Misgovernance and injustice don’t take a break, but activists should!
Activism can be pretty exhausting. No doubt about that. In a place like Sierra Leone where every facet of society […]
AN EVENING WITH CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHE—MARIAM KOROMA
Let me start by disclosing that I have an inherent bias for anything Chimamanda. But I can’t help it. She
Homecoming: First visit to where my father called home…
We left Kabala in the northern province of Sierra Leone around 8am for Bambukoro Village, my father’s (Stephen Karifala Marrah)
LAWS ALONE CAN’T COMBAT SEXUAL & GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (UMU-KULTHUM SESAY)
Rape and other modes of sexual violence have always been a part of society. These offences have been mentioned in
IS THE CASE OF LAC’S PARDON AN ABUSE OF THE PREROGATIVE OF MERCY? FEDERICK BOCKARIE
Prerogative of mercy is a power constitutionally conferred and exercised exclusively by the President in the context of Sierra Leone
Democracy, Good Governance, Rule of Law, Social Issues
The indefinite suspension of Lara Taylor-Pearce is unconstitutional and an affront to our democracy!
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!
Politics is our biggest problem! I am not saying that that we should trash politics from our governance. I am
PASSION FOR THE LAW: WHO’S KILLING IT? AYESHA MUNU (PART ONE)
As a young girl, I have had great admiration for lawyers. There was and to some extent still is, an
UNSHACKLING THE JUDICIARY
UNSHACKLING THE JUDICIARY: THE FAILED PROMISE OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE! Public Lecture delivered by Augustine S. Marrah, Esq. on the invitation
THE SOUTH AFRICAN JUDICIARY IS SHOWING HOW TO GATEKEEP A GROWING DEMOCRACY AND DEFEND THE RULE OF LAW!
Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has spent few days in prison following an order of the Constitutional Court
SLAJ’s “Press Champion” award to President Bio undermines their independence!
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists’ award given to the President Bio as “Champion of Press Freedom” this past weekend,
First Year in Memory…Sissy Kai Marrah
A year today, my mama took the one-way flight to Heaven. My heart froze. My whole world sank. I knew that Sissy
Half a dozen free valuable lessons from the Dr. Catherine Jackson-Cole’s activism
LESSON 1: Professionals MUST be in the very front of holding government and power to account. If we have
10 DANGERS OF THE PROPOSED CYBERCRIME LAW 2020
Section 4(2) of the proposed Cybercrime law 2020 states that the fact that evidence has been generated, transmitted or seized
Delayed judgments: how long is too long? with Guest blogger—Eunice Naffie Mustapha Ms.
Forget the controversies surrounding the process and procedure in the appointment of the latest cohort of judges and whether they
WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE EDMOND NONIE
This past weekend, the nation flared up in furore when a group of educated men and women decided to coalesce
How a patriarchal justice system is oppressing a woman; and everybody is silent about it.
Her name echoes through the legal profession. Pamela Davies is renowned for being uncompromising and a woman of lavish integrity.
HAPPY TWENTY-TWENTY-WON
Phew! 2020 was a hard slog. Had my own share of 2020’s slew of uncertainties and heartaches. Lost my mother—the
Protest is to democracy what voting is to elections…
The many recent protests around the world have sparked fierce debates about how and why citizens vent their anger
BOOK REVIEW- LEAVE IT TO NAASU- NASU G. FOFANAH (AUTHOR)
There are those who write stories and there are ones who tell stories from the heart. “Leave it to Naasu”