Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
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Explainers
Gunshots and curfew in Sierra Leone: What you need to know
Sierra Leone is in lockdown after President Julius Maada Bio declared a curfew on Sunday morning. The streets of Freetown…
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Economy
FALSE! No new $165 tax for passengers
Claim: A report has gone viral, claiming that passengers travelling by air to Sierra Leone will start paying $165 more…
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Fact Check
Manipulated Content: Global Times front page was doctored
Claim: A circulated image of the front page story of the Global Times newspaper alleges that President Bio’s aide stole…
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Fact Check
FALSE! Former Presidential Candidate Kamarainba not dead
Claim: News circulating on WhatsApp claimed that former ADP Presidential candidate Mohamed Kamarinba Mansaray who raped a minor has died…
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Fact Check
True! US slammed visa sanctions on Sierra Leonean officials
Claim: US has slammed visa ban on Sierra Leone officials linked with election rigging. Verdict: True. On Thursday, the US…
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Explainers
The mystery about the ICC letter circulating in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s post-election environment has been nothing short of the dramatic, from one plot to another; claims and counterclaims. On…
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Homepage
FALSE! Major Issa Turay not killed by Sierra Leone’s Govt
CLAIM: Makoni Times posted on its Facebook wall that President Bio’s government killed Major Issa Turay. VERDICT: False. The Turay…
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Explainers
Sierra Leone’s alleged coup plot: The Facts and Fiction
The last few weeks have left a lot of Sierra Leoneans on edge, with reports of arrests and talks about…
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Explainers
Information Minister and Radio Democracy controversy; blow-by-blow account and its implications
Radio Democracy has been at the centre of controversy in recent weeks. Mass resignations have left the station shaken to…
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Fact Check
FALSE! UK has no plans to stop development programmes in Sierra Leone
Claim: A Twitter user claimed that all UK-funded projects, including the FQE (Free Quality Education), has been immediately suspended by…
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