Sierra Leone: A Divided Nation
By Mahmoud Jalloh What President Julius Maada Bio said about Sierra Leone being a divided country, making specific reference to the “Mende Line” and “Temne Line” name-calling, was nothing short…
Russia Must Stop Using Food As A Weapon
By Josep Borrell Fontelles On 17 July, nearly one year after it was signed in Istanbul, Russia decided to not renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) that allows Ukraine…
Revealed at 36th AGM….AIC Pays Le21. 85M Claims in 2022
The Managing Director of the Aureol Insurance Company (AIC), Raymond Macauley, has disclosed at the company’s 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) that even after 36 years of existence the company…
In Sierra Leone: Abibatu Jalloh Escapes Death
This press has investigated a matter involving one Abibatu Jalloh whose whereabouts are still unknown. Our investigations, according to family sources, reveal that Abibatu Jalloh decided to flee from Sierra…
President Bio Still Has Legitimacy ‘Crisis’
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) In his first five years at State House, things went from bad to worse due to President Julius Maada Bio’s knack for looking for scapegoats…
Health Alert Engages CSOs, Journalists & Others On Global Financing Facility
By Mohamed K. Turay Health Alert-Sierra Leone, a Civil Society Organisation that is promoting social justice and better health service delivery, has recently organized a one-day consultative meeting with stakeholders…
Police Brutality At Abacha Street
By Hassan Y. Koroma The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) last Thursday tear-gassed and beat traders at Abacha Street, in central Freetown, whilst they were protesting against the destruction of their…
Taking A Long Walk On My Birthday
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) I have never celebrated my birthday (July 22). And it is typical for me to forget my birthday on my birthday unless someone reminds me…
APC Plans Weekly Sit-At-Home Strike
Sources close to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the All People’s Congress (APC) have told The Nationalist that the next plan of action, which the party plans to take,…
Our Men Of God Have Also Failed
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Twenty-nine years ago, I lost faith in organized religion in Sierra Leone. And since then, every day the willful inertia, the hypocritical hypocrisy, and the…