October 2025 - Page 5

  The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that Gambia’s presidential election will be held on 5 December 2026. IEC Chairman Joseph Colley made the announcement during the launch of the Commission’s

Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology has reaffirmed that the new University of The Gambia (UTG) Faraba Banta Campus will be inaugurated by President Adama Barrow in December, following an

  Manding King Amadou Kora has told the parliamentary inquiry investigating the sale of former President Yahya Jammeh’s assets that he advised those selling Jammeh’s cattle to increase the price to D12,000

  Alagie SM Jobarteh has made a dramatic return to his former home, the United Democratic Party (UDP), just weeks after quitting to join former ally Talib Bensouda. Jobarteh said he realized

  Prominent Gambian human rights lawyer and constitutional scholar, Dr. Lamin J. Darbo, has denied reports claiming he has formally declared his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. The reports followed an

  The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure wishes to inform the general public that the Auditor General’s Report purportedly claiming a D377 million discrepancy in the road contract of the North

  The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) on Monday 6th October 2025, signed a contract with Conseil-Ingenierie et Recherche Appliquée (CIRA) for the consultancy services related to the feasibility studies,

  On Saturday, 4th October, and Sunday, 5th October 2025, the Unite Movement for Change successfully held its first inaugural meetings at the Ebunjan Theatre in Kanifing Layout, KMC. During the meetings,

  Talib Bensouda may need to brace himself politically, as diehard United Democratic Party (UDP) loyalists express growing anger against him following the sensational launch of his political movement. The latest display

  The Gambian media fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of veteran journalist Bruce Asemota, a High Court reporter with The Standard Newspaper. The respected journalist, who made