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The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow has confirmed he will be remaining in neigbouring Senegal till next week's inauguration in the country, Nigerian Bulletin gathered. “I will be residing in Dakar, the Republic of Senegal until the Inauguration Day on the 19 January 2017”, the...

Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow is hiding in neighbouring Senegal and will remain there at the request of west African leaders until his planned inauguration, Senegalese sources said Sunday. “Senegalese President Macky Sall accepted on Saturday in Bamako to welcome Gambian president-elect...

President Muhammadu Buhari and other ECOWAS leaders may have tactically taken Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, into safety after a botched attempt to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to voluntarily cede power following his defeat in the 1 December 2016 election. Jammeh’s tenure ends 19...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has hosted some ECOWAS CDS’s at the Defence Headquarters, (DHQ) Abuja as part of efforts to mitigate the political impasse in Gambia following the refusal of President Yahya Jammeh to hand over power to the president elect...

President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia has returned to Supreme Court, where he petitioned the court to halt inauguration of President-elect, Adama Barrow. This is coming as the Economic Council of West African States, ECOWAS mediation team led by President Muhammadu Buhari in talks with President...

The Economic Council of West African States, ECOWAS mediation team led by President Muhammadu Buhari in talks with President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia to end the crisis over his refusal to accept defeat and step down next week has failed, Nigerian Bulletin gathered. ECOWAS Chairperson, Liberian...

President Muhammadu Buhari was at city of Banjul, The Gambia on Friday in talks with President Yahya Jammeh to end the crisis over his refusal to accept defeat in elections and to step down when his term ends next week Before the meeting, Mr Buhari said that "only God knows" if Mr Jammeh would...

In Banjul, The Gambia, President Muhammadu Buhari, ECOWAS Mediation leaders are in crucial meeting with President Yahya Jammeh and his Vice President Isatou Njie-Saidy to find solution to the country's political crisis. See photos:

Ellen Sirleaf, President of Liberia, John Mahama, former President of Ghana and other African leaders are currently in Gambia to talk President Yahya Jammeh into stepping down once his tenure ends. See photos below:

The situation in The Gambia gets intense on a daily basis over the reluctance of the sitting President, Yahya Jammeh to exit office after he lost to Adama Barrow. The President-elect, Adama Barrow has in a tweet-statement lashed out to the Gambian dictator on his refusal to accept defeat...

The Gambia's president-elect, Adama Barrow, has called on the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh, to engage in direct talks to resolve the country's political crisis. He made the call in a BBC Newsday interview, one week ahead of his inauguration ceremony. Newsday's Julian Keane began by asking him...

The Nigerian army has issued a statement stating that it has no plans to attack or invade any country, as against media reports. "The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a publication by Premium Times online news medium titled "EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria raises troops for Gambia, ready to...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Banjul, the capital of The Gambia and Bamako, the Malian capital from January 13 to 14, 2017, a presidential release has stated. He will be accompanied by Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, the Ministers...

Nigeria's House of Representatives today voted to give Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he accepts his defeat in elections and gives up power. The House of Representatives approved a motion, saying President Muhammadu Buhari should offer Mr Jammeh a "safe haven" in Nigeria to try to...

The Nigerian Army has raised an army battalion that would be deployed to remove President Yahya Jammeh from office if he fails to step down. The Nigerian Battalion deployed in The Gambia as President Jammeh makes real his threat not to step down after the expiration of his tenure. Here are...

Gambia’s outgoing President Yayah Jammeh will not step down when his mandate which ends on Jan. 18, in spite of his electoral defeat, the Information Ministry said on Thursday. The autocrat, who ruled the small West African nation for 22 years, according to DPA’s report will remain in office...

The House of Representatives is set to grant Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh asylum in the Nigeria as part of efforts to broker peace and ensure smooth transition in that country. The lower chamber will today debate a motion on granting asylum to Gambia leader after losing December election to...

President Yahaya Jammeh has thrown Gambia into confusion after appointing a mediator – Chief Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle – between himself and President-elect Adama Barrow but still rejected the election outcome. According to him people should wait for the Supreme Court verdict before which he is...

Gambia’s president, Yahya Jammeh has warned President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, other ECOWAS mediators and the international community against interfering in the country’s political crisis, on the eve of talks with west African leaders who will urge him to step aside Jammeh has insisted that...

President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has partially softened his position not to step down, calling for forgiveness and reopened talks with coalition that won last month’s elections. Jammeh, 51, suffered a shocking defeat in the hands of real estate developer Adama Barrow, who is backed by seven...