Critique Column
In Politics, Stupidity Is not A Handicap.
The SLPP might be the oldest political party in the country, but the recent shenanigans within the party demonstrates the need for its members to grow up, if this country [Read more]
Articles by Abdulai Mansaray
Breaking News
LUKOIL Commissions Eirik Raude Drilling Rig
LUKOIL has kicked off its exploration drilling campaign 50 miles offshore Sierra Leone. Making a short statement at the launching ceremony, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma said he has been [Read more]
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Is Barrack Obama The modern day Okonkwo in Syria?
You cannot help but get a sense of doom, as the clouds gather around Syria. A palpable sense of déjà vu has been whetting the political taste buds of the [Read more]
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President Koroma Administered Naturalization Oath to New Citizens
20 new Sierra Leoneans who acquired citizenship status through Naturalization as provided for in the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone have subscribed to the oath of allegiance at the Presidential [Read more]
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African Candidate Beats New York City Council Elections Ballot Challenge
On Tuesday, September 10 the five boroughs of New York – Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island will hold primary elections to elect members for its 51 seat City [Read more]
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Method of Monitoring Radio Stations Launched in Sierra Leone
A new system to monitor media outlets has been implemented in Sierra Leone. While some say this will help improve reporting in the country, others worry it may censor journalists. [Read more]
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President of Liberia and President of African Development Bank set new course for prosperity in Africa’s fragile states
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, launched a special high-level panel on fragile states in Monrovia on September 2, 2013. [Read more]
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Organizational Politics Gains Momentum in the Diaspora; Tegloma Federation Elects New Chairman
MINNESOTA , USA:- Meeting in the Twin Cities for its annual National and International Convention on Aug. 3O through Sept. 1, 2013, Tegloma members from all chapters voted and elected [Read more]
Africa
Mother and Son Sets to Marry
A 40-year-old mother is set to marry her own son. The woman and her son claim to be in love with each other. And now they want to take their [Read more]
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Struggle for Power Continues in SLPP Hierarchy
Sierra Leone’s Political Parties’ Registration Commission is currently looking into a petition to restrain the new executive of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party from functioning until their grievances are [Read more]
Africa
Nigerian Senators Are Paid More Than Some African Presidents
Since there has been no denial from the National Assembly as to their scandalous wages, kept from the public consumption, their intended imbedding pensions for life for its principal officers [Read more]
Critique Column
Israel and Uganda Plans Mass-deportation of African Migrants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to the African continent via Uganda, officials said. Israel regards [Read more]
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RANDOM MUSING: Getting Our Priorities Right
Historically, the national interest has always been what’s good for a government and not what’s right for, or needed, by the people and the nation. Therefore, the suspicions and recriminations; [Read more]
Africa
PRESS RELEASE : Morocco Hosts The First World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders to Be Held in Africa
PRESS RELEASE Rabat, Morocco, July 8th 2013 The 4th World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) will take place in Rabat, Morocco, from 1st to 4th of October 2013 under the theme: [Read more]
America
A Father of 54 Kids Die in Phoenix
Samuel Delbert Whitney of Phoenix, Arizona passed away at the age of 87, but he will live on through his kids … all 54 of them. No this is not [Read more]