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Gunjuronline.com - Latest news & breaking stories from the coastal town of Gunjur, in The Gambia


Gunjur-born Fakebba John Darboe Enrolled as Legal Practitioner in The Gambia
Gunjur, The Gambia – Fakebba John Darboe, a native of Gunjur and son of former police prosecutor Dembo Darboe, has officially joined the...

Gunjuronline.com
Jul 311 min read


Op-Ed: Lease Does Not Ownership Make – A Reaction to Essa Faal
By Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative (SFLRAC) The TDA Lease Expired in 2020 - Full Stop Following Mr Essa Mbye Faal's...

Gunjuronline.com
Jul 293 min read


Op-Ed: Beyond the Headlines: What the Faal Land Case Reveals About Our Governance
Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative (SFLRAC) As advocates for Kombo's dispossessed land-owning communities, SFLRAC has...

Dave Manneh
Jul 245 min read


Light at the End of the Tunnel as Gunjur-Berending Land Border Demarcation Begins
Gunjur, The Gambia – In a decisive move to resolve the protracted land border dispute between Gunjur and Berending, the government task...

Gunjuronline.com
Jul 151 min read


Son of Slain Buba Jammeh Pens Emotional Tribute as Family Pursues Justice
Gunjur, The Gambia — The son of the late Buba Jammeh, who was allegedly killed in a land dispute in 2019, has written an emotional...

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 171 min read


Profile: Dr. Lamin J. Darbo - A Guardian of Constitutionalism and Justice in The Gambia
In a country still emerging from the shadows of authoritarianism, Dr. Lamin J. Darbo has stood firm as a guardian of constitutionalism,...

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 114 min read


Murder Suspect Buba Drammeh Appears in Court
Buba Drammeh, who had been on the run since his escape from Mile 2 Central Prisons in 2020, has appeared in court this week in connection...

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 41 min read


Bensouda Threatens D144 Million Defamation Suit Against Former Janneh Commission Official Mamadi Kurang
Gunjur, The Gambia, 20 May 2025 | In a dramatic legal development, Amie Bensouda, former lead counsel of the Janneh Commission, has...

Gunjuronline.com
May 202 min read


Buba Drammeh Arraigned, Faces Three Counts of Attempted Murder
Buba Drammeh, the fugitive who escaped from Mile II Central Prison over two years ago while awaiting trial, has been formally arraigned...

Gunjuronline.com
Apr 101 min read


Brikama Area Council Graduates 2024 Council Police Intake
The Brikama Area Council (BAC) has ushered in a new era of Council law enforcement with the successful graduation of its 2024 BAC Police...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 252 min read


Gunjur-Berending Land Dispute Reaches Frightening Crescendo
The decades-long land dispute between Berending and the Darboe, Jammeh, Manjang, and Jatta Kunda clans of Gunjur has resurfaced with...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 33 min read


Aja Mariama Dabo and Fabakary Jammeh Enrolled as Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of The Gambia
Gunjur - Today marks a momentous occasion for two young legal professionals as they were officially enrolled as Barristers and Solicitors...

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 27, 20242 min read


The Great Escape: Unmasking Corruption Behind Buba Drammeh’s Prison Escape
In a sensational revelation on Mengbe-Kering TV, former Mile 2 Central Prison inmate, Lamin Jarjue, has blown the whistle on a scandal...

Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Nov 18, 20242 min read


Kajabang Sports Committee Appeals Land Dispute Verdict Against Gunjur Sports Committee
Gunjur, October 27 2024 — In an ongoing legal battle over land ownership, the Kajabang Sports Committee has filed an appeal at the High...

GunjurOnline Sport
Oct 28, 20242 min read


Two Appear in Court for Wilful Damage and Stealing Sand in Gunjur
Gunjur - Wednesday 16 October Two Appear in Court for Wilful Damage and Stealing Sand in Gunjur Bubacarr Jawo and Abdoulie Touray have...

Gunjuronline.com
Oct 16, 20241 min read


Momodou Justice Darboe Was Wrongfully Arrested and Detained - Lamin J. Darbo
He was the boy who would be president and the man who attained that status notwithstanding the improbability of 01 December 2016 and...

