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By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone One of the popular candidates of Ward 382, Mohamed Opeh Koroma, has decided to contest the Local Council election slated for March 7th as independent after his former party, the All People’s Congress (APC) denied him the party’s symbol. Ward 382 is situated in Constituency 107 in the Western Area Rural District between Lumpa, in the outskirts of Waterloo, and Newton. Already, former Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, who was also a former Deputy Chairperson of the Port Loko District Council and a candidate for the Port Loko…

By Joseph S. Margai & Patrick Jaiah Kamara  National Electoral Commission (NEC) yesterday will not approve the nomination of the United Nation Peoples Party (UNPP) of an under-age presidential running mate. The Commission has deferred the party’s nomination after party presented its vice presidential candidate to the Commission. UNPP’s Presidential candidate, Dr. Saa Henry Kabuta and Running Mate, Collins Turay, were supposed to go through their nomination at NEC’s head office on Tower Hill in Freetown Tuesday, January 23rd, when they were deferred for presenting a running mate who was below the age of 40. The action of UNPP, according…

Press Release  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has broken grounds for the construction of a new and modern Redemption Hospital and dedicated the newly constructed National Drug Service Warehouse in Kpelleh Town – Upper Caldwell outside Monrovia and an Isolation Unit at the existing Redemption Hospital facility on Bushrod Island. The Liberia leader called on her compatriots to say a ‘little bit of kind words to someone’ during this festive Christmas Season. She furthered Liberians should use the Christmas Season to share with each other, especially those in dire need. She challenged citizens to use this period for reflection and reconciliation…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Kasho J. Holland-Cole, a popular journalist and proprietor of Radio Lion Mountain, has recently declared his intention to be Chairman of the Western Area Rural District Council (WARDC) of Sierra Leone. Called “All Man Paddy” by his admirers, Kasho Holland-Cole has been an ardent advocate against bad governance and his personal contribution to the field of journalism and football made his name to be a household one. At his declaration ceremony, which drew supporters and admirers from across the district, at Bassa Town field in Waterloo, he pledged to improve on service…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia   Liberians are poised to go to the ballot box again to cast their votes in the much anticipated run-off. The Unity Party and the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change will face off in the run-off. But as the two parties conclude their campaigns soon, the National Elections Commission NEC) has taken steps to purge the Final Registration Roll (FRR) with the removal of hundreds of duplicate names.   The NEC set December 26th as the D-Day for the final determination of who becomes Liberia’s next president after President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Although…

Says He Is ‘Guilty By Association’ By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia Liberia’s Vice President and Standard Bearer of the governing Unity Party said he being prosecuted [in the court of public opinion] because of his association with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He admits that there is a serious bad blood between him and his boss. Appearing on the Henry Costa Show in Monrovia Monday, December 18, in Monrovia, Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai said people that are being considered opposition to President Sirleaf are in top positions of the Unity Partys. He said he is being political prosecuted…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has waived all application and nomination fees for female candidates that want to vie for various positions in the March 7, 2018 multitier elections. The affirmative action, according to the National Secretary General of the party, Umaru Napoleon Koroma, “is consistent with the party’s Gender Policy and in line with the vision of our presidential candidate-Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, to empower women by giving them the opportunity to maximize their potential as enshrined in his policy direction.” The party has decided to waive application fees,…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Deputy Vice Chancellor of Fourah Bay College (FBC), which is a constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone (USL), Prof. Sahr Gbamanja, has stated that he would support anything that promotes English speaking. He made the comment after three students of FBC won a debate competition organized by the Sierra Leone Debating Council. Prof. Gbamanja spoke yesterday in his office on FBC campus during the official presentation of laurels won by the students to him. He said he was very happy that students from FBC took the first position and also…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone In an effort to ensuring that the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Road Safety which ends in 2020 is achieved, the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) is set to administer road safety education to 5,000 primary schools in the country. The Executive Director of SLRSA, Dr. Sarah Finda Bendu, made the disclosure recently during the official commissioning of the license office in Kabala town, where she also said that her institution is currently embarking on road safety education in 10 primary schools in the country’s capital-Freetown. Dr. Bendu, who…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone The Director of Don Bosco Fambul in Freetown, Father George Crisafulli, has said in an exclusive interview recently that the Don Bosco would be releasing over one hundred victims the mudslide and flood mostly children, lactating mothers and pregnant women. The release of the victims was expected to take place on December 15, 2017. The Director stated that they have played their part by giving humanitarian support to the victims that were affected by the August 14th mudslide and flood and it is high time to release them as Don Bosco is…