gambia crisis

The United States has commended Economic Community of West African States for its show of leadership in peacefully ousting former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, after weeks of political stalemate. The US Department of State, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Mark Toner, also...

Vice President Yomi Osinbajo has said that he called President Muhammadu Buhari who is on medical vacation in London. Osinbajo made this known on his twitter timeline. He said he briefed the President on many issues such as the ‘local and other developments including Gambia’s situation’.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Sunday that the exit of former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia from power was an indication that there was no more room for “tyrants and dictators” in Africa. This is coming days after the House of Representatives...

President Adama Barrow of Gambia has pledged to ensure the smooth transfer of power to his successor when his tenure as president elapses. Mr. Barrow in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, on Sunday night also explained why he allowed the former President, Yahya Jammeh o...

The embattled former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has accepted to quit and preparing to go on exile. He made the commitment during his meeting with the presidents of Liberia and Guinea in a last chance to respect the constitution. "I would like to inform you that Yaya Jammeh agreed...

The 5pm (Nigerian time) deadline for Yahya Jammeh to make up his mind over his future has passed. It was pushed back from a noon deadline earlier in the day. Reports say Mr Jammeh's former vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, is at State House as last chance negotiations there continue. The...

The U.S. has warned the embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, saying he is losing opportunities to peacefully handover to President-elect Adama Barrow and avoid the consequences of his actions. Jammeh’s tenure ends Jan. 19, the same day that Barrow is expected to be sworn-in as his...

Nigeria’s newest warship, the NNS Unity, is currently enroute Gambia ahead of possible military intervention over President Yahya Jammeh's refusal to accept election defeat. BBC reports that according to a Nigerian Military source, the patrol vessel is currently sailing off the coast of Ghana...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described President Muhammadu Buhari's involvement in the meeting with President Yahya Jammeh to persuade him to concede defeat as an aberration. The governor said: “A man like Buhari under whose free, fair and credible elections no longer exist lacks...