Tag: Gambia
Buhari, 3 other African leaders meet over Gambia
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted three African leaders behind closed doors to discuss the impasse in Gambia. The meeting ...
‘Gambian President, Jammeh hiring mercenaries after election defeat’
Gambian president Yayha Jammeh has begun recruiting mercenaries since his defeat at the polls, according to reports from Buzzfeed. Reports say ...
‘Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow is not dead’
Contrary to rumours that he has been assassinated, Gambian President-elect, Adama Barrow is alive. A journalist with Vanguard Africa, Jeffrey ...
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 4th of January
Read the full stories and analyses here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.
Nigeria will ensure Gambia’s political crisis is peacefully resolved – Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama has said Nigeria will ensure the political crisis in Gambia is resolved peacefully. Onyeama ...
Gambian electoral chairman flees over death threats
Chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission, Alieu Momar Njie has fled the country following threats to his life. His nephew, ...
ECOWAS troops on standby to kick out Gambia’s Jammeh
Following the refusal of Gambian president, Yayha Jammeh to step down after his defeat at the polls, the Economic Community ...
ECOWAS seeks solution to election crisis in Gambia
West African leaders on Saturday called for a solution to the election dispute in Gambia where incumbent President has said ...
Why Gambia’s election chairman is a true African hero
The first we heard from this good man was on the 28th of November when he boldly expressed his disappointment ...
[The Presidential Blog] Our Buhari shall be the saviour The Gambia needs
It is often said that a prophet is not appreciated in his own home. While Nigerians feel mostly disappointed and ...
BREAKING: National Assembly shut ahead of Buhari’s 2017 budget presentation
Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the National Assembly on Wednesday, security operatives have shut all three entrances into ...
Opinion: Buhari, Jonathan and Jammeh of Gambia’s U-Turn
by Jude Ndukwe Ever since former president Jonathan made that call to president Buhari congratulating him on his “victory” at ...
The “unsuspendable”, the one with “zero time” and final acts “of desperation”| See our top 10 quotes from the past week
There’s no way we are not loving this new order of focus in the country (around the world even). The ...
‘I will assume office in January 2017’, Adama Barrow reassures Gambians (WATCH)
Gambia President-elect, Adama Barrow has reassured citizens of the country that he would assume office in January 2017 after the ...
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 10th of December
Read the full stories and analyses here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.
U.N. Security Council condemns Jammeh for rejecting polls
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday condemned Gambia President Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of election results announced last week. Jammeh ...
The YNaija Cover this morning – the 10th of December
Read the full stories and analyses here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.
Buhari congratulates Gambian President-elect Barrow
President Muhammady Buhari has congratulated President-elect of Gambia, Adama Barrow. Buhari congratulated Barrow on Monday in a telephone conversation. “I ...
N44m dowry, 22 year reign | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N522 billion – President Muhammadu Buhari announced that this amount has been disbursed to state governments to pay up salaries ...
Move over GEJ, Yahaya Jammeh is the real hero
When Yahya Jammeh came to power in a coup in 1994, more than half of the Gambians currently alive today, ...
Opposition candidate leads in Gambia’s election
Opposition candidate Adama Barrow has taken an early lead in the Gambian presidential election after 75 per cent of the ...
Opinion: The misnomer called African leaders
During the cab ride to the airport in Lusaka on my way to Kigali this morning, my taxi driver told ...
Girls pass out at Davido’s sold out concert in Gambia (WATCH)
Davido has set a record by performing at the Independence stadium in Bakau, Gambia to a sold out crowd of 20,000. ...
Nigerian-born Emmanuel Fagbenle is Gambia’s new Chief Justice
This is proof that the grass is indeed greener on the other side. Nigerian-born judge, Honorable Justice Emmanuel O. Fagbenle, ...
US warns Gambian President to be more tolerant of homosexuals or else face consequences
by Chinwe Okafor The United States has criticized Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Saturday for “unconscionable” remarks, after he reportedly threatened ...
Delicious man! Jim Iyke shows off 6 packs (for the ladies only)
by Anike Jacobs Who knew Jim Iyke was this sexy?! The Nollywood actor is currently in Gambia to celebrate the ...
Opinion: Has your bank account fared better simply because Jonathan is partly Igbo?
by Olumuyiwa Olumide A public servant is just what the names implies he/she is: he should be at your beck ...
Femi Aribisala: How God spoke to me about his Kingdom
by Femi Aribisala One of those things I questioned was Jesus’ statement to his disciples that many of them would ...
‘They sewed up my vagina’: Victim of genital mutilation narrates ordeal (GRAPHIC IMAGE, WATCH)
by Adeola Balogun A victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has opened up on the tragic ordeal she endured which ...
Trial of Gambian chef ‘who served President Jonathan contaminated food’ begins
by ‘Jola Sotubo The trial has begun in the case of a Gambian chef which allegedly caused President Goodluck Jonathan ...
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