Parliamentary Committee Inspects Local Councils in Sierra Leone for Transparency and Accountability

8 months ago

The Parliamentary Committee on Transparency and Accountability has completed a four-day oversight tour across various local councils in Sierra Leone, aimed at scrutinizing the operations and compliance...

Civil Activist Urges Parliamentary Oversight Committee to Hold District-Level Engagements

8 months ago

Civil and Human Rights Activist, Gerald A. Foday from Moyamba, has called on the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Local Government and Community Affairs to conduct its oversight meetings at the district...

Africell SL Hosts Parliamentary Committee, Discusses Innovations and Future Collaborations

9 months ago

Africell Sierra Leone, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, welcomed the Parliamentary Committee on Communications, Technology, and Innovation to its Head Office for an oversight meeting. The gathering was poised...

Diang Chiefdom Landowners Reject Government Intervention in Kasafoni Iron Ore Lease Dispute

9 months ago

Tensions flared in Diang Chiefdom on Thursday when hundreds of landowners staged a mass protest against a government delegation led by the Minister of Finance, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura. The delegation...

SLPP MP Bernadette Wuyatta Songa Accuses Government Hospitals of Mismanagement and Illegal Charges

9 months ago

Hon. Bernadette Wuyatta Songa, Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Member of Parliament for Kailahun District and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, has accused several government hospitals...

Parliamentary Scrutiny Intensifies Over Judiciary’s Unpaid Revenue from Magistrate Courts

9 months ago

According to Nightwatch newspaper, the Judiciary of Sierra Leone has been collecting and generating revenue at the Pademba Road, Ross Road, and Waterloo magistrate courts but has never paid anything into...

Pujehun MP Mariama Zombo Urges Adoption of PR System to Empower Women and Promote Gender Equality

9 months ago

Member of Parliament for Pujehun District and Public Relations Officer of the Parliamentary Female Caucus, Mariama Zombo, has emphasized the importance of the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral...

Food Security Debate Sparks as Opposition Questions President Bio’s Agricultural Achievements

9 months ago

Myk Berewa, the Director of Communication at State House, was challenged by Abubakarr Karim Kamara, a member of the main opposition party, the All People’s Congress, to disclose the locations of Sierra...

Parliamentary Committee Pays First Official Visit to Freetown City Council Under Current Leadership

9 months ago

The Parliamentary Committee on Local Government and Community Affairs has conducted its first official visit to the Freetown City Council (FCC) since the current council leadership assumed office. The...

WHAT IF?

9 months ago

During the opening of Parliament, we witnessed an incident that has been on the lips of many Sierra Leoneans. The incident has sparked a number of debates, while some citizens have even resorted to mounting...