Has President Jammeh Rescinded The Firing Of Marie Saine???

Justice Minister’s Sacking Not Official Yet—Freedom Newspaper Reporter

The Gambian state is yet to officially announce the alleged sacking of Justice Minister Marie Saine, leaving the nation in a sea of speculations, and counter speculations, the Freedom Newspaper weekend edition can report. It appears that the President has rescinded his move to let the former Justice Minister go, as there is no formal announcement on Radio Gambia to confirm international press reports that Madam Saine has been fired.  This paper was reliably informed by a trusted source about the removal of Marie Saine, but our reporter on the ground is calling for a caution on the whole issue—pending an official statement issued by the State House. “Pa, the news of the Justice Minister’s sacking has not  been aired by GRTS, and I also contacted an intelligence officer, who confirmed that it is unfounded. But I will continue to monitor the situation. This story reminds me about the sacking of  the former Secretary General SG Sallah.  It  was  rumored earlier before his sacking. Let wait, and see what will happen now towards Monday,” said our Banjul political reporter Bakary Gibba.

The Way Forward for Democratic Change in the Gambia"  Rejoinder to Modou Nyang

 By The Democrat

Dear Editor,  

Please allow me space in your widely read paper to take part in this dialogue with the people about “The Way Forward for Democratic Change” in the Gambia. The topic, which was initiated by Halifa Sallah on 25 September 2009 and rejoined by the UDP UK, seems to have been hijacked by the misconception of Modou Nyang into some sort of backward political obsequiousness rather than a dialogue that offers solutions to the best way forward. Therefore, Nyang’s elongated and monotonous invective response of the 22 February 2010, lacked both substance and bearing to the topic. Instead it was a blanket condemnation of the UDP UK’s rejoinder to Halifa’s proposals. Surely, in initiating this dialogue Halifa had intended to invite such rejoinders, which Nyang seems to have detested so strongly.

Gambian Coup Detainees Massacred—State House Insider Explains!!!

Chilling Details Of torture, death threats, and poisoning

Amnesty International, Others Asked To Visit Gambia

By Staff Reporter Modou Barry, Banjul

A highly placed source close to the State House in Banjul is calling on the Amnesty International, and other rights groups around the world to embark on a fact-finding mission to  The Gambia, to document what our source referred to as the recent “torture” of security detainees—notably the erstwhile Army Chief of Staff General Lang Tombong Tamba. The source who is very familiar with the case of General Tamba and co said “ it is sad, and unfortunate that Gambian soldiers can expose their fellow colleagues into such  a systematic torture, and physical abuse. The source said some of the detainees are likely to die due to complications they suffered during the torture sessions. The detainees were denied food, and in some occasions threatened with mass executions—as armed  totting soldiers fired shots in the air, said the State House insider.

Drug Squad Boss Appears In Public Armed With A Loaded Pistol!!!

Minister Of Interior, IGP, NIA, Others Asked To Intervene

Bun Sanneh Has No Permit To Carry Guns In Public—Says Police Insiders

By Staff Reporter Bakary Gibba, Banjul

The Executive Director of  Gambia's National Drug Enforcement Agency(NDEA), is coming under strong criticism for carrying arms in public—without legal permit, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal. News reaching this paper revealed that the NDEA Boss Mr. Ebrima Bun Sanneh is in the habit of displaying his shorthand pistol in public gatherings, which according to legal pundits is contrary to the country’s laws.“He needs an unconcealed arm permit in order to display his gun publicly. He does not have one anyway. He is just using his position to possess gun illegally. There are dangers associated with allowing security officials to carry such guns without concealed permit. One, they can commit a capital offence unnoticed— because there is no formal effective gun control accountability mechanism put in place in this country. The police are expected to have an inventory of small arms in the country, but there are a lot of arms in the streets unregistered.  Here, we need the intervention of the NIA to bring Bun Sanneh to book. This report needs to be investigated,” said  a highly placed source familiar with Mr. Sanneh’s illegal gun possession.

Gambia Was Better Off During Colonialism Era, Compared To Jammeh’s Rule- OJ Tells Freedom Newspaper

Says The Gambia Is Not An Independent Nation Yet!!

The Gambia Is A Terror State- Politician Laments

Pa Nderry M’Bai, Banjul

Leading Gambia politician, and also a onetime former Agriculture Minister in the deposed Jawara administration Omar Amadou Jallow says The Gambia is still not a “free nation,” and therefore it cannot commemorate its 45^th  independence anniversary—when the country’s citizens have been reduced to perpetual slaves, amidst rule of terror, fear and lawlessness perpetrated by the administration of incumbent President Yahya Jammeh. Mr. Jallow speaking in an exclusive interview with the US based Freedom Newspaper at his Pipeline residence Tuesday said The Gambia was better off during the colonial era—under the leadership of her majesty the Queen of England, compared to the Government we had today—who in OJ’s own words “had systematically undermined the core values of independence, democracy and good governance.” OJ opined that there cannot be independent Gambia, when its citizens are not free to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights to free speech, expression, association and movement. He says the 15 years of Jammeh’s rule deprived Gambians such rights and liberties, and therefore argued that it is a mockery and a waste of state resources to celebrate independence in this country.