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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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Julius Bio Government Official Threatens Female Opposition Leader: The Dark Reality of Gender-Based Political Violence in Sierra Leone

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By Fatima Babih, EdD The scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) and cyberbullying against women in Sierra Leone took a sinister turn recently when a message laden with threats of physical harm surfaced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The … Continue reading

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Extrajudicial Killings Continue in Sierra Leone: Julius Bio’s Jungle Justice

Julius Bio’s assasination of Captains Conteh and Senesie (May their souls rest in peace) was deliberately scheduled on the anniversary of the November 26, 2023 event. The two men had admitted to taking part in the 11.26.23 prison breaks, which … Continue reading