Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 January 2019: Last Saturday 19 January 2019, president Julius Maada Bio conducted a tour of the proposed construction site for the University of Science and Technology in Kono. In his welcoming address, Paramount Chief Fengai Kaimachende of Gbense Chiefdom said he is extremely delighted to host [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2019: President Julius Maada Bio yesterday visited the diamond-rich district of Kono, eastern Sierra Leone, as part of his nationwide thank-you-tour, where he assured a mammoth welcoming crowd that Kono will soon have a state-of-the-art science university. Welcoming the president to Kono, Paramount Chief Member [Read More]

Cornelius Deveaux – APC Publicity Secretary: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2019: The attention of the All Peoples Congress (APC) party has been drawn to two separate press releases issued by the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and its Northern Bureau, both dated 18th January 2019,  in relation to [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2019: Umaru Napoleon Koroma – SLPP Secretary General: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2019: The SLPP has noticed with grave concern, the spate of lawlessness and indiscipline demonstrated mostly by members of the main opposition APC. Of special interest to the party is the attempted [Read More]

SLAJ: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2019: The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) is very concerned about the spate of violent attacks and deadly threats on journalists, mainly carried out by supporters of the All People’s Congress (APC) party. On Wednesday, 16th January 2019, journalists from the Africa Young [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: President Julius Maada Bio today made his first visit to Kono, amid a thundering welcome from the people of the district who came out in their thousands to catch a glimpse of the president and his wife – Mrs Fatima Bio. Vice president Dr. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: In Ghana, unidentified men on motorbikes have shot dead local journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale in the capital Accra. According to media reports, he was shot three times whilst driving home, after a politician called for retribution against him for reporting corruption in Ghana’s football. Ahmed [Read More]

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: If anyone was in any doubt about the powers of Parliament, I would advise they check with Dr. James Vibby, the CEO of the Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Board. Poor Dr. Vibby made the cardinal mistake of falling afoul of Hon. Veronica [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: There has been a spate of reported attacks on journalists recently in Sierra Leone, with the latest taking place against AYV reporters in Makeni two days ago. The attack took place when the CID officers visited the former President Ernest Bai Koroma [Read More]