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Published On Monday, September 17, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
17 September 2012 The recent passing of a law in Sierra Leone legalising the ownership and use of arms and weapons by individuals, has been widely condemned, especially following the government’s importation of $5 million of military grade weapons, many … Continue reading →
High level corruption allegation that simply refuses to go away
Published On Sunday, September 16, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
16 September 2012 When the vice president of Sierra Leone – Sam Sumana called a press conference in Freetown a few weeks ago to deny allegations of impropriety and corruption, many listening to what he had to say, felt that … Continue reading →
An open letter to President Ernest Bai Koroma
Published On Saturday, September 15, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 15 September 2012 Your Excellency, the Thursday, 13 September, 2012, front page of the Awareness times newspaper carried a report of an interview, which its publisher – Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, said you granted her, following the decision … Continue reading →
In Sierra Leone: Emergency Aid for Cholera Outbreak
An emergency shipment of medical aid has arrived in Sierra Leone for the cholera epidemic that has already sickened 17,000 people and left more thanContinue Reading »
Lawlessness and indiscipline in the country are becoming unbecoming
Personally I am not happy with both past and present acts of lawlessness that was/are going on in the country. I am not happy because such unpatriotic behaviour is a recipe for another unrest situation in the country at the expense of the poor suffering masses that have nowhere to go when the [...]
Lawlessness and indiscipline in the country are becoming unbecoming
Personally I am not happy with both past and present acts of lawlessness that was/are going on in the country. I am not happy because such unpatriotic behaviour is a recipe for another unrest situation in the country at the expense of the poor suffering masses that have nowhere to go when the [...]
UN’s Jens Anders Toyberb-Frandzen Says “The successful conduct of elections will demonstrate the maturity of Sierra Leone’s political leadership”
Secretary-General’s Executive Representative in Sierra Leone, Jens Anders Toyberb-Frandzen. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine 11 September 2012 – Sierra Leone is making steady progress in rebuilding afterContinue Reading »
“Bio is the fittest person to be next President of Sierra Leone” – says Tejan Kabbah
Published On Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 11 September 2012 The publisher of the Standard Times newspaper is notorious in the profession for his malevolence, character assassination and of course prejudice. He is among the majority of journalists who in recent times have looked … Continue reading →
“Bio is the fittest person to be next President of Sierra Leone” – says Tejan Kabbah
Published On Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 11 September 2012 The publisher of the Standard Times newspaper is notorious in the profession for his malevolence, character assassination and of course prejudice. He is among the majority of journalists who in recent times have looked … Continue reading →
2012 – Mindset of mediocrity or battle of ideas?
Published On Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 11 September 2012 For many years now, Sierra Leone has been like a boxer, coming round after a sniff of smelling salt, with half-remembered taste, smell and sound of the day before yesterday. But apart from the … Continue reading →
2012 – Mindset of mediocrity or battle of ideas?
Published On Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 11 September 2012 For many years now, Sierra Leone has been like a boxer, coming round after a sniff of smelling salt, with half-remembered taste, smell and sound of the day before yesterday. But apart from the … Continue reading →
Councillor Bode Gibson wins the Freetown APC Mayoral candidate contest
Councillor Bode Gibson has been elected the Mayoral candidate for the ruling All People’s Congress ( APC) , following the Primary Elections held at the Atlantic Hall in Freetown today. The Councillor polled 106 votes. He was followed by the Acting Mayor Gibril Kanu who scored 56 votes. The full results as [...]
“If there was a presidential election today, would you vote for Ernest Koroma?” : The Awoko Perception Index
The Awoko Newspaper of Freetown is one of the leading news media in Sierra Leone. It is an independent newspaper published by a young journalist, Mr. Kelvin Lewis, who does a great job ensuring that his newspaper publishes articles affecting all the political parties in the country. Despite the fact that even the best journalism [...]
Literary awards for Africa’s finest writers
Published On Sunday, September 09, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dennis Kabatto 9 September 2012 As far as Africa is concerned, prizes don’t come any bigger and challenging than this - the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Literary prize for writers of Nigerian descent, based both at home and abroad. … Continue reading →
Another five years of APC misrule – divisive, ethnic and regional inequalities would exacerbate
Published On Saturday, September 08, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 8 September 2012 The leadership of the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party has stopped at nothing in order to cling to the Presidency and control the Parliament of tomorrow. And, like I have persistently called attention, they … Continue reading →
Sierra Leone’s war crimes trial – contempt case final hearing
Published On Friday, September 07, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
7 September, 2012 The war crimes trial of Liberia’s warlord – Charles Taylor, who was early this year sentenced at The Hague for crimes against humanity – committed in Sierra Leone, has also netted four other convicted senior former rebel … Continue reading →
Sierra Leone’s Parliament passes Patent and Industrial Designs Act 2012
Published On Friday, September 07, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Abdul R Thomas 7 September 2012 In the news this week, the world’s leading computer and smart phone technology company – Apple, won its legal battle in the US against Samsung for infringement of patent rights, involving its IPad tablet … Continue reading →
Has the ruling APC misinformed the people of Sierra Leone?
