The Public Accounts Commission chairman of the British House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Edward Leigh said he would relay the concerns of former British Foreign Minister Denis MacShane who claims that British aid to Sierra Leone is being siphoned by senior politicians in the West African Country, to the Comptroller and Auditor General of [...]

It has come to the knowledge of this press that the Anti-Corruption commissioner himself may have become corrupt. Some of the allegations levied against Abdul Tejan Cole range from abuse of power to becoming politicised by the current regime. He has gone out of his scope and seems to clamour around political influence in the [...]

President Ernest Bai Koroma has arrived in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Tuesday March 9th to join his counterparts in Africa in a bid to endorse the initiative for the development of Agribusiness and Agro-businesses in Africa. He will join his colleagues on the third and final day of a three days conference on Wednesday [...]

The man presiding over the implementation of law and order in Sierra Leone is an unusually crafty politician, who for many years, long before entering politics, have been renowned to be corrupt and unworthy of holding any office of state. Abdul Serry Kamal is a trained lawyer who instead of using his skills at the [...]

In Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, thousands of people gathered for a march to the state office of the presidency to demand the appearance of their leader Musa Umaru Yar’Adua who has not been seen in public since his arrival from Saudi Arabia where he underwent treatment for heart problems two weeks ago. It was reported that [...]

Members of the government in the West African State of Guinea have announced that the country will hold a presidential election on June 27. It will be the first since a military coup that brought Dadis Camara into power in December of last year.
The proposed date was set last month by the main electoral commission and [...]

During the tenure of Tony Blair as British Prime Minister, Africa was at the center of British Foreign policy. A Commission for Africa was established by Tony Blair to recommend solutions that will improve the economic and social conditions of the continent. Little did the world knew that this was a master plan for the [...]

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced Sarki Mukhtar, the country’s National Security Adviser. The move is seen as a further sign in Jonathan asserting his authority after the return of the sick President Umaru Yar’Adua. Sarki Mukhtar has been a powerful figure in the inner circle of Yar’Adua.  He has been replaced with Aliyu Gusau, [...]

Abdul Serry Kamal is definitely not the type of man any government want in its cabinet.  The cabinet of any government should constitute of individuals with an impeccable public service record. But I can assure you that this is not the case in Sierra Leone.  There is a  criminal who holds the office of Minister [...]

As the opposition swore to contest President Faure Gnassingbe’s re-election in Togo, there are reports coming out of the country that teargas was fired at hundreds of protesters on Sunday. Among the protesters was opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre, who has accused the President Faure Gnassingbe of rigging the country’s elections. Opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre, took [...]

According to reports coming out of central Nigeria, Hausa-Fulani herders from surrounding hills attacked villagers in Dogo Nahawa, just south of the state capital Jos, shooting into the air before cutting those who came out of their homes with machetes. At least two other communities close by were also targeted, in an area close to [...]