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GFF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SLATED FOR AUG 29

The President who approves everything

A constitutional victory without a constitutional remedy, what the Ceesay ruling really means

Diomaye urges court to annul Assembly’s vote to revise Constitutional

Macky Sall continue to defend ambition for UN job

Teacher causes controversy for kissing 15-year-old student

Driver who attempts to avoid police checks kills pedestrian

The Supreme Court must not only declare constitutional wrongs, It must correct them

The World Cup is exposing the contradictions of national identity

GOV’T ASKS FOR TIME TO RESPOND TO ENQUIRY ON SALE OF JAMMEH ASSETS

Dangote pledges $2b investment in Gambia’s energy sector

Activists fail in attempts to block president’s power to grant amnesty to banned individuals

WHEN FIFA’S RULE BOOK STARTS TAKING PHONE CALLS

African men want marriages like their fathers — women refuse to live like their mothers

SOE reform in The Gambia: Why performance contracts matter?

OP – ED: Economic policy advisory paper (EPAP)

Rent or build? The Gambian government’s costly addiction to rented offices must end

A flawed appointment: Why Edi MO Faal cannot be The Gambia’s next chief justice

What does Section 139 of the Constitution of The Gambia provide regarding the qualifications for the appointment of the Chief Justice?

LAWYER DARBO SAYS RULING CONFIRMS PRESIDENT CANNOT REMOVE PEOPLE PROTECTED BY CONSTITUTION

Fulladdu NAM calls for national debate on death penalty

Nigeria hosts army chiefs from Gambia, others against security threats

HAQ KA PANI: RECLAIMING INDIA’S RIGHTFUL SHARE

Rebuttal to “Sifting IWT Truth from Lies, Myths”(An Indian Perspective – Response to Brig (retd) Dr Raashid Wali Janjua’s letter published in Dawn, April 9, 2026)

GINA BASS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS GLASGOW GAMES NEARS

Baalor Sarr FC wins mens’s FA Cup

Koita FC takes women’s FA Cup

The minister can. The constitution says no. For now, neither can the courts

Thirty years is not a losing streak; it’s a foundation

The Gambia’s two-faced crisis of order

Party-led coalition or independent-led coalition: Which model best serves democracy?

Reflection on the manhandling of Kebba Madi Bojang

60-Second Shopping Dash: ChopWin Gambia Delivers on Its Promise

America at 250: the enduring promise of liberty, democracy, and the work of every generation

Amid the World Cup, the new pan-Africanism is conditional

Beyond accountability: Lessons from The Gambia’s commissions of inquiry on financial governance and institutional integrity

Why the 2026 opposition coalition will fail

THE GAMBIA PREMIER LEAGUE IS BORN

Cape Verde leave World Cup as heroes after brave Argentina battle

PPP READY TO BACK UDP-LED COALITION

Assembly asks gov’t to consider terminating Securiport contract

Barrow pledges ‘decisive’ education funding, youth empowerment at NPP students bantaba

Trust Bank deposits stand at over D12 billion

Every Goal Gives Back: 1xBet Gambia Turns African Goals into Free Bets for Fans

Reflecting His Master (sa) : Care for the Poor and Generosity in the Life of the Promised Messiah (as)

SENEGAL STAR GOES ON STRIKE AFTER WORLD CUP EXIT AS LATEST ROW SPARKED

Lessons from Senegal’s World Cup exit

Fath-E-Mubeen and the Hussaini paradigm of sovereign resistance: Iran’s majestic victory over Donald J Trump

Fath-E-Mubeen and the Hussaini paradigm of sovereign resistance: Iran’s majestic victory over Donald J Trump

Pardoning Prisoners in Violation of the Constitution

What can The Gambia learn from Senegal’s recent constitutional reform?

Salikenni women’s garden faces devastation — cattle invasions threaten to wipe out their livelihood

Echoes of Fuladu 3: Home, at last

Modernising public sector payroll: The case for replacing monthly salaries with biweekly salary payments

ASSEMBLY CONCERNED THAT SSHFC INVESTMENT DECISIONS ARE ‘INFLUENCED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVES’

ABUBAKR BARRY JOINS RED BULLS

Spanish court orders expulsion of 82 Senegalese who arrived from Gambia

Brothers in Ouakam court over land dispute

Student faints during exam in Tivaouane

PDS expresses support for Diomaye over Constitutional referendum

Police arrest alleged online scam network posing as women in Richard-Toll

Warning to ‘friends, family and acquaintances’

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses?

NDP LEADER ALLEGES POLITICAL PLOT TO DEPORT RAINEY

Barrow approves over D32M grant to SWEDD+ project empowering women and girls

Top-level football reaches the decisive stage of the group phase: 1xBet presents the key clashes of Matchday 3 at the World Championship.

GAMBIA ASSESS PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Senegal vs Belgium preview Kick Off 8PM

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises day: in The Gambia, women farmers turn post-harvest losses into value added products and increase their incomes

The criminalisation of Cuba and the hypocrisy of empire

Reflections at Farato

The opening of Farato Hospital and government performance evaluation standards

Blood on our streets, blood on our conscience

An anti-corruption commission cannot be built by skipping the law

The thriving days of Gambia and the lost hopes of our people

The next British PM should steer clear of Starmer’s legacy

OVER 300 GAMTEL/GAMCEL CONTRACT WORKERS DEMAND COMPENSATION

PAP leader vows to allow Jammeh’s return if elected

Barrow inaugurates national data centre, digital identity system

4 car drifters charged in Brusubi court

Gov’t urged to resolve Makka Sadeer alkaloship crisis

Gambia’s telephone numbers to be increased to nine digits

Mob protest killing of youth in Latrikunda German

UMC confirms IEC will approve registration today

Rising crime in The Gambia: a national alarm that demands action

Dakar on the brink: The Faye-Sonko cold war goes hot in parliament

The fear women face in many African marriages

The Republic is sitting on a security time bomb

An op-ed: The Gambia has locks, but no keys: Why vetting reform still matters

Gambianising public health: Paying homage to legendary Dawooda BM Jagne

Extreme heat costing poor women workers over $57 billion in earnings a year

From Castleconnor to cafes nationwide via The Gambia: how Grainne Barrett’s roots shaped FoodSpace’s sustainability ethos

TOP SPRINTERS JOIN SQUAD FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Berewuleng wins women’s title

FIVE-STAR SENEGAL MAKE THE MOST OF LAST-GASP CHANCE TO REACH FIFA WORLD CUP KNOCKOUTS

Mr President, do not pardon rapists

Barrow’s understanding of governance is questionable

BARROW DERIDES OPPOSITION FOR ‘EMPTY TALKS’

‘Opposition parties agree on power sharing, qualifications of flag bearer’

Barrow pardons over 100 prisoners