Proprietor and managing editor of the Standard Times newspaper, Philip Neville, and four other journalists in Sierra Leone are standing trial for alleged defamatory publication and undermining the government of Sierra Leone.
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Governance
How using the military in Nigeria is causing, not solving problems
The response of the Nigerian government to growing levels of insecurity has increasingly been to use the military. Several peace and security conferences and commissions of inquiry have been instituted. But these yielded little or no result due to the lack of political will by the government to implement the recommendations.
Government Withdraws State Security Attached to former President Ernest Bai Koroma
The Office of Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, made a public statement on Saturday that all state security attached to the former president have been withdrawn.
Ugandan: Bobi Wine granted bail
Embattled Kyaddondo East Member of Parliament, Mr Robert Kyagulanya aka Bobi Wine, who faces charges of disobedience of statutory duty, has been granted bail.
Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC party boycotts State Opening by the President
All 63 Members of Parliament of Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC party have staged a walkout of the House minutes before the State Opening by the President. Some of them carried placards demanding the dropping of election petitions against some… Read More ›
SIERRA LEONE: Local Gov’t Minister urges Solidaridad to spread Makpele success story on Responsible Land Based Investment to other areas
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Hon. Tetema Tondoneh, has encouraged Solidaridad to replicate its Makpele success story on Responsible Land Based Investmentto other areas in the country to avoid land conflicts arising out of bad land governance practices.
National Assets Commission Presents Status Report to President Julius Maada Bio
The National Assets and Government Property Commission was at State House today to present its Status Report for 2018 to His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio in accordance with Section 6 of the Commission’s Act of 1990.