Published On Thursday, September 06, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Alhaji Kallon 7 September 2012 During the inauguration of President Koroma in late 2007, the organisers of the show and the newly elected president Koroma, did not allow President Kabba to read his handling over notes. Was this action of … Continue reading →
“SLPP prospective assassin?” It must be a joke
Published On Thursday, September 06, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 6 September 2012 In the early 1970s, President Siaka Stevens did not have a resident minister in any of the three regional headquarters. The Provincial Secretary was both the most senior civil servant and representative of the … Continue reading →
SPECIAL COMMENTARY : Passing of Sexual Offences Act cannot be so timely
By Abdulai Bayraytay : The Government of the West African state of Sierra Leone recently received widespread international and local accolades following the enactment of the Sexual Offences Act 2012. The celebration of the passing of the Act is because of its expressed aim of nipping impunity in the bud for sexual crimes, particularly those [...]
Sierra Leoneans celelebrate 20 years of charity service
By Jacob Sax-Conteh : In the midst of the London 2012 Olympics tournaments, Sierra Leoneans in UK defied the thrilling moments of the international leisure and entertainments to meet, fellowship and celebrate the 20th anniversary of their charity organization. The grand event attracted VIP’s including professionals, ambassadors, MP’s, clergy and members of the Sierra Leonean [...]
President Koroma replies his critics
Published On Tuesday, September 04, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
4 September 2012 “We have transferred billions of Leones to the Kenema city and district council to develop Kenema,” president Koroma said during the opening of the much publicised new Kenema shopping centre last Friday. He was responding to accusations … Continue reading →
Exposing the myth about Sierra Leone government’s shopping malls and lorry parks
Published On Tuesday, September 04, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 4 September 2012 Kenema and Bo are two eastern and southern cities of Sierra Leone that have been deprived of much needed public funds by president Koroma’s government, in its latest round of local council decentralisation cash … Continue reading →
Electorates to understand Political Manifestos is a key Human Right Approach
By Sheka B. A Mansaray Jr : Civic education is a prominent Human Right. Sierra Leoneans should be well informed and knowledgeably placed in the position to study and understand the manifestos of political leaders aspirants to enhance independent citizen’s decision-making as they would cast their votes during the November 17 Polls. Taking into consideration [...]
Why we must never trust Sierra Leone’s ruling All Peoples Congress Party
Published On Saturday, September 01, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 1 September 2012 President Koroma recently lampooned the opposition SLPP’s declared manifesto offering – a ‘New Direction for Sierra Leone’ and its policy objectives as nothing, but a set of theories that cannot be taken seriously by … Continue reading →
Is the World Bank’s $32 million funding of Sierra Leone’s devolution programme achieving results?
31 August 2012 “Sierra Leone’s councils face collapse under the weight of expectation; and six years since the return of local government many councillors and citizens don’t know how they work”, says a Report conducted for the British Department for … Continue reading →
Fraud allegations against Vice President Sam Sumana – President Koroma must come clean
Published On Thursday, August 30, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Ernest Smith 30 August 2012 As President Koroma remains unmoved by the latest cash for political favour scandal, his Vice President is hoping that the fiasco would go away soon. But international publicity intensifies. In the latest issue of Africa … Continue reading →
Picking cherries from the tree of treachery
Published On Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 28 August 2012 Why is blowing the trumpets and beating the drums of our political realities not at the epicentre of political discussions today, less than a hundred days to national polls? When the populace do not … Continue reading →
No – not “Maada Bio’s NPRC”
Published On Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 28 August 2012 I recall the events of that Wednesday morning, when the continuous sound of gunfire reached me as I sat in my Wilberforce Street surgery (now housing GT bank), awaiting the arrival of my staff … Continue reading →
The APC is caught in a web of its own making
Published On Saturday, August 25, 2012. Under: Headlines, Lead Story, National News, News Highlights.
Dr. Sama Banya 25 August 2012 The ruling “new” All Peoples Congress Party (APC), like its predecessor, has always boasted of ninety-nine ways with which they would win elections. Like I have stated over and over again, violence has always … Continue reading →