“He pushed me to his bed, removed my pants and sexually penetrated me.” Those were the words of an eleven-year-old girl, narrating her ordeal of how she was raped by a 32-year-old man. Recounting how it happened, the eleven-year-old said: “My mother sent me to fetch water at a nearby stream, and on my way, I...Read More
Ibrahim Bangura grew up in a traditional Islamic family in Freetown, Sierra Leone. But religion did not shape his life. His childhood memories are wrapped in thick smoke of burned marijuana, kush, and other dangerous drugs that his older siblings smoked regularly in the room in which they grew up. Before too long, Ibrahim joined his...Read More
A multi-talented kid, Terry Kay aka the Tic Tok Queen, 4, has on Thursday, December 10, 2020, released two songs titled: ‘Tic Tok Queen’ and ‘Seriously’. She said that Tic Tok is a song which she uses to express her passion about the social medium, adding, “Tic Tok been the most entertaining and my favorite social...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President, Dr Julius Maada Bio has discussed the constitutional review process, efforts at reforming the criminal justice system and human rights issues like the death penalty when he met the Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) on Thursday December 17, 2020. President Bio said his government had made a public commitment to look at the constitutional...Read More
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Water Resources, Hon. Lahai Marrah has called on the government of Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Finance to provide sufficient funds for the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) to carry on their activities. Hon. Marah made this pronouncement while on oversight visit at the Gelehun Water Treatment...Read More
