Politics & Law

Oswald Hanciles (the guru): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 December 2019: “In our political systems, there is blind ethnic/regional voting by the electorate. In a schizophrenic way, the electorate would dance and romp, and fiercely defend and vote for political parties and candidates that would have done absolutely nothing to lift [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 December 2019: President Dr Julius Maada Bio yesterday commissioned ‘Voice of Falaba’ in Gbindi town, Falaba district, making the community broadcaster the first-ever radio station in the district. Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, said that as a ministry they are mandated to bridge [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 December 2019: Thousands of Gambians took to the streets yesterday, Monday 16 December 2019 in Banjul, in a peaceful protest calling for president Adama Barrow to honour the agreement he signed with the opposition to step down after three years in office. President barrow who is [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2019: Following the publication in the Sierra Leone Telegraph last week, of serious allegations of breach of lease agreement and abuse of power, made by the landlord of a property leased to Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio and his wife, the saga has taken [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2019: 2019: Speaking in Kabala during his a two-day working visit to Koinadugu and Falaba districts – in the far north of Sierra Leone last weekend, President Dr Julius Maada Bio assured some of the poorest communities in the country of his government’s commitment to [Read More]

NGC Media Team: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2019: Last Friday, 13th December 2019, Dr Kandeh Yumkella raised concerns  in Parliament about the devasting impact of on-going timber logging and deforestation in the Districts of Kailahun, Kono, Koinadugu, Falaba, and Karene. Yumkella raised the alarm after his recent visit to some [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 December 2019: A few days ago, a press statement was published by Mr Quinton Terry, accusing the President and First Lady of Sierra Leone of breach of property lease agreement and abuse of power (see below). This statement has gone viral on social media, and has [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 December 2019: President Dr Julius Maada Bio was last Wednesday awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in International Relations at the 100th convocation ceremony of the University of Liberia in Monrovia. According to State House report, President Bio was recognised and awarded the degree “because of his [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 December 2019: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, 12 December 2019, approved a four-year financing arrangement amounting to US$ 213.6 million for Liberia, under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to help the country restore macroeconomic stability, provide a foundation for sustainable growth, [Read More]