MY READATHON 2020: (BOOK 2) THIRTEEN CENTS—K. SELLO DUIKER
Thirteen Cents, written by K. SELLO DUIKER at twenty-six, is a story unapologetically undraped on matters of sex, sexuality, hurdles […]
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WILL YOU MARRY ME?
Disclaimer: I am a sucker for love. My folks have been together for more than 40 years and were married
MY READATHON 2020 (BOOK 1)
My personal readathon this year tees off with “THE HEART OF THE MATTER” by Graham Greene. Greene is regarded as
Justice for Ebola Victims
As the action by two Ebola survivors and CARL against the Republic of Sierra Leone continues today at the ECOWAS
HE can babysit: but can he act tough?
Last weekend, the President and his cabinet converged yet again for the third cabinet retreat. Several media outlets reported that
Remembering J-6: It’s time Mr. President to end the Leather-boot and Arata-esque violence and indiscipline
The history of our nation is freckled with episodes of violence—civil unrest, political violence and coups and counter-coups dating as
Top 10 socio-legal wrongs and political misconduct of this decade (2010-2019)
As we’re within a whisker of the next decade, perhaps we might wish to look back on some prime social
SHOULD LAWYERS BE DINING WHILE JUSTICE IS STARVING?
Don’t get me wrong, we all do need food to survive on earth. In fact, the aphorism that “there’s no
THE JUDICIARY IS NOT IN NEED OF ANY TRAINING!
The law court building is ghosted and the machinery of justice grounded just because few international jurists are in town
Small-skin economy, big beleh cabinet!
Small-skin economy, big beleh cabinet. (loosely translated: Little economy, bloated cabinet) The current governing party while in opposition berated its predecessor
Winstanley Bankole Johnson’s “The Gaps In The Proposed ACC Amendments 2019”—A Rejoinder
I pored through Winstanley Bankole Johnson’s above-titled article interrupting my typically restful Sunday. I must admit that much as the
Mothers’ Rest? Why we all should be angry!
Today is exactly halfway a ninety-day willful break from fierce activism. My comrade and brother, Chernor Bah aka Ceebah, believes
Ebola is over…but are the pains of its survivors?
In the twilight of the first half of 2014, Sierra Leone was hit for the first time by the Ebola
Can A Born-Again Chief Justice Revive The Judiciary?
Sierra Leoneans might be adept at discording with one another on many issues not least which is the better premier
Rest In Peace: Disciplinary Committee For Legal Practitioners
Death is a natural phenomenon in the land of the living. In Sierra Leone, poverty, whether orchestrated by the greed
The Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone: the sick man of the judiciary!
Sierra Leone gained independence of her state sovereignty from Great Britain in 1961. But its judicial arm of governance was
Is the legal profession in ICU?
Just few weeks ago, I had a chat with a colleague in the front corridor of the court. In our
Freetown City Council (FCC) Impregnates The Fast Track Commercial Court (FTCC) With Sewage And Garbage
You think this is sensationalised caption? That is because you have not been an embarrassed witness to the gushing sewage
Decolonizing the Sierra Leone Legal System: Time to Pluck Off the Remaining Feathers of Imperial Statutes
Most, if not all domestic legal systems are transplants (direct or indirect derivatives) of some ancient corpus of legal codes
How a college drop-out came back to become a Law School Star Pupil (valedictorian)
Ten years today—31st October 2009, I was certified by the then Hon. Chief Justice as having successfully passed the