SLPP Finds New Scapegoat
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) If there is any political party that perfectly personifies the adage of only a bad workman that always blames his tools; the ruling Sierra Leone…
Our President Has Travelled Again
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) At every given opportunity; President Julius Maada Bio does not shy away from the fact that he appears to be a spendthrift when it comes…
SLPP’s Beautification Of ‘Raray-Boyism’
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Despite I have always found his journalistic writings incisive, laconic, and at times didactic; yet I’m not a very big fan of Dr Julius Spencer’s…
Gay Faces Mob Justice
Samuel Koroma, a resident of Hanga Road in Sierra Leone’s eastern district of Kenema, was allegedly beaten yesterday 26 October 2020 to the point of death by a mob of…
Paul Ngegba, 3 Others On The Run After Death Threats
The Chairman of the Makeni Community Youth Organization (MCYO), Paul Ngegba, and three others are reportedly on the run after receiving countless death threats from family members of those who…
Emile Pratt Declared Wanted By The Police
Emile Simon Pratt, whose whereabouts are still unknown, has been reportedly declared “wanted” by the Sierra Leone Police on allegations of ballot stuffing and electoral malpractices during the 2018 general…
Mohamed Jalloh Flees Sierra Leone After Death Threats
Mohamed Jalloh, a resident of Yarawadogu, Koinadugu District in the northern province of Sierra Leone, was allegedly beaten to the point of death by a mob of irate youths who…
OMFA President Donates NLe25,000 Towards St. Francis School Sanitation Project
Desmond Kanu, President of Old Makeni Franciscans Association (OMFA), has donated Le25,000,000 to the School Sanitation Project at St. Francis Secondary School, Makeni. The cash donation was formally presented to…
Just One Dance
By Alusine Conteh I did not ask for much. Not a lifetime of promises, not a grand display that would echo across the world, not even a story that would…
Tossing Around Violence Without Knowing Its Weight
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh There is a dangerous ease with which some people in Sierra Leone speak about violence today. It rolls off the tongue like an ordinary suggestion, like…