Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu has convicted Abu Bakarr Bangura of electoral malpractice, thereby forging a voter’s registration card and has been accordingly sentenced to a minimum jail term of five years or pay a fine of Twenty Thousand New Leones (NLE20,000). Lawyer Ahmed G. Maxwell (AGM) Bockarie, Principal State Counsel at the Law Officers Department prosecuted the now convict on …

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Dr. Moinina David Sengeh has been awarded World Best Minister of the year 2023 during the World Government Summit (WGS) which took place in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in Dubai on the 14th February 2023. The award was presented to Dr. Sengeh by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al, the Vice President, …

On Monday, H.E President Julius Maada Bio held productive bilateral meetings in Brussels with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel; Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles and European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen. President Bio was commended for his legacy of progressive reforms, commitment to upholding multilateralism and assured of European Union’s support to …

As predicted, the Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in favour of a PR system. There was absolutely no reason whatsoever for a country emerging from a brutal war, having rationally decided to adopt a PR system of voting in 2002 with a constitutional mandate, to revert to a first past the post system. There are enough obvious reason and …

In an effort to secure a resounding victory for President Bio without a run-off, a support group dubbed as Smart Movement for SLPP, has on Sunday the 12th of February 2023, launched a campaign strategy in Kono City for the re-election of President Bio. The Theme for the campaign strategy is “re-elect President Bio Back-back”. The Chief Executive Officer of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. When the country desperately needed a strong, compassionate and credible leader in 2018, Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio appeared and took over the leadership of the country through the ballot box. He has been in power for almost five years now. As President, Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio has paid special attention to human capital development by …

During the visit of President Dr Julius Maada Bio to Kono District few days ago, a total of ten Councilors representing the C4C party in the Kono District Council, officially declared to join the ruling SLPP at a jam-packed meeting at the Koidu Community Centre. Speaking to Global Times, the hard working SLPP Kono District Chairman Safea Leslie Moiwa said …

Anticipating victory in the forthcoming multitier elections, President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio on Thursday, 9th February 2023, in consultation with the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) National Delegates Conference, endorsed and announced VP Dr Mohmed Juldeh Jalloh and Mohamed Gento Kamara as running mate and Freetown City Council (FCC) Mayoral Candidate respectively. Showing off the hands of the two …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧a. By every indication, the APC party is set to stand up Dr. Samura Kamara as their Presidential candidate for the June 2023 multi-tier elections. The flurry of endorsements from the party’s big beasts shows that, Dr. Samura Kamara will be the main opposition Presidential candidate to challenge the incumbent President Brig. (Rtd) Dr. Julius Maada Bio for …

Members of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) are set to commence the 13th National Delegates Conference of the party today at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown with the theme ‘Towards A Radical Transformation: Counting the Gains Since 2018. At a press conference held yesterday at the Harry Yansaneh Hall, Campbell Street, the National Secretary General of the Sierra …