When national discourse deliberately uses soft words to hide hard crimes or impunity, then you know that as a society, you are up the proverbial creek with no paddles. This [Read more]
Sierra Leone had just started its recovery, if we can call it that, from the ravages of the Ebola crisis. As if on cue, we were launched into another inconvenient [Read more]
When I said that Donald Trump is a man that needs to be examined from the neck upwards, no one listened. While some have described him as “unhinged”, others have [Read more]
Any masquerade that fails to respect its limits will have its veil removed. This unvarnished truth is coming out more forcefully in Sierra Leone’s existence as depicted by the socio-political [Read more]
When Julian Assange was asked on Monday “if Russia was behind the hack”, following the leak of damning emails which forced Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman to resign, he [Read more]
When the wrong head plunges into the right hallucinations every story becomes reality. Ironically, stories can only sound real to “intelligent” readers when they entail some degrees of truth. The [Read more]
A scramble by thousands of people for scraps of imported rotten chicken sparked a huge stand-off between police and residents in Sierra Leone’s capital over the weekend, the health ministry [Read more]
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs – Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, previously known for her investigative journalism at the Awareness Times newspaper in Freetown, is now [Read more]
After two years in Europe, singer, songwriter and producer Azania Noah returned to New York City on Thursday. Azania will deliver the 2016 Shetek Conference on Saturday at St. Francis [Read more]
No one should be or would be raising glasses to the death of five police officers, following protests and riots in America last week. You cannot make your candle brighter [Read more]
Dear Hon Minister, For the past days and weeks, you would have been aware that incidents of political violence and the blatant misuse of state security apparatus have rocked the [Read more]
The New York/New Jersey Chapter of the Annie Walsh Old Girls Association (AWOGA) will host an inaugural symposium on Women in Leadership on Saturday 9 July, 4:30pm – 10:00pm, at [Read more]
You know something? It appears that we are in for a ride again as the clock ticks towards the next election. Why? Because, too many of us are smirking when [Read more]
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) press release read by the Country Representative Madam Iyabo Masha yesterday at the IMF country office in Freetown stated that budget implementation will be even [Read more]
Panic gripped hundreds of passengers that were onboard MV Mahera yesterday when the engine of the old ferry suddenly developed some mechanical fault and grounded to a halt a few [Read more]
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