The Speaker of Parliament, Dr Abass Chernor Bundu on Wednesday, 4 May 4, 2022, appointed the leader of the National Grand Coalition (NGC) party, Hon Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella as chairman of the Select Committee in Parliament to undertake an academic audit on officials holding public offices across the country. The Parliamentary Select Committee, according to the Dr Bundu, is charged with the responsibility to investigate the authenticity of diplomas, certificates,...Read More
Sierra Leone will open its 2023 AFCON Qualifiers with Nigeria in an empty stadium at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja in June this year. In a letter sent to the NFF, CAF confirmed that the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja to be used for the 2023 AFCON qualifier matchday 1 & 2. However, Fifa has sanctioned the three-time African Champions due to fans’ invasion of the 60,000 capacity at...Read More
The Court of Appeal has on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 rejected an application made by lawyers representing former President Ernest Bai Koroma for a stay of proceedings in the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) appeals, and refer the question of presidential immunity to the Supreme Court for constitutional interpretation. The application was made by lead counsel for the appellant Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara for the interpretation of Section 48 (4) of...Read More
Since the historic repeal of the Criminal and Seditious Libel Law in 2020, Sierra Leone has made commendable progress in freedom of the press, the President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) said in statement marking World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Ahmed Sahid Nasralla said since the repeal of Seditious Libel Law no journalist has been put in jail in relation to the practice...Read More
THE MEDIA UNSHACLKED: A YEAR TO REFORM, REBUILD AND REBRAND THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE Society for Democratic Initiative (SDI) joins the world in celebrating World Press Freedom day. The theme for this year is “Journalism under digital siege”. SDI is also pleased to launch the “2021 State of the Media Report: The Media Unshackled; A year to reform, rebuild and rebrand the media landscape” on this day. Today marks the 31st...Read More
