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The Libyan government has named as the new director of immigration enforcement a militia commander who previously ran one of the country's most infamous migrant prisons, where rape, beatings and extortion were commonplace. Mohamed al-Khoja was confirmed on December 23 as the next head of the Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), where he will be responsible for overseeing Libya's roughly 15 migrant detention centers. Libyan authorities, with help from European U

A young Gunjur side of an average age Of about 16, humiliated Brikama 6 - 2 in a double legged tie, to set up a tie against rivals Sanyang in the final of the maiden edition of the West Coast Region Super 'Nawettan' football Championship. This was a justification that Gunjur's 3 - 1 win over Brikama in the 2016 Super 'Nawettan' Championship at the quarter-finals, was not any dramatic. Coming into this semi-final clash, Brikama were hopeful of inflicting the heaviest of reveng

The Gunjur Zonal team have knocked out Brikama from the West Coast Zonal tournament semi-finals with a convincing 6-2 victory over two legs. The Dabanani outfit repeated the first leg score line of 3-1 on home soil earlier today winning the semi-finals on a 6-2 aggregate. Three goals from Lamin Sillah, Yankuba Suwareh, alias Bastee and Sheriffo, alias Fixer in the 9th, 31st and 39th minutes of the first half ensured that the coastal boys are guaranteed a spot in the final aga

Earlier today, one of Gambia’s biggest Real Estate developer, Global Properties has signed a Brand Ambassador partnership with Gambia’s finest Artist ST Brikama Boyo. Saul Frazer, Founder and MD of Global Prooerties said of the partnership: “Earlier today, we signed a two year endorsement agreement with Gambian Artist ST Singhateh. One of our core priorities at Global Properties is to engage Gambian’s across all sectors especially within the entertainment industry. Over the n

In the ongoing West Coast Zonal tournament, the seaside boys have humbled the Brix Zonal team with a 3-1 drubbing in their own backyard. Three second half strikes from Pedro, Abubacarr Jabang, (the son late Foday Jabang), and Lamin Sarr Touray meant Gunjur will welcome Brikama in the return leg full of confidence. The first half of the encounter ended in a goalless stalemate before Gunjur went ahead through a brilliant Pedro strike into the roof of the goal just 5 minutes int

I say Jazakallah to each and everyone for your support and encouragement to bear the loss of my dear mum with patience and fortitude. Indeed the spectacle of death is an eventuality that hovers over every creature, and indeed it shall overtake every living being at its chosing. One day there shall be wailing from karr Kunda, and it will be said, so and so has passed away. You will be quickly prepared for your burial with only few white sheet of clothes so cheap that you never

In the weeks since the publication by Gunjur Online of an investigation about the European Union's support for the brutal capture and detention of refugees in Libya, the already heated debate about migration to Europe from Africa and the Middle East broke out anew among politicians, religious leaders, human rights advocates, and legislators. A variety of those public figures cited the damning findings of the investigation to make the point that wealthier countries such as the

The disqualified presidential candidate of Citezens’ Alliance for the December 4th Presidential elections has met President-elect Adama Barrow and congratulated him on his election victory, pledging his willingness to collaborate for national development. His words: “It was great pleasure meeting President Adama Barrow to congratulate him, extend our goodwill and explore possibilities of collaboration to build our country. We in Citizens' Alliance believe that political parti

Sandalee Oil and Trading Company of serial entrepreneur Lamin Meiko Janneh has boosted Gunjur’s Division Two outfit, Gunjur Utd

The Need To Disarm All Possibilities For a Government Dominated Parliament Come April 2022

THE LATE DCP JABANG SONKO INSPIRED HONESTY, HUMILITY, AND SINCERITY AMONG ALL THOSE WHO SERVED WITH HIM IN THE POLICE….. A great son of the soil has bowed to mother earth. ‘IT IS SAID THAT IT IS FROM DUST WE CAME AND UNTO DUST WE SHALL RETURN’ Late Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jabang Sonko has bowed to mother earth. His death is most definitely a huge loss for his family, the Gambia Police Force, and the country. Here is a man who came to the job younger, with passion and f

Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores and sends them to brutal Libyan detention centers run by militias #AliouCande At 2 a.m. on April 8, Aliou Candé was awoken by a noise coming from the front of Cell No. 4 at the Al Mabani migrant jail in Tripoli, Libya. Cande, a farmer who fled Guinea Biassau to chase the dream of work in Europe, had been held in one of Libya’s most notorious

Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores and sends them to brutal Libyan detention centers run by militias #AliouCande On May 29, 2021, there was a knock at my hotel room door. I had come to Libya days earlier to report on the story of a young farmer from Guinea Bissau who had been captured by Libyan authorities as he tried to make his way to Europe. His farm back home was failing,

As Gambians arrive in droves to visit families in December, the country’s only airport is struggling to process passengers. Visitors are complaining about the delay in paying the D1000 airport levy for arriving and departing passengers, collection of baggage and security control via the X-ray machines. Arriving passengers on Tuesday evening have had to endure long wait times as only a single X-ray machine was operational. GunjurOnline understands that one of the X-ray machine

Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores and sends them to brutal Libyan detention centers run by militias #AliouCande In May of 2021, I traveled to Libya to explore the troubling story of the country’s prisons for migrants captured trying to make their way to Europe. The dozen or more jails had grown up as a result of the European Union’s controversial efforts to, in effect, pay c

Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores and sends them to brutal Libyan detention centers run by militias #AliouCande A collection of makeshift warehouses sits along the highway in the Ghout al-Shaal neighborhood of Tripoli, Libya, as unremarkable as a scrap yard. Formerly a storage depot for drywall, rebar, and lumber, the site was reopened in January 2021, its walls newly height

Momodou Lamin Waggeh and Mambuna Bojang Junior are all smiles as both scored fantastic grades in their Senior Secondary school examinations. Momodou Lamin Waggeh, grabbed eight A1 and one B3 from nine subjects. The talented youngster obtained A1 in Mathmatics, Further Mathmatics, Geography, Biology, Physics, Science, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, and B3 in English Language. He also obtained six As in a private examination. Momodou Lamin Waggeh who attended Nusrat Senior S

UDP Party Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe should accept the outcome of the elections results in good faith

How The Gambian Opposition Walked Itself Into A Crushing DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Defeat