MY VIEW: THESE CALLOUS APC THUGS MUST BE TAUGHT A LESSON

Theo Nicol

Theo Nicol

I am presently getting afraid for my country. With thugs like the ones who stoned Maada Bio and his convoy around, one must surely be afraid that we are yet to get out of the dark days of our national life.

I am peeved by the fact that despite the president’s declaration [...]

APC Thugs Planned Maada Bio’s Attack

Attack on Maada Bio

The report of the Bo panel continues to make startling revelations. It is now clear from the report that the attack on Bio did not happen by accident. It was a well planned and well executed incident. The thugs manning the APC office spent time gathering the stones days before the incident and they [...]

Kelvin Lewis Report Indicts Police

SLP

Now that the Police have started making arrests based on the report of the Kelvin Lewis Inquiry into the riots in Bo recently, many have questioned the role of the Police in the entire affair.

Many people interviewed by AYV magazine say had the Police been disciplined and professional in their approach to the [...]

MY VIEW: RADO YOKIE’S DETENTION IS NOT POLITICAL, HE IS A SUSPECTED CRIMINAL

Theo Nicol

by Theo Nicol

Theo Nicol

I honestly do not see what the SLPP fuss is about.  If Rado Yoki, a Member of Parliament could stoop so low as to allegedly assist thugs to commit arson, then it is only right that the SLPP hierarchy, men and women that publicly say they are against violence, [...]

Bo Panel Report…SLPP MP, Councillor & 38 Others to Stand Trial

Hon. Foday Rado Yokie Prime Suspect

Hon. Foday Rado Yokie Prime Suspect

The release of the panel report last week on the investigations into the incident in Bo on September 9, 2012 finally brought to an end speculation as to what actually happened in the central City of Bo.

A number of individuals have been identified on both sides of [...]

An attack on SLPP is an attack on PMDC and NDA Says Charles Margai …

SLPP PMDC press confrence

By Zainab Kanu

At a joint press conference organized yesterday by the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which took place at the SLPP Headquarters, the Leader of PMDC, Charles Francis Margai said that due to all the political violence that has taken place [...]

MY VIEW: THE PRESIDENT’S CALL FOR ACTION IS A SACRED OATH THAT MUST BE KEPT

Theo Nicol

Theo Nicol

Last Friday was indeed a great day for the peace-loving people of this country who want to see our country improve, not only infrastructurally, but also politically. It was the day that the reports of the last two panels set up by President Ernest Bai Koroma to unravel what went on during [...]

OPINION – Political Violence Could Destroy Sierra Leone, Yet Again.

violence in Bo

By Sankara S. Kamara {USA}

The recent clashes in Bo Town between the opposition and supporters of the ruling APC government do not bode well for peace and security in Sierra Leone. Under normal circumstances, the irrational behaviour which led to the disturbances in Bo Town could be dismissed as an isolated incident that simply [...]