. Justice Amadi’s decision to throw away the opposition’s appeal—challenging the decision of the lower court to jail its official for one year in prison, sent a shocking waves among family members, and UDP supporters here, the Freedom Newspaper can report. The verdict marks an end to weeks of legal wrangling, in which the opposition UDP, under the leadership of Ousainanou Numou Kunda Darboe, contested magistrate Kayode’s decision to jail Femi Peters.

Gambian Young Sprinter Absconds From Canada Commonwealth Tournament

By Staff Reporter Bakary Gibba, Banjul

Sports officials in The Gambia say one of its athletes, who participated on the World athletics championship held in Canada has absconded.  Modou Lamin Kujabi, who goes with the aliases Inter was alleged to have absconded shortly after the tournament. He represented Gambia at the Canada tournament.  Kujabi was among the athletes who took part in the African Commonwealth games.  Hopes were dashed when sports officials in Banjul organized a welcoming ceremony for The Gambian famous Sprinter, when news reaches them that Mr. Kujabi had in fact absconded. Officials are still nursing the trauma they suffered from Kujabi’s absconding.

Holland Gambia Fishing Company Transformed Into NDEA Office!

Foday Barry, Pa Mbye, And Others “Illegally” Occupying Company Linked To Cocaine Trafficking

Police Chief Pa Silva Fired, Captain Sanna Majang, Others Into Drug Trafficking, And A Lot More

By Staff Reporter Malang Jammeh & Pa Nderry M’Bai

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While the two billion dollar cocaine bust case is pending in Gambia’s legal system, authorities in Banjul have taken over the offices of the Holland Gambia Fishing Company Limited, which belongs to the foreign nationals currently being tried for cocaine trafficking in The Gambia, the Freedom Newspaper can report.  The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), acting outside the ambits of the law has transformed the Holland Gambia Fishing Company corporate office as a sub-station, where apprehended drug suspects are being processed, sources within the NDEA hierarchy said.  There was no court order for the forfeiture of the Holland Gambia Fishing Company offices, and therefore the NDEA’S move to transform the building situated in Kanifing, as a processing center would no doubt have a far reaching legal ramifications to the pending cocaine case, said an NDEA insider. The insider added that a good number of his colleagues are complaining against the Directorate’s decision to “illegally” occupy the property of the apprehended suspected drug dealers without a court clearance.