Lawyersโs 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 CSOโs 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 […]
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 Peopleโs Party (APC), has conveyed a letter to the National Secretary General of the All Peopleโs Congress (APC) party, Lasana Dumbuya, Esq., requesting resumption of duty […]
Recently, reports were making rounds on social mediaย 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 unionโs 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 […]
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is currently filing an appeal to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after Sierra Leone’s U17 team, known as the Shooting Stars, was disqualified from competing in the ongoing WAFU U17 tournament due five of its players failing the Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) age verification test. According to SLFA, […]
By Isha S. Mansaray; Liberty Online TV. The government of Sierra Leone fines foreign crew members $100,000 for unauthorized landing of an aircraft. The Ministry of Information and Civic Education issued a press statement announcing theUย conclusion of the government’s investigation into the unauthorized aircraft landing.ย On September 20, 2024, the unscheduled plane, carrying four crew […]
By Isha S. Mansaray; Liberty Online TV.ย The All Peopleโs Congress (APC) party supporters serenade the partyโs head office at Hannah Benka Coker Street, Freetown, with placards in protest for electoral justice and calling for a re-run of the June 2023 elections. The protesters expressed their dissatisfaction against the partyโs executives over the arrangement of […]
In a press statement, the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) announced that the Kenema District Council chairman bye election has been put on hold while the matter is still pending in court. Following the death of the former Kenema District Council Chairman, Mr. Mohamed Amadu Sesay, who died on Tuesday, 6th August 2024, at […]
