Monday, 22nd July 2013 added another day to the countless sad days that makes the Sierra Leonean calendar, as some extortionist and misguided citizens dressed in the noble uniforms of [Read more]
As a follow up to Mr. Abdulai kamara’s piece on the alleged manhandling and abuse of Mr. Alie Mozart Sesay by police officers in Makeni (Express and Star, Aug 5th.), [Read more]
I think one must be several sandwiches short of a picnic to buy into the horribly unspecific mantra that is the agenda for prosperity, as it is currently being touted. [Read more]
When President Barack Obama declared his intention to become the most powerful man on the planet, it was laced with the audacity of” hope” and only “hope”. Only the minority [Read more]
Greetings to fellow Sierra Leonean Muslims and Bravo! for the courage to observe the holy month of Ramadan despite the harsh economic situation we are living in. I was born [Read more]
Like a fart in the meeting room, it is impolite to mention it. So let’s whisper it, one more time. At the top of our society, there is kleptomania as [Read more]
Habib Munda, the (dis)honorable (mis)representative of Constituency 017, you might think the Pathfinder brouhaha between you and YAD has been laid to a rest hence you have never been summoned [Read more]
As the drama unfolds…. By Journalist Amadu Lamrana Bah (filed on Friday July 5th 2013) The Minister of Information and Communications Alhaji Alpha Khanu has in an interview with Journalists [Read more]
Let’s be blunt about it. The manner of our search for foreign succour is like a randy 70 year-old roaming all over town and inviting a nymphomaniac to be [Read more]
I am positive that the government and the Anti Corruption Commission, with an eye to audience-applause, would expect us to give a standing ovation to the theatrics of its fight [Read more]
One of my earliest memories as a child was looking forward to Fridays. No, It was not about Friday prayers but about the number of times I was invited to [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]
When a lawbreaker is mislabeled as lawmaker, even the unimaginable things will become reality. With Habib Munda’s emergence as a parliamentarian representing constituency 017, I could now see that there [Read more]
With a toothless official opposition, Sierra Leone seems to be slowly slipping back into a one-party state. President Koroma hasn't locked up his critics, but he is adept at undermining [Read more]
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