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OPEN LETTER: Justice Buried in Kono — How Politics Cripples the Fight for Workers’ Rights

Posted on May 18, 2025

To: Octea/The Management of Koidu Holdings Ltd The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone Ben Kelfala, Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean Mine Workers Council of Paramount Chiefs of Kono District … Continue reading →

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Fatima Bio Is Not Fighting for Sierra Leoneans: She’s Fighting for Power and Wealth

Posted on May 16, 2025

by Fatima Babih, EdD Sierra Leoneans, it’s time to engage in critical thinking, open our eyes, and look beyond Fatima Jabbie Bio’s staged dramas and emotional performances. Let’s not be passive observers, but active participants in our country’s future. Fatima … Continue reading →

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Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Bio Responds to Octea: A Weak Defense That May Deepen Her Legal Liability

Posted on May 15, 2025

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by Fatima Babih, EdD On May 13, 2025, a team of lawyers for Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Jabbie Bio (Mrs. Bio), issued a strongly worded response to the May 6, 2025, Notice of Intended Legal Action served by Octea … Continue reading →

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Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Bio’s Dangerous Precedent Undermining the Rule of Law: The Illegality of the Koidu Holdings Strike

Posted on May 13, 2025

An analysis of how Sierra Leone’s rule of law was compromised when political influence trumped the legal process Fatima Babih, EdD In March 2025, Sierra Leone witnessed a troubling event that threatens the very foundation of its democracy and economic … Continue reading →

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When Hunger for Power Becomes Poison for a Nation: A Mining Company’s Push Back Against Fatima Bio’s Dangerous Interferences

Posted on May 9, 2025
Ben Kelfala and his God mother Fatima Bio

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by Fatima Babih, EdD In our previous post, we unpacked First Lady Fatima Maada Bio’s reckless political performance in Koidu Town, where she imposed herself on a workers’ protest against Koidu Holdings Limited, accusing the mining company of labor rights … Continue reading →

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First Lady Fatima Bio Threatens Citizen for Criticizing Her Insulting and Inciteful Speech

Posted on March 14, 2025

By Fatima Babih, EdD In yet another alarming episode for Sierra Leone’s democracy, Fatmata Jabbie aka Fatima Bio, the so called First Lady of Sierra Leone (Mrs. Bio) has found herself at the center of controversy, not for championing the … Continue reading →

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Sierra Leone “First Lady” Fatima Bio Refers to Her Husband’s Cabinet Members as “Dogs:” Weaponizing the People’s Plight for Power

Posted on March 6, 2025

By Fatima Babih, EdD The headline of a Tabloid paper in Sierra Leone, the “Awareness Times,” which is controlled by none other than “First Lady,” Fatima Bio’s hired mouthpiece, reads: “First Lady Bio Exposes Dogs in the Cabinet.” This headline … Continue reading →

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Diplomatic Drug Cartel? Sierra Leone Julius Bio’s Appointed Daughter to UN Security Council Linked to Europe’s Most Wanted Drug Kingpin

Posted on January 30, 2025

Fatima Babih, EdD In a blatant act of nepotism, Julius Maada Bio, the illegitimate president of Sierra Leone, appointed his daughter, Agnes Bio, as an alternate representative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Before this appointment, Agnes Bio has … Continue reading →

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The Arrest of Hawa Hunt: A Threat to Sierra Leone’s Democracy and Human Rights

Posted on January 5, 2025

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By Fatima Babih, EdD In a democratic society, freedom of expression is a cornerstone of justice, equality, and human dignity. Yet in Sierra Leone, the recent arrest of Hawa Hunt, a Sierra Leonean national and Canadian citizen, for allegedly insulting … Continue reading →

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The Arrest of Hawa Hunt: Julius & Fatima Bio’s Tyrannical Crackdown on Critics

Posted on December 29, 2024

The name Hawa Hunt is trending across Sierra Leone’s social media for deeply troubling reasons. A young Sierra Leonean residing in Canada, Hawa was arrested on camera while participating in the “House of Stars” reality show in Freetown. Her arrest … Continue reading →

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