There is always the tendency for constitutions to become the ultimate tyranny. Sometimes, they can be used as social power mobilised with no conscience. If used wrongly, they can have [Read more]
When a proposal, at a meeting held in the offices of The Sportsman in London on 20th July 1871, by the FA Honorary Secretary Charles Alcock “that it is desirable [Read more]
You could feel the sigh of relief and if you try a bit harder, you could palpate it as well. Imagine the number of “thank God”, “praise the lord”, “praise [Read more]
The Premiership is entering the business phase, and the mind games have already started. With the Chief Rabbi of Mind games, Sir Alex Fergusson, duly retired, it is not surprising [Read more]
This is the kind of moral and ethical ingredients one would wish to see in society’s book of recipes to cook a very tasty dish of democracy. You would need [Read more]
When Steven Gerrard called time on his Liverpool career a few days ago, a lot of conjectures sprung up, ranging from the realistic, the romantic, and the sentimentalist, down to [Read more]
It’s that time of the year; the season of good will, and on earth peace to all men. We are literally half way into the Premier League season and things [Read more]
The world of football was shocked to see Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz bite his fellow professional, Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during the match between the two countries. The ensuing outrage was [Read more]
The Public Order Act, 1965 has, among other issues apparently become a bone of contention among Legislators, Politicians and Media Practitioners. The fact that the Constitutional Review Committee is busy [Read more]
“I will retire peacefully to my village in Bombali, eat my native fish, cassava or rice every morning whilst relaxing under the trees”. The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. [Read more]
"..I said "Ernest is not my brother: I am Mende-Sherbro; Ernest is Limba-Temne. I am Margai; Ernest is Koroma," We are not brothers and the lawlessness, I think, is right [Read more]
The City of Freetown woke up to the Operation WID a few months ago, much to the joy of many commuters. According to SLRTA, in conjunction with the Freetown City [Read more]
Amnesty International says it has received “credible reports” that Gambia executed nine death row prisoners, including a woman on Thursday. Jammeh was reported to have vowed to kill all 47 [Read more]
A recent article that was reportedly published in the August 6th edition of Awareness Times newspaper headlined “APC & Blackmail by Rebel Students in Lawlessness” (thisissierraleone.com) has drawn a lot [Read more]
“The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their respective participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It [Read more]
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