By Jane B. Mansaray. The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone yesterday declared the Presidency and candidacy of Julius Maada Bio under the ticket of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) valid. The consolidated presidential election petition matter filed by former flag bearer of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) Dr. Samura MW Kamara, Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, Secretary General …

By: Yusuf Keketoma Sandi Esq. There are many great things President Julius Maada Bio has done for which he has been credited as the first sitting President to achieve whether it is the implementation of the Free Quality School Education Programme, the repeal of Part V of the Public Order Act, 1965 or the selection of Sierra Leone as eligible …

The First Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Deha ERPEK, has called at the Presidential Lodge on Hill Station to bid farewell to His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, after his tour of duty. He also thanked the President and the people of Sierra Leone for their support during his tenure, adding that his service in the country would be …

By: Adam Yusif Mohamed Kargbo. It could be recalled that when His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio was campaigning for the 2018 elections, he kept telling Sierra Leoneans that he was going to be a President who will take development to every nook and cranny in Sierra Leone for everyone (be you Mende, Limba, Loko, Soso, Fula etc.) to benefit …

The Office of the Clerk of Parliament announces for the information of Hon. Members of Parliament, that pursuant to Section 86 (1) of Act No. 6 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, that His Excellency, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone has convened an Emergency Sitting of Parliament on Monday 19th April 2021 in …

Sierra Leone jumped 18 places upwards on the Global Economic Freedom Ranking 2021 moving from 168 in 2020 to 150 in 2021. This, according to economic experts is as a result of robust reforms implemented by the Government of Sierra Leone in areas like health, education and fiscal policy. Sierra Leone is now the 150th freest in the world economic …

By Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief. It is about three years now when the then strongman for the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party, Alhaji Dr. Alpha Kanu said the People of Port Loko District should see the need to embrace and support the aims and aspirations of Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh as a God-sent gift regardless the Political …

As a political party that believes in upholding democracy with the full participation of all their members in decision making process, the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has conducted its Zonal and Constituency elections. The party will also hold its District Chairmanship and other Executive positions across the country on Saturday 17th April, 2021. In view of the above, the …

A Parliamentary bye-election was conducted in Constituency 010 in the Kailahun district on Saturday, 27th February, 2021 following the death of the elected SLPP Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Hon. Samuel Genewai Panda. Three candidates contested the bye-election in Constituency 010 on Saturday, 27th February, 2021. The three candidates are John Allieu (APC), Zainab Kama Braima (SLPP) and Ibrahim …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                               Justice Adrian Fisher yesterday ruled that the interim injunction slammed on the 26th February 2021 against the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) internal party activities is extended and will continue until otherwise determined by the court. The Judge further refused an application for fortification made by Lawyer Ibrahim Issa Mansaray on behalf of the first …