𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Stevens, a Court of Appeal Judge, sitting as High Court Judge in Freetown has acquitted and discharged two accused persons Gbessay Kargbo and Amadu Bailor Jalloh ‘Alias Network’ of one count charge of murder. They were discharged on a not guilty verdict delivered by a twelve-man jury panel, acting as Judges of …

Addressing a press conference at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown yesterday, the APC Presidential candidate Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara called on the Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman of ECSL (Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone) and all ECSL Commissioners to resign within 72 hours to make way for the 24th June elections to be conducted by a new outfit …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, once noted that, leadership is about integrity. After he retired from office in 2007, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah portrayed himself as an international statesman. Even in retirement, he refused to openly criticize his successor President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma. When President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah died in Freetown …

The last time the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) audited Sierra Leone was in 2014 with an abysmal 18% in Air Safety. However, a draft audit report by ICAO has revealed a high score of 74% in 2023, showing significant improvement. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) yesterday while presenting a draft report on the Safety and Security Audit of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. The West Africa Women`s Association (WAWA) Sierra Leone has, on loan, supported women farmer groups with one hundred bags of two hundred bushels of rice seedlings for cultivation activities. This is in fulfillment of WAWA President, Madam Mame Bintou Ndao`s promise and agreement made to partners in answer to the major call of lack of seedlings …

On Saturday 10th June 2023, the President of the Sierra Leone Police Wives Association, Mrs. Matilda Doris Sellu in collaboration with the Family Support Unit (FSU) carried out the non-violence elections sensitization in Freetown. The rationale behind the initiative of Mrs. Sellu is geared towards curbing the incessant incidents of violent related activities in the country in which Police personnel …

By 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚. As the general elections draw closer, hundreds of Freetowneans residing around Hill Station and beyond have thrown their fullest support behind the SLPP Mayoral candidate, Mr. Mohamed Gento Kamara. A group known as ‘Hillside Green Network’ on Friday 9th June, 2023, converged in huge numbers at a popular place called ‘Old Skul’ where they had a meeting …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐏𝐂 𝐌𝐏. My late father, until his death, used to warn me not to take hasty decisions when I am happy or when I am angry. What he was trying to say is the best time to make a decision is when you’re at peace with yourself. With barely two weeks to the June 24 multi-tier …

Reports reaching this press indicate that one Alicia Kearns who is a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom has allegedly misled the All People’s Congress (APC) party in Sierra Leone into believing that the current electoral process is anything but transparent. Alicia Kearns MP (UK), received a letter dated 12 May 2023 from the main opposition APC party in …

The Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu has assured the people of Sierra Leone of tight and robust security throughout the country. Speaking to Global Times at the Sierra Leone Police headquarters, IGP Fayia Sellu said, the police force is in high spirits to provide undiluted and proper security for the people of Sierra Leone before, during and after …