…named as match commissioner, while Papa Bakary Gassama, a former FIFA referee from The Gambia, will perform the role of referee assessor.Super Eagles move up in FIFA rankingsLegit.ng previously reported that Super Eagles moved up one place in the live FIFA rankings after beating Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom tate.Ni…
A 53-year-old Nigerian, Celestine Godwin, has been arrested in The Gambia with 9,020 ecstasy tablets, suspected cannabis ruderalis, popularly known as skunk, and a machine believed to have been used to manufacture and process illicit drugs. The development was disclosed by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia, i…
…Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Kitts and Nevis, The Gambia, Togo, and Tuvalu.Several other destinations grant Nigerians a visa on arrival, including Burundi, Cambodia, Comoro Islands, Iran, Madagascar, Maldives, Niue, Palau Islands, Samoa, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu.Countries offering v…
…Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Seychelles, and the Gambia, including West Africa Department, saw a 31.4 per cent aid cut to £1.9 million from £2.77 million in 2025\2026 period. Overall, UK aid to Africa will fall by 23.7 per cent to £639.81 million in 2029 from £1.45 billion in 2026. Glo…
…logistics and leadership for missions in countries including Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.The latest deployment comes as ECOWAS continues to confront growing security and political challenges across West Africa, including military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, as well as persistent insur…
…Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Outside Africa, the list includes Bangladesh,…
…was delivered to Jimoh's Lagos office after he could not attend the ceremony in The Gambia due to official commitmentsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Onikan, Lagos state - Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Olohundare Jimoh, who oversees Zone 2, has been named the most outs…
…access to 67 destinations. Below are Africa’s 10 strongest passports in 2026: 10. The Gambia Global rank: 68 Visa-free destinations: 70 The Gambia completes the list of Africa’s 10 most powerful passports in 2026, giving its citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 70 destinations worldwide. Despite being mainla…
…VerdeComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRwandaSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSouth AfricaTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabweDR Congo approved…
Police arrest 35-year-old Nigerian man over m8rder of his girlfriend in Gambia The Gambia Police Force has arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian man, Audu Williams in connection with the m8rder of his girlfriend, Esther Tango. Esther's body was discovered on July 7, 2026, in a bush between Kitty and Siffoe villages in the We…
…8 and was now being shared with several African countries, including Ghana, The Gambia, Togo and Burkina Faso. She said hosting the conference in Abuja reflected a growing determination for Africa to shape global conversations on financial integrity and security while developing solutions suited to the continent’s real…
…of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. by Linda Ikeji a…
…(northern part of) Dominica Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Honduras India Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kosovo Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Malawi Moldova Mongolia Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria North Macedonia Pakis…
…to three years imprisonment for st@bbing teacher The Brikama Magistrate's Court in Gambia has sentenced a female student Fatima Jarju to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of attempted m8rder and causing bodily harm in connection with the st@bbing of her teacher, Mr. Jatta. The judgment, delivered by Ma…
…charges. Some were dumped in Togo without documents, while others, including a bisexual Gambian man, were sent home, according to US court filings. Gambia criminalises homosexuality, and the man went into hiding. “Once they’re out of US hands, you can do with them whatever you want,” one ex-State Department official to…
…a strong presence in more than 13 African countries, including Kenya, Uganda, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Benin Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and several other markets across the continent. This growing reach reflects Verve’s commitment to delivering secure, convenient and innovative paymen…
…for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for supporting the establishment of the facility. "We express profound appreciation to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Medical Research Counci…
…on Friday said it successfully airlifted 198 personnel of the Nigerian Company 11 to The Gambia in May as part of Nigeria's contribution to the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia. The deployment, carried out aboard a Nigerian Air Force C-130H aircraft, was executed in two sorties between May 26 and May 30, 2026. In a stateme…
…of 27 places in two decades. Ghana stands at 67th with access to 67 destinations. The Gambia sits at 66th with 68. Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Guinea-Bissau all outperform Nigeria. The Seychelles, with a population smaller than that of Kaduna State, ranks 24th globally and offers its citizens access to 15…