Gunjuronline.com
Sep 30, 20246 min read


No Presidential Amnesty over an Adverse Finding by a Commission of Inquiry - Lawyer Lamin J. Darbo
Act No. 12 of 2023 assented to by His Excellency the President of the Republic purports to “amend the Commission of Inquiry Act 1903 (the...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 29, 20244 min read


Ousainou Bojang’s Lawyer urges State to put client before a competent Court without further delay
Barrister Dr. Lamin J. Darbo, Lawyer for the accused in the recent shooting incident involving PIU officers

Gunjuronline.com
Sep 28, 20232 min read


Nation teeters on edge, as UDP protests Sabally’s detention
UDP supporters and civil rights activists are expected to take to the streets in protest against Momodou Sabally’s detention. UDP...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 26, 20221 min read


Sabally’s wife: all he wants is a better life for people
Sabally’s struggles in the arena of politics which led to his detention is motivated by his desire to see a better life for the people of...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 26, 20221 min read


Statement Condemning The Continous Detention Of Sabally - Lawyer Abdoulie Fatty
I am deeply concerned with today’s developments regarding Momodou Sabally. Mr. Sabally was arrested on Wednesday 21st December 2022 and...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 24, 20224 min read


Sabally to be charged with sedition and treason, as coup plot fails
UDP campaign manager, Momodou Sabally, will be charged with sedition and treason by the Gambia government unless there’s a dramatic...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 22, 20221 min read


Death of a pregnant mother: Tragic accident or a double murder case?
On the night of 3rd November 2022, a young mother of two who was also said to be pregnant , some say with twins died in her husband’s...

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 19, 20223 min read


State vs Sainabou Mbye and others | Gunjur Online News
The case of Bob Keita 's Ex-wife Sainabou Mbye and two others resume today at the High Court in Banjul. The parties were present and the...

Gunjuronline.com
Aug 5, 20221 min read


Letter to the Editor: The IEC followed what they think is the law, as we all must!
As the debate over the legality of IEC’s rejection of the Momodou Sabally National Assemby Nomination festers, Dida Jallow-Halake has...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 14, 20222 min read


The IEC cannot interpret the Constitution! - Melville Robertson Roberts Esq
As the debate on the legality of the rejection of the nomination of National Assembly Election Momodou Sabally by IEC returning officer...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 14, 20224 min read


Editorial: Is Democracy in Retreat in The Gambia?
The government of The Gambia is increasingly shedding the thin facade of democratic practice that they established back in 2016-2017...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 12, 20224 min read


Darboe accuses President Adama Barrow, Ahmad Gitteh and others in NPP for corrupt practices
UDP Press Conference: Darboe accuses President Adama Barrow, Ahmad Gitteh and others in NPP for corrupt practices Lawyer Ousainou Darboe,...

Gunjuronline.com
Feb 1, 20221 min read


THE SECRETIVE PRISONS THAT KEEP MIGRANTS OUT OF EUROPE - Part 2
Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores...

Ian Urbina
Dec 16, 20218 min read


THE SECRETIVE PRISONS THAT KEEP MIGRANTS OUT OF EUROPE - Part 1
Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores...

Ian Urbina
Dec 15, 20217 min read


Melville Robertson Roberts seeks damages of $500,000 from the Government of The Gambia
On 4th November 2021, a lawsuit was filed at the ECOWAS International Court in Abuja against the Republic of The Gambia by Gambian...

Alex Darboe
Nov 8, 20211 min read


Opinion: Presidential Election 2021 Nominations & the Big Questions Emerging From it
The tricky business of relying on Military Junta decrees to organise democratic elections in a post dictatorship era For anyone who’s had...

Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
Nov 8, 20215 min read


Gunjur vs Golden Lead: Case adjourned for settlement hearing at the High Court
The civil case between Gunjur Environmentalists, Women Group and Domung Sanyang Kunda family against Golden Lead Import and Export...

Gunjuronline.com
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Letter to Editor: PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT!
PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT! Editor, Sending the PIU to KMC to forcefully install the suspended CEO back into her office...

Dida Jallow-Halake
Aug 9, 20212 min read


Opinion: How Yankuba Touray’s Legal Adventures Upend Society and Spook the Constitution
It is natural human reaction cum instinct to embrace any, if not the first conviction which comes by, following the occurrence of a...

