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Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?

June 15, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

*CRISIS IN PARLIAMENT: NEUTRALITY UNDERMINED OR OPPOSITION REBRAND? THE DEMOCRATIC STAKES IN SIERRA LEONE* By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Sierra Leone’s Parliament has entered a new phase […]

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Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown

June 15, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

The government’s decision to create new districts—without clear legal backing, public consultation, or economic justification—appears politically driven and constitutionally questionable. It threatens: • Domestic democratic stability, • Economic sustainability, and […]

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WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE

June 15, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Sunday, 15 June 2025 In an age when digital outrage dominates public discourse and political rivalry […]

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Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion

June 15, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion By Issa kargbo There’s growing discussion around carving out a new “City of Freetown,” modeled after the famed […]

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Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis

June 11, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

Officials of the  Turkish Karpowership supplying electricity to Freetown from the sea have intimated that they are ready to work with the Maada Bio- led SLPP Government to help stave […]

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Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt

June 11, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

The Sierra Leone Government itself has warned citizens that massive blackouts will begin this weekend because the Turkish Karpowership supplying electricity to the city will be switching off most essential […]

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Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation

June 11, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

PROFESSOR KELFALA KALLON has threatened to sue the Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) Government he setved as Bank Governor for paying his retirement benefits in local currency. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15VmYNRpj4/ […]

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Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_*

June 10, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

*_Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all Activities and Committee in Parliament_* The Parliamentary Leader of the Opposition All People’s Congress (APC), Hon. Abdul Kargbo has officially released an immediate […]

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The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says

June 8, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

Trump’s U.S. Visa Ban on Sierra Leone Is Unjustified—and Our Government’s Silence Is Dangerous By Hon. Ibrahim Barrie, Member of Parliament, Bombali District – Opposition APC On June 4, 2025, […]

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In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins.

June 7, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins. The fallout from the “bromance” between Trump and Elon Musk was just a matter of time before the final blowout. Recent […]

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  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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  • WHEN POWER MEETS THE CONSTITUTION: SIERRA LEONE IS WATCHING
  • THE CONSTITUTION AT THE BAR : A Supreme Court’s test for Sierra Leone’s democracy
  • Lawyers’ Society Calls for Withdrawal of Instruments Creating New Districts and Cities
  • Doe Versus Weh-Syen, and the struggle over who had earned the right to lead.
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  • *Sierra Leone’s Dilemma: NEW in Court, a Constitution in Dispute, and 2028 on the Horizon*
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Deputy Ngegba takes Ebola to British Foreign Office

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  Deputy Ngegba takes Ebola to British Foreign Office Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner has paid a courtesy call on the British Foreign Office in London to acquaint them on […]

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Is it the new normal for Sierra Leone opposition parties ? First, split and then fight the elections

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Ponder My Thoughts By Andrew Keili Many may be excused for wondering whether the main opposition APC party will amicably settle its current imbroglio in time to field a potent […]

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Happy Birthday, “Freetown”: But Don’t Corrupt History.

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Happy Birthday “Freetown”: But Don’t Corrupt History. History teaches us that on March 11, 1792, on a small patch of bushy land that was bought for the Nova Scotian Settlers; […]

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Contrary viewpoint : Proportional Representation is good for Sierra Leone

July 13, 2022 0

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IS BEST FOR SIERRA LEONE By Charlie J. Hughes When Sierra Leoneans go the polls in June 2023 it will be the country’s fifth routine multiparty elections since […]

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Sierra Leone Supreme Court lived up to expectations

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By Mahmud Tim Kargbo   IS IT WRONG TO CRITICISE COURT JUDGEMENTS IN THE MEDIA? The case of the Sierra Leone Supreme Court judgements delivered 8th day of September 2015 […]

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