The Sierra Leone Correctional Service has in a statement informed the public that on July 21, 2020, it released 153 inmates who were held at various correctional facilities across the country after they had been pardoned by President Julius Maada Bio on April 29, 2020. Initially, 234 inmates were identified for release, but due to the...Read More
The Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD), a national civil society human rights and development organization has on Tuesday July 21, 2020 strongly condemned the recent killings of protesting civilians in the northern headquarter town of Makeni allegedly by the Sierra Leone Police. “We are deeply disappointed by the alleged use of live bullets by...Read More
The presidential candidate for the opposition All Peoples Congress party in the 2018 presidential election, Dr. Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara has in a press release on Sunday July 19, 2020, called for calm at Makeni after violent riot which left five dead and several others injured. In the press statement, Dr. Kamara condemned violence in all...Read More
The main opposition All People’s Congress Political Party (APC) has in a statement put out on Monday July 20, 2020 said that Mr. Mohamed Konneh the appointee of President Bio for the position of Electoral Commissioner of National Electoral Commission (NEC), is not qualified for the position because “he did not meet the conditions precedent as...Read More
The National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Africa Young Voices (AYV) Media Empire have on Friday July 17, 2020, signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the AYV will endeavour to provide huge media coverage to sporting activities in the country and sell Sierra Leone sports globally. The signing took place at the AYV headquarters at...Read More
