George M.O Williams Delay in the movement of voting materials to polling stations by the Electoral Commission Sierra Leone has led to delay in the commencement of voting especially in Western Area, local observers have said in their preliminary reports on June 24. Some polling stations opened several hours late, resulting to confusion among crowds...Read More
By George M.O Williams Presidential Candidates of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) on Saturday, June 24, 2023, cast their votes in Freetown. President Julius Maada Bio cast his vote at the Hockey Pitch, Wilberforce in Freetown while Dr Samura Kamara cast his at the Manfa...Read More
Voters on Saturday are faced with a choice between the same two leading presidential candidates as in 2018 . There was a high turnout, with voters telling the BBC the process was smooth despite ballots opening hours late in many areas. There had been concern about potential clashes in the run up to the vote....Read More
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...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...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,...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...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...Read More
The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles left the shores of Sierra Leone on Sunday, June 11 for the United States on the invitation of the President of the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations General Assembly will hold high-level debate on the theme “Equal Access to Justice for...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kabaka Multimedia Entertainment’s (KME), an entertainment label in Sierra Leone, has signed Othman Tao,aka King Piper and Ahmed Mamb, aka Dove Mambu and Kracktwist, a former artist of the Empire. According to Abu Bakarr Turay, aka, Kabaka the owner of the label, signing the artists was as a result of revitalizing...Read More
