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What price – Palo Conteh’s freedom?

January 3, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 January 2021: President Julius Maada Bio last Friday ordered the release of hundreds of prisoners across the country who are serving sentence for various crimes, including the country’s former minister of defence – retired Major Palo Conteh. Palo Conteh was serving a two-year jail-term, after he [Read More]

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Dr. Samura Kamara’s New Year’s address to the people of Sierra Leone 

January 2, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 20

Dr. Samura Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 January 2021: My dear compatriots at home and abroad, a year has gone by, and as always, we are thankful to All Mighty God for keeping us going, throughout this unusually difficult and challenging year. We should be particularly grateful for His grace [Read More]

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President Bio’s address to the nation – ‘2021 will be better’ – a point of view

January 2, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Abraham Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 January 2021: Typically, end of year presidential speeches should be inspirational and uplifting moments for nations that have gone through a lot, especially a year like 2020 which everyone is so relieved to see the back off. These are moments when the head [Read More]

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President Bio’s New Year’s address to the nation – ‘2021 will be better’

January 1, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 January 2021: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has delivered his 2021 New Year’s address to the nation. Wishing the seven million people of Sierra Leone a happy New Year, after much criticism of abuse of power and human rights, stifling of democracy and poor [Read More]

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ACC hands over 8 billion Leones cheque to president Bio

December 30, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

ACC Public Relations Office: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that it has presented to His Excellency, President Brig. (Rtd.) Dr. Julius Maada Bio, a cheque of EIGHT BILLION LEONES (Le 8BN) as part of a total of TWENTY-SIX BILLION [Read More]

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Multi-party local government councils are vital for Sierra Leone’s democracy – Op-ed

December 30, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 19

Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2020: Before proceeding with the main point of this article, let me briefly state that only an inane thinker will not easily recognise why the SLPP and President Bio are obsessed with bringing down Sylvia Blyden in this country. Who [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s 2015-2018 Auditor General Reports – What has the ACC achieved so far?

December 29, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

ACC Public Relations Office: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), in this 6th media release, wishes to update the general public of the actions and steps it has taken to address critical issues raised in Audit Reports of Sierra Leone, 2015-2018. These interventions focused on aspects [Read More]

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Your ID card is not just for collecting cash from Western Union

December 29, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2020: A video clip has been making the rounds on social media, in which Mr Sinneh Kamara, Head of Burial Team, Ministry of Health and Sanitation depicts a very sorry state in our country. Watching the clip, there is a temptation to heap [Read More]

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President Bio speaks to the media at a State House cocktail for journalists

December 26, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 December 2020: On 18 December 2020, as has become customary for a sitting president of Sierra Leone, president Bio spoke to the country’s journalists at a special end of year cocktail dinner hosted at State House. This annual event in the country’s media calendar, is usually [Read More]

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