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simplynola(m): 4:31pm On Mar 01, 2017
i won't even use "am going to come soon", i don't waste my time and saliva, "coming soon" is what i use, sharp sharp, no dulling.
simplynola(m): 8:24am On Feb 28, 2017
Where is Fiat and Citroen?
simplynola(m): 8:14am On Feb 22, 2017
How will the Governor see the suffering of the masses when he's busy watching Africa Magic inside.

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simplynola(m): 1:02pm On Jan 19, 2017
The Gambia is one of Africa's smallest countries and, unlike many of its west Africa neighbours, has enjoyed long spells of stability since independence.
President Yahya Jammeh ruled the country with an iron fist after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1994. His 22-year rule appeared to come to an end in 2016 when he was defeated in a shock election result by the main opposition candidate, Adama Barrow, but Mr Jammeh declared a state of emergency and refused to step down.
Stability has not translated into prosperity. Despite the presence of the Gambia River, which runs through the middle of the country, only one-sixth of the land is arable and poor soil quality has led to the predominance of one crop - peanuts.
Tourism is an important source of foreign exchange, as is the money sent home by Gambians living abroad. Most visitors are drawn to the resorts that occupy a stretch of the Atlantic coast.

LEADER
President-elect: Adama Barrow



Adama Barrow defeated longtime President Yahya Jammeh in a shock election result in December 2016.
Mr Barrow, a property developer, ended Yahya Jammeh's 22-year authoritarian rule by winning more than 45% of the vote.
A member of the United Democratic Party, during his election campaign Mr Barrow pledged to revive the country's economy.

President: Yahya Jammeh




Yahya Jammeh seized power in 1994 as a young army lieutenant.
He won four largely criticised multi-party elections and faced down several coup attempts before suffering a shock election defeat at the hands of opposition candidate Adama Barrow in 2016. He refused to step down, and declared a state of emergency.
A controversial leader, he raised eyebrows early in 2007 when he claimed that he could cure AIDS with herbs and bananas.
Mr Jammeh's government has been criticised by international rights groups for its attitude to civil liberties, especially ahead of the December 2016 presidential election.
He called homosexuals ''vermin'' in 2014 and said the government would deal with them as it would malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Opposition forces attempted a coup during his absence abroad in December 2014, but security forces remained loyal to the president.


MEDIA


The government has been accused of failing to properly investigate the killing of journalist Deyda Hydra in 2004

A "pervasive climate of fear" forces most journalists to practice self-censorship or flee the country, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
The law provides for jail for libel or sedition. Freedom House notes that journalists are regularly arrested on "flimsy and superficial" charges.
State-run Radio Gambia broadcasts tightly-controlled news, which is relayed by private radio stations. Radio Internationale is available on FM in Banjul.
The government operates the only national TV station and blocks critical websites.
Many news websites and blogs are based overseas and some are run by exiled journalists, according to Freedom House.

TIMELINE
Some key dates in Gambia's history:



Sir Dauda Jawara was The Gambia's leader from independence in 1965 until he was ousted in 1994

1889 - Present boundaries of The Gambia set by agreement between Britain and ; five years later it becomes a British protectorate until its independence in 1965.
1982 - The Gambia and Senegal form a loose confederation called Senegambia, which collapses in 1989.
1994 - Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh takes over the country in a coup. He is elected president two years later in a vote that three major political parties were barred from taking part in. He goes on to win three more elections and defeat several coup attempts.
2013 - President Jammeh announces Gambia's withdrawal from the Commonwealth, describing it as a "neo-colonial institution". Critics say the move was prompted by wide-spread international condemnation over the government's human rights violations.
2015 - President Jammeh declares the country an Islamic republic to break from the country's "colonial legacy".
2016 - President Jammeh's 22-year-rule seems to draw to close after shock election defeat by Adama Barrow.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13376517
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simplynola(m): 8:53am On Nov 09, 2016
Take it or leave it, Americans like to shuffle.
simplynola(m): 9:02am On Oct 21, 2016
NIGERIA- Buy device for N35,000, Install with N5,000, Vehicle registration and licence, N50,000, New tyres,N15,000(min) per one,Buy fuel (in Lagos), N145 per litre, Access dollar, N450 per dollar Less Family upkeep and other responsibilities. Life Expectancy:- 52 years, Infrastructure:- Poor

Conclusion:- Using Chi-square method.


