Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2023: FA Oil, an upstream vehicle of billionaire businesswoman Folorunso Alakija, has been awarded a substantial offshore oil exploration right in Sierra Leone by President Bio. According to media reports, Sierra Leonea’s Petroleum Directorate (PDSL) awarded six blocks to FA Oil under a single petroleum [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 December 2023: Christians in Bethlehem reflected on the birth of Jesus yesterday with prayers, but there was very little to celebrate, if at all, as Palestinians in Gaza continue to face heavy pounding from Israeli military that has taken the lives of over 20,000 people, 9,000 [Read More]
Siera Leone Telegraph: 26 December 2023: In the last hour, there are reports of trucks load of military and OSD personnel raiding the residence of Sheik Alhaji Mohamed “Omodu” Kamara, alias Jagaban in Freetown. This marks a major escalation of government’s atrition against the country’s main opposition APC party by [Read More]
Andrew Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26th December 2023: Alhaji Honourable Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay delivered a robust address yesterday 25th December, 2023, to members of the main opposition APC party who are currently advocating for the removal of the 2023 Leader and Presidential Candidate – Dr Samura Kamara, by invoking Article [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 December 2023: Fears are growing over the health and human rights of former president Ernest Bai Koroma who is locked up under house arrest by President Bio, following allegations of attempted coup against the government. Since 26 November 2023 when according to the government, a group [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 December 2023: As Sierra Leone continues to slide towards anarchy, following the conclusion of presidential and general elections held on 23 June 2023, which election observers say were significantly marred by electoral malpractices, the US based Carter Centre has published its final report into the conduct [Read More]
Maxwell Cole: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 December 2023: This week, the judiciary’s social media accounts announced the dismissal of the seven grounds of appeal presented by former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma (Photo above) against the judge-led Commission of Inquiry. The panel of judges, comprising Hon. Justice Fatmatta Bintu Alhadi, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 December 2023: Brenthurst Foundation is calling for an end to political witch-hunt in Sierra Leone, and expresses confidence in former president Koroma, after police decision to place the former president under house arrest, with limited access to visitors. According to the head of Sierra Leone Police, [Read More]
Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 December 2023: Sierra Leone is sitting on tenterhooks and the atmosphere is charged with high tension, anxiety, edginess, fear and uncertainty everywhere, despite assurances by the SLPP Maada Bio government that things have returned to normal in the country after the alleged coup attempt [Read More]
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