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Politics & Law

President Koroma’s sacking of social welfare minister has left deep wounds

November 29, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 November 2017 If president Koroma has been expecting the dust to have settled after his controversial sacking of the country’s social welfare minister – Dr Sylvia Blyden, then today’s press statement issued by the national group representing women in the country – The Women’s Forum, should [Read More]

Politics & Law

Ecowas Court ruling on the Sam Sumana case

November 28, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Julius Maada Bio – presidential candidate of the SLPP Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 November 2017 In my capacity as the Presidential Candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), I wish to inform the membership of the Party and the general public at large that my attention has been drawn [Read More]

Obituary

Mr Alfred Ekundayo Pitt has passed away in London – gone but not forgotten

November 28, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 November 2017 The death is announced of Mr Alfred Ekundayo Pitt, aged 83 years. Alf, as he is fondly known to his friends and family passed away peacefully in London on Wednesday, 15th November 2017. He is survived by his wife Mrs Georgina Sedatay Pitt, children, [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Koroma’s sacking of vice president Sam Sumana was illegal – says Ecowas Court

November 27, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 17

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2017 Reports from Abuja, Nigeria, says that the West African Regional Court of Justice – the ECOWAS Court, has today ruled that president Koroma’s sacking of the country’s vice president Sam Sumana in 2015, after accusing Sam Sumana of “abandoning” his duties by seeking political [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone politics – ‘PETGBO’ – the emperor strikes again

November 27, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2017 The news that “His Excellency the President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has decided to relieve Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden and Mrs Rugiatu Neneh Koroma of their duties as Minister and Deputy Minister respectively in the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone peace diamond to be auctioned in New York next week

November 27, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Dennis Kabatto Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2017 Sierra Leone’s 709 carat “Peace Diamond”, the 14th largest diamond in the world is set to go on the auction block on December 4 in New York City. The announcement of the auction made by Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group [Read More]

Politics & Law

Dr Sylvia Blyden warns President Koroma and his ruling APC

November 24, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 November 2017 With general and presidential elections just four months away in Sierra Leone, serious questions are now being asked within the ruling APC party, about the wisdom of the president, after his sacking of one of the staunchest members of the party – Dr Sylvia [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Koroma sacks social welfare minister – Dr Sylvia Blyden after standing up against corruption

November 24, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 November 2017 After ten years of presiding over one of the most corrupt regimes in Africa, president Koroma yesterday once again proved his lack of leadership skills and knowledge of how to run a government, when he sacked the only minister who has been overtly consistent [Read More]

Politics & Law

Is it time for televised presidential candidates debate in Sierra Leone?

November 22, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 November 2017 I once said that the greatest threat to our democracy was our freedom of expression. Many saw this as paradoxically ironical. But as the election fever heats up, and the political clock tick tocks its way to that day, it is becoming [Read More]

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