Saikou Jammeh

Corruption, Coercion and Cover-up: How Roy escapes justice for alleged sex abuse of Teneng and Jongfolo

New evidence has emerged in the story of Roy Webster, a British national resident in The Gambia, shedding light into how he managed to evade justice for the alleged sexual abuse of two 12-year-old girls, identified only as Teneng and Jongfolo. Through admissions obtained from...

April 14, 2024Saikou JammehInvestigations, The Big Story

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AKI Tragedy Exposed: How Indian drugs claim lives of over 70 children in The Gambia

Concerns remain even after the release of the presidential task force report on the acute kidney injury outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 70 children. The report has seemingly been left to gather dust. Thousands of the banned and contaminated India drugs are...

December 31, 2023Saikou JammehInvestigations, The Big Story

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FAKE! NAWEC has no free 70kWh units for customers in celebration of Christmas

Source: Social mediaVerdict: FakeA short-composed message went viral on Tuesday on social media, especially in WhatsApp groups, indicating that the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) is offering 70kWh free units to all its customers.Claim: The viral message claims: “NAWEC is offering 70 kWh free units to...

December 12, 2023Saikou JammehFactchecking

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“Shut up. If not, I will kill you.” Disturbing audio captures voice of a man attempting “to rape” a girl at Gambia College

“Leave me. You are hurting me,” begged a girl in distress, as she could be heard gasping for air and coughing. “Are you trying to kill me?” A defiant, alleged rapist, held onto her throat, demanding she stopped shouting. “Why are you shouting? If not,...

September 24, 2023Saikou JammehInvestigations, The Big Story

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Unveiled: How Communications Ministry Awards Training Contract to School Owned by Minister Ousman Bah

UNVEILED! HOW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY AWARDS TRAINING CONTRACT TO SCHOOL OWNED BY MINISTER OUSMAN BAH Conflict of interest, violation of procurement rules, and possible inflated costs have characterized the contract that the newly created Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy have awarded to the institute owned by...

August 31, 2023Saikou JammehInvestigations, The Big Story

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FALSE: President Barrow never closed a media house since coming into office?

A 5-member delegation of lawmakers from Gambia have told the ECOWAS Parliament that the Barrow administration has not closed any media house in the country since 2017, an information found to be untrue.

August 24, 2023Saikou JammehFactchecking

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Jammeh’s Last Victim – or Not

When he disappeared six years ago, Siaka Fatajo became known as 'the last victim' of former President Yahya Jammeh’s brutalities. Except, at the time, Jammeh who has been held directly responsible for nearly 200 unlawful killings during his 22-year reign, was already in exile, in...

July 27, 2023Saikou JammehInvestigations, The Big Story

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Malagen publishes media monitoring report on hate speech in Gambian elections

The media monitoring report on hate speech, launched in June 22, provides analysis of hate speech incidents that were flagged and countered as part of the media monitoring exercise carried out by Malagen during the 2021-2023 electoral cycle, covering a period of 20 months. ...

June 27, 2023Saikou JammehMedia Monitoring

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Malagen holds launch event

The objective of Malagen launch is to build public awareness of our brand, present a case for our mission, and showcase our work with a view to building public support and trust for investigative journalism in the country. The event gathered an audience of more than 200...

May 30, 2023Saikou JammehIndepth Reporting, The Big Story

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Dangerous speech alert: UDP supporter makes inciteful comments, calls for First Lady to be attacked and killed…

In a Whatsapp audio circulating on the messaging platform, Mr Alieu Kora known as International Jato has called on members of his party, main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), to mobilise, attack and kill the first lady Fatoumatta Bah Barrow and her delegation when they...

May 19, 2023Saikou JammehElection Hub, Factchecking, Media Monitoring

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