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The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. Read more
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Providing support for Gambian shipwreck survivors
One survivor watched eight members of his family die. Another said he counted 20 bodies washed onto the nearby shore. He also says he saw two fishing boats nearby, close enough to have rescued others. They did not. Read more
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Jammeh’s accusers narrate experiences
He then pulled her dress off, she said, and said “Let’s see if you’re a virgin.” She said he rubbed his genitals in her face and touched them to arouse himself. She screamed that she was dying. “He said, ‘This does not kill, it’s fun.’” Jallow said Read more
Gambia’s women break their silence
During his 22-year dictatorial rule that ended in early 2017, Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, used his power as well as State institutions to entrap and sexually abuse young women. Jammeh’s reign was already characterised by enforced Read more
Women accuse Jammeh of Sexual Violence
Three women have accused Gambia’s former President – Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault while he was in office, according to Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International. Former Gambian officials said that presidential aides regularly pressured Read more
Gambian govt updates media
An improvement in bilateral relations between the Gambia and Russia have led to an agreement for Visa-Free protocols for Diplomatic and Service Passports holders from The Gambia and Russia. Read more
Yahya Jammeh finally relinquishes power (Video)
Amidst pressure from Gambian citizens, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the international community - Yahya Jammeh has relinquished power. In a broadcast on national TV - GRTS, Jammeh said: "I have decided today in good Read more
Jammeh agrees to quit
Former President of The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh is believed to be preparing a statement where he promises to leave State House in the presence of Guinean officials. Read more
The Jammeh wait continues
The wait for Yahya Jammeh to quit The Gambia's State House and transfer power to President Adama Barrow continues as mediators from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are still in talks with him - even after the latest 4pm Read more
Gambia's Presidency website hacked
The official website of The Gambia's President and the government's Cabinet (www.statehouse.gov.gm) has been hacked by unknown persons - and is now displaying the photograph of President-elect Adama Barrow. Read more
Jammeh's house collapses
The power house of President Yahya Jammeh built over the last 22 years of his tenure as Gambia's leader, is fast collapsing in the midst of resignations of his close aides. Joining the growing list of Ministers who have resigned from Jammeh's Read more
President-elect Barrow confirms Jan 19 inauguration
Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow who is currently in Dakar - Senegal, has confirmed that the inauguration of his government will take place on January 19 on Gambian soil. Read more
President Jammeh declares State of Emergency (Video)
In yet another attempt to cling to power beyond his tenure which ends tomorrow, Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has declared a State of Emergency. Jammeh said he was making the declaration “to prevent a constitutional crisis and power vacuum.” Read more
ECOWAS leaders in last-minute effort to ensure peaceful Gambia handover
Leaders from West Africa including Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama were in Banjul at press time, in a last-minute mediation effort to get Gambia's Read more
'I am well and alive' - Gambia President-elect Adama Barrow
Online stories about the assassination of Gambia's President-elect - Adama Barrow are fake, The Trumpet can reveal. The President-elect's social media team tweeted that: "We would like to inform you that the President-elect is alive and well." Read more
First Lady convicted for UK benefit fraud
The wife of Gambia's former President Jawara has been convicted in the United Kingdom for benefit fraud. Read more
Human rights decline in Gambia
The human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh's 21st year in power, said Amnesty International on the anniversary of his 1994 coup d’état. Read more
Deputy Ambassador, six others, jailed in London
Seven staff of the Gambia Embassy in London, including the Deputy Ambassador, have been jailed for a total of 33 years for illegally selling tobacco on the illicit market. Read more
11th International Roots Festival holds in May
The 11th edition of the International Roots Festival holds in The Gambia between May 9 and May 17 2014. Read more
President Jammeh applauded at the International Summit on Human Security
The Gambia's President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh addressed the International Summit on Human Security which was held in Abuja, Nigeria recently. The speech attracted applause from attendees at regular intervals. Read more
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The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 600 (June 28 - July 11 2023)
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Tinubu in Paris: Matters Arising
“See Paris and die!” We used to hear that as young persons. Paris was meant to be the most exotic spot of European civilization, an intellectual capital and the reference point for the Renaissance – Francis II, Cardinal Richelieu, Louis XIII, Read more
Survey confirms support is essential when adopting
The latest ‘YouCanAdopt’ campaign aims to encourage more people from Black and mixed heritage backgrounds to adopt and offers a variety of support to help adopters along their journey. A survey for the campaign found that almost 60% of Black parents Read more
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Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who’s behind it and how it could be controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they brought a man to the UK from Lagos Read more
Managing Priapism in young Sickle Cell patients
Leon is a 13-year-old teenager from the UK. He loves playing football and suffers from sickle cell disorder. In this animation, Leon tells us about his “worst day ever”, the first time he woke up with a painful penile erection which persisted and Read more
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Police officer jailed for sexual assault of colleague
A 26-year-old serving Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for sexually assaulting a colleague in December 2020. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 599 (June 14 - 27 2023)
South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles - why they're unlikely to be returned. Convicted of killing step brother. Nigeria’s security situation has got worse: what Tinubu’s administration needs to do about it. Read more
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South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned
Opera singer Pretty Yende and Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor were not the only South African presence at the coronation of King Charles III. Also there were the stones cut from the Cullinan diamond, the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found. Read more
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Jailed for kidnap and rape
A man has been sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and two years' extended licence for the kidnap and rape of a vulnerable young woman. Read more
PDP chieftain condemns violence in court vicinity
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State – Comrade (Dr.) Niyi Osoba has condemned the alleged attack on Chief Segun Showunmi, a chieftain of the Party and some other members of the PDP, in the vicinity of the Isabo Magistrate Court, Read more
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Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid! Read more
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the Read more
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more. Read more
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom. Read more
