Opposition Concerns Taken Seriously By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, on Wednesday, convened a meeting with the leadership of the parliamentary opposition with the express objective of facilitating their renewed participation in legislative proceedings. Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Abdul Kargbo, articulated that the opposition’s abstention from parliamentary…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Chairman of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Jimmy Batilo Songa, has confirmed that Freetown Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, will retain her mayoral position if she returns to the council, despite the recent appointment of an Acting Mayor. Songa made this disclosure while speaking to journalists amid growing criticism over…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Maada Bio has emphasized that digital literacy is no longer optional but an essential tool for survival in today’s fast-changing world. She called for urgent action to create technological opportunities that empower children rather than expose them to harm. The First Lady made this statement while…
His Lordship, the Honourable Chief Justice Komba Kamanda, has ordered the immediate release of petty trader Madam Fatmata Kamara, popularly known as “Mammy Iye,” after she spent one week at the Female Correctional Centre. Mammy Iye had been arraigned on two counts of Public Insult and Provocation under the Public Order Act, 1965, following an…

