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Who is this ‘unidentified’ candidate?

The race to grab the flag-bearer ticket of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) promises an epic one. What can’t be afforded though, in case the SLPP has learned its lesson, is that type of political manipulation pre-and-post the Makeni convention only ferments disaster that could be equally epic. In a word: The same ne’er-do-wells [...]

Post-election syndrome in 2012

As APC ‘power house’ flies high and beyond …all SLPP flag bearers must watch out for stress, pressure and nervous tensions come 2012! Nervous tension, pressure, and stress can literally be a killer for some of these SLPP flag bearers and supporters come 2012. Our political pundits believe that, to be more mentally strained and [...]

Oh APC propaganda machine

Oh Boy! When it comes to propaganda the APC has no equal; they have the knack to create propaganda out of any situation especially those which contain some elements fact. They would make claims that even they know are untrue but they put it in such a way as to convince the fickle minded. It [...]

Sierra Leone to host OGI in New York

The Government of Sierra Leone is planning to hold a session of its Open Government Initiative (OGI) in the New York during the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly in September. The OGI Director, Khadija Sesay (in photo) said she was in the United States to organize an OGI Town Meeting in the New York to [...]

Is His Excellency listening?

One of the attributes of any respectable journalist is the ability, the patience and thoroughness of what is referred to as investigative journalism. It is how a journalist reacts when tipped off on a good story of public interest with objectivity and impartial way that is devoid of personal bias or prejudice. (Photo: Dr. Sama [...]

Reviving the Sierra Leone Daily Mail – for the people or for the APC?

So the government owned Sierra Leone Daily Mail newspaper is to be revived by this APC government. I first learnt about this on the SLBC tea break programme last Friday when the presenter Claude Anthony interviewed the minister of information and communication Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, himself a journalist by profession and a former President [...]

My loyalty to President Koroma’s cause is unshakable – Sudan

Publisher of SIERRA Update news magazine states his loyalty to the cause of President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma is unshakable and that nothing will frustrate his efforts and determination to continue with the good work he has started. Sorie Sudan Sesay (in photo) also warned against what he refers to as ‘wicked lies’ against him [...]

Ngobeh re-iterates resignation from PMDC in letter

In a letter to the PMDC, Mr. Jusu Ngobeh (in photo) re-iterated his resignation from the PMDC in 2009. Below is the letter in full … The Acting National Chairman People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) Freetown Dear Sir RE: LETTER OF RESIGNATION With respect to rumours going round that I am still a member [...]

Interview: Dr Kadi Sesay Storms Texas!

Dr Kadi Sesay, whom many within the political gamut of Sierra Leone, consider to be one of the most influential women in contemporary Sierra Leone, was given a warm welcome in Dallas, Texas over the weekend by the SLPP Dallas Chapter, befitting of a stateswoman. She finds herself perfectly poised in what is turning out [...]

Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara addresses SLPP Chapters in the US

Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara, one of the leading aspirants for the SLPP leadership contest in 2011, has completed his familiarisation and sensitization tour of all SLPP Chapters in the USA. During his whistle-stop tour, Alhaji Boie Kamara presented his credentials and vision for the party to the broad membership of the SLPP at all levels [...]

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