APC Counsel and former Justice Minister Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara has tendered an apology that has been accepted by the Chief Justice, resulting in the dismissal of his contempt case. […]
WHEN THE HEADLINE OUTRAGES YOU MORE THAN THE ALLEGATIONS, WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I find it absolutely bewildering that some of our supposedly respected and influential citizens of our […]
All Eyes on the Supreme Court as Constitutional Amendment Case Resumes The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone resumes today, Tuesday 13th October 2026, the landmark hearing into the controversial Constitution […]
*The Politics of Revenge: Must Sierra Leone Continue to Play Tit-for-Tat?* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Arguably, the politics of revenge—colloquially captured in Sierra Leonean parlance as “you do me, ah […]
MY PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE COURTROOM CONFRONTATION BETWEEN CHIEF JUSTICE KOMBA KAMANDA AND MR. JOSEPH FITZGERALD KAMARA By Albert Julius Gulama I have known both the Honourable Chief Justice Komba […]
*Dear Sierra Leonean-Trained Legal Practitioners: This Is Your Moment* By Oumar Farouk Sesay When the Sierra Leone Law School was established in the late 1980s, amid opposition from some members […]
THE BAR, THE BENCH AND THE TEST OF JUSTICE By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Friday, 9 October 2026 A courtroom dispute has become a test of judicial authority, professional restraint and public confidence in justice […]
CHIEF JUSTICE KAMANDA’S DECISION ON JFK: IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY, IT COULD DEEPEN POLITICAL TENSIONS AND THREATEN SIERRA LEONE’S NATIONAL STABILITY By Haroun Olu Zubairu The detention of Joseph Fitzgerald […]
WHEN JUSTICE BECOMES A POLITICAL WEAPON JFK’s Detention, Judicial Independence and Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Crossroads By Gibril Bangura Sierra Leone is facing a defining constitutional test. The detention of Hon. Joseph […]
By Kabs Kanu Chief Justice Judge Komba Kamanda today ordered the arrest of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice , Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara ( JFK) for the tense […]
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