President Bio Tells Half-Truths Again
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) One of the traits of President Julius Maada Bio is his tendency to give with the left hand and take back with the right. His…
Gay Youth Goes Missing After Threats On His Life
A young man, believed to be in his mid-twenties, is reported to have gone missing following alleged harassments, intimidation, and threats on his life by family and community members who…
SLPP’s Demise Begins
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The countdown to the eventual demise of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government has begun. It began last Saturday when the registration processes,…
Dauda Charles On The Run
The Sierra Leone Police are said to have declared one Dauda Charles wanted for taking part in the 10th August 2022 riot in Freetown, in which about six police personnel…
Is The SLPP Sincere In Its Peace Overtures?
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Chinua Achebe says in his novel, Anthills of the Savannah, that “if you want to get at the root of murder , you have to…
August 10 Will Always Be August 10
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) I’m still wondering which rational investor will go to any country where the Foreign Affairs Minister tells the world that hundreds of thousands of their…
Is Alpha Kanu A Synonym For Political Prostitution?
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) It would have been surprisingly surprising if members of the All People’s Congress (APC) are surprised that Alpha Kanu, the Resident Minister for North-West now…
Dr Samura Kamara Speaks The Truth
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Let me start with a little disclaimer: I’m a typical unadulterated “Freetong Boy” who can rightly claim to be a De-tribalised Sierra Leonean simply because…
SLPP Is Now Afraid Of 2023
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) You can take this to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a guarantee: Even the unrepentant ‘Paopaists’ are beginning to be very frightful that…
Uncertainty Is Now Certain
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The dictatorial tendencies always shown by the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) on issues that border on the wellbeing and soul of the nation…