By Stephen V. Lansana Angry youths in Bo City, the stronghold of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) have on Monday, June 19, 2023, burnt the office of the Main Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) situated along Gbaiama Road, in Bo City, in the Southern Region of Sierra Leone. The APC regional office is located...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh The Unity Party (UP) headed by Femi Claudius Cole yesterday dragged the Political Party Regulatory Commission (PPRC) to court on the grounds that the party is dissatisfied with the decision taken by the PPRC in a letter dated 6 April 2023 stopping them from participating in the general elections.The matter is being heard...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone has become the fifth African country to issue a license to Starlink, the satellite broadband service from SpaceX, owned by the World’s richest man, Elon Musk. Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, is about to witness a remarkable transformation in its internet landscape with the arrival of Starlink, an...Read More
Story by Bloomberg President Julius Maada Bio says many troubles afflicting Sierra Leone, from high inflation to unrest, originate from outside his nation. Facing a tight run for reelection later this month, he says he hopes an African peace mission can help solve one of those external pressures: the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are...Read More
BY MOHAMED MANSARAY IN KENEMA. Nabieu Jalloh, a herbalist of Foindu Mawin Village, Kailahun District, has been convicted and sentenced to Nine years (9yrs.) imprisonment by Hon. Justice Francis Banks-Kamara of the High Court for rape contrary to Sec.2 (ii) of the Sexual Offences Amendment Act No.8 of 2019. According to the prosecution, the accused on January...Read More
