Saptieu Saccoh’s stellar public sector leadership in the depoliticisation and democratisation of registration of instruments in Sierra Leone In […]
Dear Dr. Julius Spencer, Growing up as a teenager, your voice including those of Hannah Foullah and Alie Bangura, was
Mrs. Hannah Iris Ahmed née Palmer: A Matriarch in the law sleeps on… The year was 2011, and there I
What is alleged to have happened to Margaret Davies, former Company Secretary and Legal Adviser of Rokel Commercial Bank, is
News of the sacking of Mrs. Margaret Davies, the lady lawyer and company secretary of Rokel Bank who complained of
May we NOT FORGET! I was 13 during the January 6, 1999 incursion; my late father held my hand while
Two years today, my mother transitioned from time to eternity. Since I got that call from my younger brother Michael,
Activism can be pretty exhausting. No doubt about that. In a place like Sierra Leone where every facet of society
Let me start by disclosing that I have an inherent bias for anything Chimamanda. But I can’t help it. She
Rape and other modes of sexual violence have always been a part of society. These offences have been mentioned in
Prerogative of mercy is a power constitutionally conferred and exercised exclusively by the President in the context of Sierra Leone
In my opinion, the suspension of Madam Lara Taylor-Peace is the second most notorious constitutional ruckus of the last decade.
Politics is our biggest problem! I am not saying that that we should trash politics from our governance. I am
As a young girl, I have had great admiration for lawyers. There was and to some extent still is, an
UNSHACKLING THE JUDICIARY: THE FAILED PROMISE OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE! Public Lecture delivered by Augustine S. Marrah, Esq. on the invitation
Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has spent few days in prison following an order of the Constitutional Court
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists’ award given to the President Bio as “Champion of Press Freedom” this past weekend,
A year today, my mama took the one-way flight to Heaven. My heart froze. My whole world sank. I knew that Sissy
LESSON 1: Professionals MUST be in the very front of holding government and power to account. If we have
Section 4(2) of the proposed Cybercrime law 2020 states that the fact that evidence has been generated, transmitted or seized
Forget the controversies surrounding the process and procedure in the appointment of the latest cohort of judges and whether they
This past weekend, the nation flared up in furore when a group of educated men and women decided to coalesce
Her name echoes through the legal profession. Pamela Davies is renowned for being uncompromising and a woman of lavish integrity.
Phew! 2020 was a hard slog. Had my own share of 2020’s slew of uncertainties and heartaches. Lost my mother—the
The many recent protests around the world have sparked fierce debates about how and why citizens vent their anger
There are those who write stories and there are ones who tell stories from the heart. “Leave it to Naasu”
First things first. I stand for accountability. I believe that public officers must account to the people they serve, during
Today is my second time attending a church service after the government lifted the ban on Friday and Sunday worship
Our nation is endowed with natural resources, far too many to enumerate in rush. A tiny nation, outclassed by the
Thank you for being there for us, especially today, when we laid to rest the most important person in my
I had just two basic fears: fear of failure in any enterprise in life and the fear of losing my
Our nation is not new to treason trials; famous ones in history were the treason trial of M. S. Forna,
Trump: I need loyalty. Comey: You will always get honesty from me. James Comey, former FBI Director, recounts in this
When people form societies, organisations and countries, they would naturally come to a basic agreement regarding principles that would govern
Pestilence, plagues, diseases, hardship and poverty on one side and religion and ecclesiastical hopefulness on the other are kegs of
There is a proven correlation between trust and success in stemming the tide of Covid-19. While the world is racing
WHY NATIONS FAIL—Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson Today marks the second anniversary of the election of President Bio into office.
Some two years ago, Ms. Saptieu Elizabeth Saccoh was appointed the Administrator and Registrar General (ARG) in charge of the
The President has the LEGAL AUTHORITY AND POWER under our nation’s Constitution to declare a State of Emergency for the
Thirteen Cents, written by K. SELLO DUIKER at twenty-six, is a story unapologetically undraped on matters of sex, sexuality, hurdles
Disclaimer: I am a sucker for love. My folks have been together for more than 40 years and were married
My personal readathon this year tees off with “THE HEART OF THE MATTER” by Graham Greene. Greene is regarded as
The history of our nation is freckled with episodes of violence—civil unrest, political violence and coups and counter-coups dating as
As we’re within a whisker of the next decade, perhaps we might wish to look back on some prime social
Don’t get me wrong, we all do need food to survive on earth. In fact, the aphorism that “there’s no
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. (loosely translated: Little economy, bloated cabinet) The current governing party while in opposition berated its predecessor
Ten years today—31st October 2009, I was certified by the then Hon. Chief Justice as having successfully passed the
To allow citizens to exercise their right to a peaceful protest or demonstration is seemingly at the whim and caprices
A legal battle of immense significance has emerged in Sierra Leone as prominent pro-democracy lawyer and human rights activist, Augustine
Prominent public interest advocate and democracy activist, Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah Esq., in his attempt to address concerns raised by political parties
Nigeria should set good example for West Africa in democracy and not become a self-appointed warrior-in-chief! On 26 July 2023,
Our dear child, When you anchored at the quay of life, The earth quivered in wonderment, You are, and a
We left Kabala in the northern province of Sierra Leone around 8am for Bambukoro Village, my father’s (Stephen Karifala Marrah)
The court’s sanctity is not just in its scale of justice, the grandeur of its edifice, or the intimidating wigs donned by judges and lawyers. Its true sanctity lies in its impartial administration of justice
The court’s sanctity is not just in its scale of justice, the grandeur of its edifice, or the intimidating wigs donned by judges and lawyers. Its true sanctity lies in its impartial administration of justice
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