At least 21 protesters and six officers have been killed as anger over the soaring cost of living spins out of control As workers cleared broken glass from the shattered windows of Mohamed Sillah’s restaurant in Freetown, he described the events of last week, when rare protests against soaring inflation and the rising cost of living shook the capital of Sierra Leone. “It was an explosion of violence,” Sillah said of the...Read More
The National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) has suspended the licenses of STAR RADIO and TELEVISION stations to operate and broadcast following a breach in the licenses conditions, the regulator said in a statement on Friday. NATCOM said in the statement that “the suspension follows a breach in the licenses conditions pursuant to sections 30 and 65 of the NATCOM Act 2006 (As Amended).” According to the authorities, Management of the STAR...Read More
Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Court No.1 on Monday, August 22, 2022 refused to admit Kasim Watffa to bail after he was arraigned for alleged murder of a military Staff Sergeant Mamoud Barrie. The accused Kasim is being preliminary investigated on four counts of murder, wounding and assault. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused Kasim Watffa on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Davies Drive, Hill...Read More
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone on Friday, ugust 19, 2022 held a CSO Townhall meeting on the state of governance, peace and security. The meeting which was held at the Vanilla Complex in Aberdeen brought together civil society groups from across the country to speak on one voice. In her opening statement, Macela Samba Sesay, Executive Director, Campaign for Good Governance, called on participants to speak frankly, adding...Read More
I could vividly memorize all the ashes of divisive statements made by leaders of the main opposition All People Congress (APC) Party immediately after the 2018 Multitier Elections that brought H.E. President Julius Maada Bio to governance to date. However, this piece will not attempt to make mention of those inciteful expressions. My question is what if these opposition leaders would have used the lost opportunities before August 10 to...Read More
