Lawyers’s society condemns the arbitrary arrest and detention of CSOs. In a press release, the Lawyer’s Society SL criticised law enforcement for unlawfully arresting and detaining civil society activists Thomas Babadi and Madi Williams. The above mentioned CSO’s were purportedly detained for requesting for a public gathering at the ECSL office for the purpose of […]
The Sierra Leone Police acknowledged receiving a letter from Thomas Babadi and Madi Williams dated November 30, 2024, seeking a police presence for a scheduled rally on December 10th, 2024. Accordingly, the aim of the gathering is to put pressure on Sierra Leone’s Electoral Commission to provide precise polling station results from the June 2023 […]
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. The presiding magistrate, Santigie Bangura, issued this ruling at Magistrate Court number 2 Holden in Freetown in the ongoing lawsuit between the State and former Minister of Finance Patricia Laverley. Patricia Laverley is charged with grievous […]
The National Public Health Agency and the Ministry of Health announced in a press release on December 1st, 2024, that they have obtained an “intermediate result” from an examination conducted at the 34 Military Hospital Infectious Disease Laboratory regarding the suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) case from Kono. According to the release, the results are […]
Bai Mamoud Bangura seeks to resume his position at the APC party after being cleared of all treason-related charges. Bai Mahmoud Bangura, the National Organizing Secretary of the All People’s Party (APC), has conveyed a letter to the National Secretary General of the All People’s Congress (APC) party, Lasana Dumbuya, Esq., requesting resumption of duty […]
The President, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, has announced new appointments in a press release dated November 13, 2024. The appointments are as follows: 👇🏽 1. Mr Philip Bob Jusu: Ambassador Designate; Brussels, Belgium. 2. Dr Mohamed Karja Sesay: Ambassador Designate; Paris, France. Other Appointments 1. P.C. Sadique M. Карuwa Chairman: National Insurance Company. 2. […]
Recently, reports were making rounds on social media regarding an alleged sexual penetration leading to the death of an eight-year-old girl. According to the reports, the girl was sexually abused by her school teacher on the school premises and later died. Speaking to Liberty Online Television, ASP Mohamed Bobson Senu, Deputy Head of Media and Public […]
Following the 21-Days strike notice the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) issued to the government for failure to pay school fees subsidies, the union’s acting secretary-general, Rev. James Lahai, shares an update on the next line of action the union will take if the government fails to comply with their demands at the end of […]
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, the National Sowei Council issued a press release expressing their dissatisfaction with clauses in the Child Rights Bill, which is currently before parliament. In an interview with Liberty Online Television, Dr. Fuambai Sia Nyoko Ahmadu, the Advisor and Spokesperson of the National Sowei Council, claims that it is a sneaky […]
Following the death of the former Kenema District Council Chairman, Mr. Mohamed Amadu Sesay, who died on Tuesday, 6th August 2024, at the Kenema Government Hospital, there was a legal dispute as to whether the Deputy District Council Chairman is eligible to assume the office of the District Chairman or a byelection be conducted to […]
