The Judiciary of Sierra Leone announces the death of Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Ivan Sesay, Esq. The announcement was made on December 29, 2024, on the Judiciary of Sierra Leone official Facebook page. The cause of death is yet to be disclosed. May his soul rest in peace.
The President of the Lawyer’s Society, Augustine Sorie Sengbe-Marrah, provides thorough insight into the Lawyer’s Society’s submission, condemning parliament’s removal of the Auditor-General, Lara Taylor-Pearce. On Friday, December 20, the Parliament of Sierra Leone effected the removal of the auditor general as authorised by the president, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, based on the recommendations […]
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞. On December 11, 2024, it was reported that about 150 Sierra Leoneans were forcibly deported from Guinea by Guinean authorities. This resulted in public discourses, including Sierra Leonean authorities, especially the law enforcement agencies, calling out the Guinea authorities […]
Speaking on the party’s ongoing Peace and Reconciliation tour, Abdul Karim Kamara(Lawyer AKK), a member of the All People’s Congress (APC) Publicity Team, discusses the dispute between the party’s executives’ and the former party leader, Dr. Samura Kamara. This stemmed from the discrepancies of the outcome of the June 2023 elections in which the aggrieved […]
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. In a recent press release from State House, dated December 13, 2024, His Excellency, President Maada Bio, appoints Alpha Sesay as the new Attorney General and Minister of Justice. This follows by major other appointments in his cabinet. The other appointments […]
ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏɴɪᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜʀɪᴀʟ ᴄᴇʀᴇᴍᴏɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ꜱᴏɴ. Victor Onie Williams reportedly passed away on December 5, 2024, at the Rokupa Hospital. His cause of death is still yet to be confirmed. The date of his funeral has been released by the family members. The funeral […]
The National Telecommunications Authority (NatCA), an electronic regulatory entity responsible for regulating electronic communications, has issued a press statement instructing all Mobile Network Operators (MNO) to adhere to the advertised subscription validity, whether daily, weekly, or monthly. This signifies that the data you subscribed for should be valid throughout the period of the subscription. This […]
Legendary Singer Lansana Sheriff, popularly known as Steady Bongo reportedly passes away. He was reportedly involved in a gruesome car accident on Saturday, December 7th along the Liberia Highway. Musician, Filmmaker and Producer Jimmy Bangura, also known as Jimmy B confirmed the death of ‘Steady Bongo’ on a Facebook post. May his soul rest in […]
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 […]
