The President of theSierra Leone Commercial Tricycle Union/Keke Riders Union, Honor Bonor Samba Kamara paid a courtesy call on the Executive Director of Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 to brief her on justice problems and challengesfaced by members of their union. ‘As your clients, we would like you to know the justice problems we face and to call on you to do more...Read More
The Legal Aid Board secured the acquittal and discharge of its clients, Police Officer Mohamed Sofian Kargbo who had been charged with murder. The incident took place at the Pampana River in the Tonkolili District headquarter town of Magburakaon 4th July 2021. He started receiving legal assistance from the Board at that point until the conclusion of the matter. The accused made his first appearance at the Magistrate Court in...Read More
The Commissioner of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Dr. Samuel Jibao, said that NRA is projected to collect 7.64 trillion in revenue mobilization for 2022.He added that there is an increment of 1.22trillion when compared to Le, 6.5 trillion in 2021. He made this statement while commenting on the success and plans of the Authority in 2022 recently. Jibao said that in order to achieve the said target, the NRA...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone would be launching the Government White Paper on the Constitutional Review Process by his Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio at State House. President Dr. Julius Maada Bio saidmade this disclosure in his new year eve address to the nation that it would launch “Government’s White Paper on Constitutional Reforms” which is hoped would account for gaps and lacunae in the 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone....Read More
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards, has called on all Magistrates across the country to do better in effectively and efficiently administer justice in Sierra Leone. “It’s a new year and I want the wheels of justice to be running smoothly, effectively and efficiently,” Chief Justice urged Magistrates, adding, “I want new things aimed at making significant progress in giving justice to the people.” In his...Read More