ALARMING!

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simplynola(m): 4:26pm On Oct 18, 2016
Men! you get mind o. With that man in the middle, i would have jumped off the train.
simplynola(m): 10:06am On Oct 07, 2016
Wow! so Lagos has a deputy governor! Imagine!!!
simplynola(m): 5:18pm On Oct 06, 2016
That is what happens to "Arinka"
simplynola(m): 2:25pm On Oct 04, 2016
ECOWAS, Nigeria still dey owe u $694,000 in levies and dues, you've not collected that, nah another person u dey fight for. Ayua!

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simplynola(m): 4:06pm On Sep 14, 2016
Papa Ajasco is growing old, we need young people like you to take up the role

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simplynola(m): 1:18pm On Sep 09, 2016
Please how does a crocodile smile looks like? Anybody?
simplynola(m): 3:24pm On Sep 01, 2016
The man in blue top looks like Lie Mohammed
simplynola(m): 5:23pm On Aug 24, 2016
Ask Dino Melaye

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simplynola(m): 9:08am On Aug 23, 2016
Lawmakers love to do things with impunity in this country. Another advance padding they call bill.
simplynola(m): 5:03pm On Aug 17, 2016
With which soup abeg or was it barbecue?
simplynola(m): 8:35am On Aug 16, 2016
Reminds me of Idi-Amin Dada
simplynola(m): 10:09am On Aug 11, 2016
Are these the fools and cowards we elected as lawmakers? Gosh! i weep for democracy in Nigeria.
simplynola(m): 9:57am On Aug 11, 2016
Every head of parastatals in Nigeria are always looking for ways to extort Nigerians.From plate number changes to stickers to expired tyres to speed device, always extorting whereas all the FRSC vehicles on the road are not road worthy in the first place.
simplynola(m): 1:49pm On Aug 10, 2016
Is he displaying the phone or taking a selfie?
simplynola(m): 8:04am On Aug 10, 2016
That's why mechanics can't make heaven, they try to eat all their rewards on earth. "Just thinking loud"
simplynola(m): 2:29pm On Aug 01, 2016
How much is the gun? How much is the bullet? How much is the debt? The Bible says "As it is done on earth, so it is done in heaven". Whether you like it or not, you will keep servicing your loan from heaven.
simplynola(m): 8:06am On Jul 29, 2016
So you waited till the senate committee paid you a visit before raising the alarm, you didn't even pay them a visit? Why din't the embassy flag this many years since the schools' existence. If no Turkish school in Nigeria, what happened to the Nigeria-Turkey bilateral agreement. Why wait till the coup before telling us?

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simplynola(m): 4:11pm On Jul 08, 2016
Conversion of vengeance.

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simplynola(m): 1:15pm On Jul 07, 2016
Checkpoints gradually resurfacing, extra judicial killings prompting.

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simplynola(m): 3:31pm On Jun 23, 2016
And so, one day, their own burial will come too.
simplynola(m): 5:06pm On Jun 20, 2016
Hope those omo oniles have not started eyeing that place. Their great grand father's property.

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simplynola(m): 11:11am On Jun 17, 2016
United States should show their proofs to the world to see cuz as far as it is, it is an allegation which needs to be proven. Only gullible Nigerians will act on allegations. Everyone blaming the senators should get facts and evidences from the two parties before judging. Nobody is saying they are innocent but show us proofs chikena. Must we believe white men all the time.Former president Clinton did worse in his sex scandal and no country cancelled his visa, not even Nigeria. Rubbish

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simplynola(m): 8:08am On Jun 16, 2016
Nne5:
embarassed Wicked mother.


Not only that! A wicked wife, a wicked mother-in-law, a wicked grandmother, a wicked neighbour, a wicked.....

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