The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in collaboration with the Office of National Security (ONS), the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and other relevant sector institutions, on Tuesday, October 6, demolished a building under construction located in the vicinity of Orugu Bridge, Jui, following a decision by the National Security Council Coordinating…
Representatives from the INTERPOL General Secretariat in France have commenced a two-day training workshop for personnel of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) on the effective use and management of the INTERPOL Database Management Tool (DMT). The training is aimed at strengthening the capacity of SLP personnel in the effective management, updating, retrieval and utilisation of information contained in INTERPOL-related…
Drama unfolded today around the Supreme Court hearing on the disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025, after two conflicting explanations emerged for the absence of Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas. In court this morning, his counsel, Hon. Hindolo Gevao Esq., told the five-man panel of Justices led by Chief Justice Komba Kamanda that the Speaker could not…
APC flagbearer aspirant Dr. Ibrahim Bangura has called on Sierra Leoneans to look to the Supreme Court for clarity, courage and constitutional fidelity as the Court hears matters surrounding the Constitutional Amendment Act and the controversy over the two-thirds majority requirement. Dr. Bangura made the call in a statement posted on his X account, @dibrahimbangura, as the Supreme Court…
The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has granted the Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) permission to participate as amicus curiae in the ongoing constitutional proceedings concerning the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The decision was made on Wednesday during preliminary proceedings before a five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice…
There was brief tension inside the Supreme Court this morning as hearing commenced in the high-stakes challenge to the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025. The exchange began when Counsel for the All People’s Congress (APC), Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara Esq. (JFK), a former Attorney-General and former Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, informed the Court that the Office of the Attorney-General and…
