Eminent young activist, writer and award-winning author, Baboucarr Bless Jobe, has penned down his second book, addressing corruption, institutional failure and other themes guiding contemporary public discourse in The Gambia. Jobe is an emerging public intellectual and the author of Rights and Beyond, a book that discusses human rights in the Gambian context and was…
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said the US revoked his visa and banned him from the country. The 91-year-old author, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, said the US consulate asked him to bring in his passport so his visa could be cancelled in person as new unspecified information had come…
Alpha Jobe, a remarkable young Gambian poet, essayist and author who bagged a spot as one of the winners in the Immerse Education Essay contest staged in the UK not long ago, has given insights over his journey and how he clutched an international feat that is only a dream for many across the world….
Gambian writer Alpha Jobe has extended an earnest plea to Gambians – government, private sector leaders and ordinary Gambians – to assist him cover the rest of the expenses of a partial scholarship for an educational programme in the United Kingdom. He would be doing the programme in either Cambridge or Oxford University. Known eminently…
A prodigious and dynamic young author who has been making a mark on the literary landscape in The Gambia, making waves and establishing a name for himself, Alpha Jobe, has bagged yet another feat in his literary quest, becoming one of the winners of an international essay contest in the United Kingdom. Known broadly as…
Eminent minister, dedicated evangelist and ardent educator based in The Gambia, Pastor Augustine Erskine, Sunday launched three theological works that have become instant classics in African theological writing and literature, as members and the fellowship embrace the prodigious works with much elation. The book launch, held on Sunday 23 February 2025 at the Evangel Assemblies…
Prodigious young female author Fatoumata Bayo has lamented that the media has brainwashed young girls of her generation about marriage. The young author was reacting to a question in an exclusive interview. She was quizzed over the themes or stories she feels are most important to tell or amplify as a young woman writer. The…
Eminent Gambian opposition politician and National Assembly member Madi Ceesay has embarked on a path to establishing himself as an active author. Hon. Ceesay, a veteran journalist, who has just authored an edifying book on his life as an active media practitioner, said the book is an inclusive piece of work that would satisfy the…