By Pa Louis Sambou
Jul 30, 202113 min read


Statement by Lamin J. Sise, Chairman of the TRRC on the Submission of the TRRC Final Report
Statement by Lamin J. Sise, Chairman of the TRRC on the Submission of the TRRC Final Report Following the end of the Public Hearings of...

Gunjuronline.com
Jul 28, 20212 min read


Op-ed: The Mayor, his Deputy and their CEO: unravelling the KMC imbroglio
The Mayor, his Deputy and their CEO: unravelling the KMC imbroglio Editor, The Mayor’s interview & the CEO’s response seem to have made...
By Dida Jallow-Halake, Notting Hill, London, UK
Jul 28, 20212 min read


Op-ed: TRRC's "Bell Of Justice" Must Toll For The Singhateh Brothers!
BARROW MUST PARDON YANKUBA TOURAY - IF TRRC LETS THE SINGHATEH BROTHERS GO SCOT FREE! Justice Jaiteh @ 1hr 54mins 42secs of his judgment...

Dida Jallow-Halake
Jul 15, 20212 min read


Injunction granted barring Golden Lead from women vegetable garden at Gunjur beach
The High Court has today granted plaintiffs an injunction against Golden Lead over proposed expansion of the factory’s operations into a...

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 17, 20211 min read


Essa M. Faal: “I have overwhelming evidence to convict Yaya Jammeh”
Essa M. Faal, Lead Counsel of the Gambia’s Truth Commission looking into human rights violations during the 22 years rule of former...

Gunjuronline.com
May 30, 20211 min read


TRRC: “Gruesome, gruesome, gruesome”, Lead Counsel Faal said as Truth Commission ends public hearing
Essa Mbye Faal, Lead Counsel for Gambia’s Truth Commision mandated and tasked to investigate human rights violations during the...

Gunjuronline.com
May 28, 20212 min read


TRRC ends public hearings
In a statement by Dr Lamine Ceesay, chairman of the Gambia’s truth Commision, public hearings have ended on Friday 28th May. Below is the...

Gunjuronline.com
May 28, 20215 min read


Op-Ed: Gunjur Ward Councillor Gibba writes to Presidential Advisers
OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISERS Marina Parade, The Quadrangle, Banjul 25th May,2021 Dear Sir, MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT " The...

Gunjuronline.com
May 27, 20212 min read


Op-Ed: President Barrow gets tough, but...!
A soft-spoken leader, President Adama Barrow uncharacteristically toughened his tone as he addressed the nation to outline measures to...

Basidia M Drammeh
May 25, 20212 min read


Press Release: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Concerns of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) about the Spate of Crimes and Mob Justice in The Gambia Press Release 24th May...

Gunjuronline.com
May 24, 20213 min read


Op-Ed: Search-and-rescue operations forced to manage Mediterranean migrant crisis…
Search-and-rescue operations forced to manage Mediterranean migrant crisis as governments shirk responsibilities

By: Holly Pate and Charlotte Norsworthy, The Outlaw Ocean Project
May 13, 20214 min read


The Tale of Former AG & Justice Minister Mama F. Singhateh: Lies, Arrogance, and Malicious Intellect
OPINION: The Tale of Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Mama Fatima Singhateh: Lies, Arrogance, and Malicious Intellect. " O...
Dr. Binneh Minteh Former Lieutenant, GAF
May 2, 20213 min read


TRRC: Mama Fatima Singateh: “No one writes better than me”
#trrcgambia: Mama Fatima Singateh: “No one writes better than me” Mama Fatima Singateh, a former Attorney General under the deposed...

Gunjuronline.com
Apr 29, 20211 min read


Malang Jarjue: The facts surrounding the death of 13 year old in Gunjur
Social media has been awash with news of a missing 13 year old boy from Gunjur and the subsequent discovery of a body in the last few...

Gunjuronline.com
Apr 26, 20212 min read


The Gambia: It is time to wake up to the threats of Drugs Cartels
It is more than three months since 118 bags of cocaine was discovered by operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia...

Ebrima Scattred Janneh
Apr 19, 20214 min read
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