The Chairman of the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) Mr. Abdullai Masiyambay Bangurah on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, admonished the leadership of the 17 registered political parties in Sierra Leone to engage in robust sensitization on the importance of the 2022 voter registration process. In his statement during the launching of the 2022 voter registration exercise, the Chairman informed the gathering that the Commission, with funds from the government of...Read More
The communications officer at Africell, Elizabeth Bockarie has filed a suit against one Gabriel Foray Bambay for Larceny contrary to Law. The accused who identified himself as a carpenter and house help to the complainant was said to have ransacked the house of the complainant and stole computer. The accused appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.3 in Freetown. The accused Bambay is charged on a count...Read More
UN human rights experts on August 20, 2022 called for stronger measures to prevent and penalise female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, following criminal proceedings on the death of a 21-year-old student who was subjected to the brutal practice in the Bonthe District. “Female genital mutilation is a grave form of violence against women and girls that amounts to torture. It violates the fundamental rights of its victims, including their...Read More
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, held a workshop on the Cyber Security and Crime Act 2021 with bloggers to continue the discussion around the law under a project titled ‘Cyber Safe Sierra Leone’. The first and second workshops were held on 8th February and 4th August 2022, respectively. The essence of the initial engagements, which brought stakeholders from various sectors, including Civil Society...Read More
Sierra Leone National Home base side and their Malian counterpart are set for a thrilling first leg of the CHAN 2023 qualifiers on Saturday, August, 27, 2022 in the Liberian capital. Runners-up of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2020, Mali will start their race to Algeria 2023 with an away trip against Sierra Leone. Malian national B team suffered a 2-0 defeat to Morocco in the last CHAN final at...Read More
