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Admissions of a man-catcher: Walking the walk
With Rohey Samba
Still I rise. It's my favourite poem by Maya Angelou. The import of its words…My God! They send reverberations down my spine....
Admissions of a man-chaser: What’s love got to do with it?
With Rohey Samba
Love in the African context is very contextual. I glimpse it in the eyes of my mother, old as I am, as...
Admissions of a converted man-hater: Between The Gaslighter and The Springboard type of man
With Rohey Samba
So how do I start my story? Could I just say my dad knew? Yes he knew. He knew I was young...
The onus on women is to be fair to their fellow women and not to negotiate on fairness
With Rohey Samba
Long before the Internet age blossomed into flowerhood in the 2000s, and long before online news came within easy reach of everyone...
As the Pendulum Swings: A Tribute To Mariama Ba
With Rohey Samba
No writer has had greater influence on events in my head and inspired my writings than Mariama Ba, the author of Une...
Sweating tears or crying sweat? This New Year’s resolutions
With Rohey Samba
There are a number of qualities more relevant than gorgeous legs, perfect features and great hair. These are self-confidence, sense of direction...
For whom the cowrie shells speaks… New Gambia has reached a landmark but is untainted by the tyranny of time
With Rohey Samba
The year 2017 is at its tail end. It is a year shaped by the generational protest to bring change to The...
Christmas and what Banjulians have taught Gambians about religious tolerance!
With Rohey Samba
While I have no qualms with Muslims shelling out for a classy Christmas, we Banjulians are known for celebrating Christmas more than...
Clipped wings: Anecdotes of sexual harassment in workplaces in The Gambia
With Rohey Samba
'Women are gullible,' he professed with confidence. He was pudgy and not too attractive looking. His face bore the wrinkled lines of...
New Gambia’s obsession with nudity: The pernicious effects of body shaming on society
With Rohey Samba
It is no doubt true that social media and especially Facebook, was instrumental in bringing change to The Gambia. When our entitled...
New Gambia’s obsession with nudity: The pernicious effects of body shaming on society
With Rohey Samba
It is no doubt true that social media and especially Facebook, was instrumental in bringing change to The Gambia. When our entitled...
The way we are raised
By Rohey Samba
I am not trying to talk people into espousing my beliefs. Far from that. Neither am I trying to undermine anyone's authority....
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By Momodou Camara
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President Cannot Tamper With Draft Constitution
By Omar Bah
Veteran national assembly member Sidia Jatta of Wuli West has informed pro-democracy activists discussing constitutional and electoral reform processes that that no...
Gov’t dispels rumours of Jammeh’s return
By Omar Bah
The Spokesperson of the Gambia Government Ebrima Sankareh has described as false reports that former President Yahya Jammeh is returning to the...
Henrietta Didigu, acting executive director of ERCA ECOWAS Media Briefing
By Acting executive Director of ERCA,
Mrs Henrietta Didigu
I welcome distinguished members of the fourth realm to the first of a series of media events...
‘Jammeh’s witch hunt was a cover for drug business’
By Tabora Bojang
A former member of the Gambia Police Force Mustapha Ceesay yesterday alleged before the TRRC that the so-called witch-hunt exercise ordered by...