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…
APC flagbearer aspirant Dr. Ibrahim Bangura has called for unity, discipline and mutual respect among members of the All People’s Congress (APC), as he engaged party stakeholders and traditional leaders in Port Loko District. Dr. Bangura made the call on Monday, October 5, 2026, during engagements with APC stakeholders in Port Loko City, where he congratulated candidates who emerged…
The Internal Elections Management Committee (IEMC) of the All People’s Congress (APC) has formally declared the partial results of the party’s District Executive Elections, with new district executives emerging across nine districts in the Eastern, North/Eastern, Southern and Western regions of Sierra Leone. The declaration, contained in an official statement issued on October 1, 2026 and signed by the…
Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, has survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection after officials administered two doses of the execution drug but failed to cause her death. Pike, 50, was taken to an off-site medical facility following the failed execution at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, according to…
The execution of Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, was halted on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, less than an hour before she was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection, after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a temporary stay in the case. Pike, 50, had been scheduled…
