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It was an uncharacteristically hot afternoon as I boarded the taxi heading for the sleepy remote village of Regent. I wasn’t in too much of a mood to talk after [Read more]

Armed robbery has become another terrifying development in Sierra Leone over the years.  Still staggering to extract itself from the ash and debris of decade long civil war, the country [Read more]

Since my arrival in town, I have realised that by embracing that delusional emotion called expectation, Sierra Leoneans have been able to devise a survival strategy against the steady rumble [Read more]

If truth be told, the trouble with the contraption of a nation called Sierra Leone, is, double standards, ethnically-tainted, tribally-misrepresented viewpoints and dogmatist hollow standpoints. Hypocrisy has become the national [Read more]

Actually, this is a tribute I had wanted to write immediately after the funeral of my brother, friend, mentor, and boss, His Excellency, the late Sierra Leone’s Envoy to the [Read more]

Terrorism has been one of the oldest favourite past times of some people from time immemorial. The UN used the following political description of terrorism, as “Criminal acts intended or [Read more]

The return of Sam Sumana has set the wagging tongues into overdrive. Since his return, there has been talk of a new political party, which in its embryonic state is [Read more]

Without a shadow of doubt, to get out of the dark place we currently find ourselves, it has become imperative that we get rid of all those who have, or [Read more]

The much anticipated return of the erstwhile Vice president to the shores of Sierra Leone is finally here with us. Prior to his return, there has been a lot of [Read more]

The Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone has overwhelmingly approved the appointment of Mr Melron Nicol-Wilson as new Ombudsman, on Tuesday April 11, 2017. This follows him being named [Read more]

Self-delusion is bad but collective self-delusion is truly the ultimate. It is clear that the government cannot be trusted to exhibit or stand with integrity. But whether the abnormal, modish [Read more]

There are reports that certain areas including Kailahun and Bombali Districts have been subjected to “lockdowns”; apparently to “force people to register”. In another instance, it has been reported that [Read more]

To describe the spate of violence that gripped our country and especially the Southern region on Thursday as despicable would be an understatement. Violence of any kind cannot be condoned [Read more]