Voting in Bombali and Karene District was peaceful
April 3, 2018 BY Alusine Sesay Dr. Samura Kamara after casting his vote at Saint Paul Primary School, Kamalo town Concord Times observes pre-and Election Day in parts of Bombali and Karene districts....
View ArticleCommonwealth observer group says election ‘peaceful and inclusive’
April 3, 2018 By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma The Commonwealth Observer Group to Sierra Leone has said in a press statement that the March 31 presidential run-off election was generally ‘peaceful and...
View ArticleUP Presidential Candidate disappointed over low voter turn-out
April 3, 2018 By Elizabeth A. Kaine Femi Claudius Cole was the standard bearer of the UP in the March 7 election Presidential candidate of the Unity Party (UP) in the March 7 election, Madam Femi...
View ArticleEDITORIAL - We Condemn Attacks Against Journalists And Demand That...
We Condemn Attacks Against Journalists And Demand That Perpetrators Be Brought To Justice April 3, 2018 At least two Journalists were targeted and brutalised last Saturday, March 31, while they went...
View ArticleBio voted at Juba Barracks
April 3, 2018 By Patrick J.Kamara SLPP Julius Maada Bio casting his ballot at Juba Barracks There was heavy presence of armed military personnel at the Services Secondary School, Juba Barracks, where...
View ArticleGovernment functionaries interfered with voting process - …Election Situation...
…Election Situation Room Report April 4, 2018 By Regina Pratt Members of the Decision Room Government officials interfered with the voting process in polling stations in Bonthe, Kono and the Western...
View ArticleJohn Mahama reacts to attacks on his personality
April 5, 2018 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Former Ghana President John D. Mahama was head of the Commonwealth elections observers in the 2018 elections Former Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has...
View ArticleBio frowns at attack on International Observers
April 5, 2018 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Presidential candidate of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has stated that attacks on international election observers and members of the...
View ArticleSLBA condemns police brutality on lawyer
April 5, 2018 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Lawyer SUB Saffa: victim of police brutality The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has written a strongly worded letter of complaint to the Inspector General of...
View Article‘I am not here to witch-hunt’ - …President Bio assures Koroma
…President Bio assures Koroma April 6, 2018 By Mohamed Massaquoi President Bio and ex-President Koroma met at State Lodge yesterday Newly elected President, Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio has told...
View ArticlePolitical leaders congratulate President Bio
April 4, 2018 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Barely few hours after new president, Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio took the oath of office, political leaders in the country have been sending...
View ArticleUS pledges to work with President Bio
April 6, 2018 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The United States Department of State has congratulated the newly elected President, Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio and his vice, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh,...
View ArticleUN Sec. Gen congratulates President Maada Bio
April 4, 2018 The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has congratulated the newly elected President Julius Maada Bio. ‘The Secretary General takes note of the announcement by the...
View ArticleTwo dead in Kenema clash
April 6, 2018 By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma Reports reaching Concord Times say two supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) were reportedly shot dead by armed Police officers in Kenema,...
View ArticleChina, Zimbabwe sign agreement for various projects
April 4, 2018 By Joseph S. Margai in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping and Zimbabwean’s Emmerson Mnangagwa have on Tuesday (April 3) signed an agreement to embark on various projects in the Southern...
View ArticleHRC says political violence undermine enjoyment of human rights
April 12, 2018 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Dr. Usman Jesse Fornah The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRC-SL) has stated that violence and intimidation that...
View ArticleTable Tennis: Sierra Leone duo in all West Africa duel
April 10, 2018 By: Sahr Morris Jr. in Gold Coast, Australia Sierra Leone’s Emmanuel Gboyah Derek Abrefa of Ghana The Oxenford Studios, Table Tennis arena, Table 1 & 2, will host an all-West...
View ArticleAthletics president calls for more training camp after delight with Games...
April 10, 2018 By: Sahr Morris Jr. in Gold Coast, Australia Dolly Mustapha of Sierra Leone in action in the Women’s 100 metres heats at Carrara Stadium President of the Sierra Leone Athletics...
View ArticleSierra Leone quintet hit Gold Coast track with PB display
April 10, 2018 By: Sahr Morris Jr. in Gold Coast, Australia Hafsatu Kamara & Ismail Kamara Sierra Leonean quintet; Dolly Mustapha, Mariatu Koroma, Mohamed Othman, Ismail Kamara and Vivian Williams,...
View ArticleSierra Leone swimmers stumble at first round
April 9, 2018 By: Sahr Morris Jr. in Gold Coast, Australia Sierra Leonean swimmers Ishmael Koroma a.k.a. Stone Cold and Bunturabie Jalloh both failed to get pass their first hurdles in the Men’s 50m...
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