Policing the elections: thumbs up for the SLP!

By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)

Like the 2007 national elections that saw an incumbent government voted out of power peacefully, the conduct of the just concluded multi-tier elections in Sierra Leone has been equally hailed around the world; being the first democratic elections to be managed entirely by national democratic institutions.

Despite all [...]

Police arrest NEC impostor

By Elkass I.L. Sannoh

Two Sierra Leoneans who allegedly attempted to impersonate officials of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to travel to Hungary have been tracked down, Police say yesterday.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Superintendent Karrow Kamara, identified the two impersonators as Mr. Sulaiman Jalloh and Momodu Sow.  Both secured [...]

The pity of the Wounded In Action’s

By Ishmael Bayoh

Their names have been confused on several occasions by people. They were men and women that heartily gave their all to serve their nation. They enlisted hale and hearty after being certified medically but after long years of service, they were forced to retirement with the nomenclature ‘Chronically Ill and [...]

ACC hopes to recover FCC Money

The Public Education Officer of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Shollay Davies, has told AYV that the Commission is hoping to recover the country’s money out of the matter that saw the erstwhile Mayor of Freetown and others convicted at the high court in Freetown. He revealed that since the formation of the [...]

Police Brutalize Deputy Chairman

By Elkass I.L. Sannoh

The deputy chairman of the Kenema District Council, Mr. Luseni Sheriff and wife, Esther Sheriff, have reportedly suffered from police brutality at the Kenema town family support unit police station, at Hangha Road.

Report reaching AYV revealed that the ugly incident started on Saturday 28th July 2012 when the second [...]

UDM headquarters vandalized

By Bampia Bundu

The National Headquarters of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) at 112 Pademba Road in Freetown was on Sunday night attacked by unknown persons who are reported to have carted away computers, television sets, documents and other office furniture and equipment, worth millions of Leones, AYV has learnt.

The party’s [...]

Yenga free at last!

By Bampia Bundu

It took years, more than a decade in fact, of negotiations and counter negations and above all suffering of Sierra Leoneans living in the disputed border village, but Yenga is free at last, and now rightfully belongs to the Republic of Sierra Leone.

The Minister of Political and Public Affairs, [...]

Riot Students of FBC call for a calm Plead with admin to temper justice with mercy

By Desmond Jones

Riotous Fourah Bay College (FBC) students have finally realized that dialogue was a better option than violent protest.

After almost a week of violent protest, including burning of tyres and barricading administration offices at the college campus, the students have issued a press release through their union government calling on their [...]