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Opposition make comeback but ruling NPP leads in parliamentary election

Saikou Jammeh2022-04-13T21:34:13+00:00

The Gambia’s opposition parties and independents have made a surprise comeback in the April 9 parliamentary elections after suffering defeat in the Dec.4 presidential election of last year. They have won a combined 29 seats, representing majority of the elective seats in the country. But...

April 13, 2022Saikou JammehElection Hub, The Big Story
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Dangerous speech alert: ‘Destroy, maim and dismantle’ ‘non-Gambian voters’

Saikou Jammeh2022-04-09T18:35:19+00:00

The statement made by Kambi—  a former chairman of the National Youth Council (NYC)— on his Facebook page was flagged by Malagen media monitoring team as a dangerous speech.

April 9, 2022Saikou JammehElection Hub, Factchecking
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Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism relaunches as Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development

Saikou Jammeh2022-02-11T13:46:10+00:00

By CJIDThe Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development [CJID], the parent organisation of Dubawa Ghana, has officially launched in Abuja, Nigeria.The Centre will help the West African news media community fulfil “a mission to improve governance, promote a community of informed citizenry, and entrench democratic...

February 11, 2022Saikou JammehCurrent Affairs
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Gambians renew President Barrow’s mandate ‘free and fair polls’, but opposition do not accept defeat

Saikou Jammeh2024-01-02T01:53:24+00:00

The Independent Electoral Commission has declared incumbent Adama Barrow as winner of the presidential elections held over the weekend. But three of the five opposition contenders, including his main rival Ousainou Darboe, had rejected the results in polls that have been judged as free, fair,...

December 8, 2021Saikou JammehElection Hub, Investigations, The Big Story
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Who will win the race to State House

Saikou Jammeh2024-01-02T01:53:10+00:00

On paper, President Adama Barrow is the candidate to beat. He has consistently led in the polls. He enjoys the support of a grand coalition; one bigger than the group that backed him to victory five years ago, at least in terms of the number...

December 8, 2021Saikou JammehElection Hub, Feature
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Misinformation alert: the results of presidential elections that gave Adama Barrow a lead has not been rejected by any court!!!

Saikou Jammeh2022-11-16T16:16:39+00:00

A video of the European Union Election Observer Mission ’chief election observer is being shared on WhatsApp by people, attributing claims to him that the results of the 2021 presidential election which gave Adama Barrow a lead has been rejected by a court. It...

December 6, 2021Saikou JammehElection Hub, Factchecking
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A Foreign-owned Fishmeal Factory Causes a Stink in Senegal

Saikou Jammeh2024-01-02T01:52:09+00:00

Standing beside the empty guest house she manages, Abie Sanyang looks with worry across the beach. The source of her concern is less than 100m away on the foreshore; a fishmeal factory – its silos looming over a concrete wall separating it from cheerfully decorated...

November 30, 2021Saikou JammehInvestigations, The Big Story
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Dangerous Speech Alert: ‘This Donkey’

Saikou Jammeh2024-01-02T01:51:55+00:00

The former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh, now exiled in Equatorial Guinea since his election defeat in 2016 has recently addressed a meeting via internet call conducted at a Kombo South settlement in Berending where he had referred to his successor Adama Barrow as a donkey,...

November 28, 2021Saikou JammehElection Hub, Media Monitoring
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Hate speech alert: Essa Faal is Ahmadiyya, Serahules should deny him vote

Saikou Jammeh2024-01-02T01:51:41+00:00

The comments made by the founder of the Gambia Action Party (GAP) Musa Yali Batchilly towards the independent candidate Essa Mbye Faal have been flagged as hate speech by the Malagen media monitoring desk. Speaking at an NPP political rally, he labeled Faal as Ahmadis,...

November 20, 2021Saikou JammehElection Hub, Media Monitoring
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Fact check: Ousainou Darboe threatens to deport Senegalese if elected into office

Saikou Jammeh2021-11-29T20:48:56+00:00

Claim: Ousainou Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party threatens to deport Senegalese if he is elected president Source: Senego (Senegalese medium) Verdict: Unverifiable claim, UDP denied such statements Senegalese online paper, Senego, has published an article in French on the November 13, 2021 title ‘Gambia: Candidate Ousseynou Dabo threatens...

November 10, 2021Saikou JammehElection Hub, Factchecking
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