Dispatches: On Africa and the ICC, Don’t Buy All the Hype
February 5, 2016 By Elise Keppler As the African Union summit closed on January 31, Kenyan media ignited with reports that the African Union endorsed mass withdrawal of African countries from the...
View ArticleAIG concerned about crime against children in the north
February 5, 2016 By Victoria Saffa Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the northern region has expressed grave concern over an increase in criminal acts against innocent and harmless...
View ArticleUS$750,000 port grant agreement ratified
February 5, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura Parliament yesterday ratified a grant agreement that the Government of Sierra Leone and African Development Bank, acting on behalf of the Korean-African Economic...
View ArticleTwo in custody for gang-raping 5-year-old
February 5, 2016 By Hawa Amara Two accused persons – Juldeh Sall and Abdul Bangura – were yesterday remanded at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road for the alleged gang rape of a five year old...
View ArticleAs MPs enact Council for Postgraduate Colleges… - Sierra Leone to train...
Sierra Leone to train medical specialists February 5, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament yesterday enacted the Sierra Leone Council for Postgraduate Colleges of Health Specialties Act...
View ArticleAs blind beggars accuse government of neglect… - Dep. Dir. says beggars...
Dep. Dir. says beggars exploit children February 5, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai The Deputy Director of Children’s Directorate at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs has accused...
View ArticleNational Premier League Preview - FC Kallon, Old Edwardian seek to bounce
FC Kallon, Old Edwardian seek to bounce February 5, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. FC Kallon and Old Edwardians FC are seeking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat when they take on Gem Stars and East...
View ArticleSalone duo to run in Nigeria Marathon - Charlie receives a winner’s medal...
Charlie receives a winner’s medal during his 2015 success February 5, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leonean duo, Osman Charlie and Mustapha Kamara, has left the country’s shores to compete in this...
View ArticleFIFA Presidential hopeful pledges assistance to Salone
February 8, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. World football governing body, FIFA, presidential hopeful, Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has pledged to extend a helping hand towards the development of...
View ArticleWrestling: SLWA prexy re-echoes concerns over Olympic qualification
February 8, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. President of the Sierra Leone Wrestling Association (SLWA), Prince Sualley, has re-echoed the concerns by other African Wrestling Federations over their...
View ArticleSLFA rejects FC Kallon player request
February 8, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has rejected the request by FC Kallon to recommend their midfielder, Saidu Fofanah aka ‘Okocha’, who is to undergo...
View ArticleRüdiger to support Sierra Leone
February 8, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Germany and A.S Roma defender, Antonio Rudiger, has officially confirmed he will socially engage Sierra Leone – his mother’s homeland. Rudiger, whose eligibility to...
View ArticleIMAT College offers Le200 million scholarship
February 8, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IMAT College has disclosed to journalists that his institution would offer scholarship grants worth Le200 million to 100...
View ArticleTraining on reporting dangers of Ebola underway
February 8, 2016 By Victoria Saffa An organisation called Media in Cooperation and Transition (MICT), in partnership with Culture Radio, through their ‘Ebola Bye-Bye Project’, Tuesday commenced a...
View ArticleCDS warns against illegal structures in barracks
February 8, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has warned men and women of the force to desist from erecting structures in...
View ArticleKailahun meets to foster peace and development
February 8, 2016 By Alpha Amadu Bah The people of Kailahun District, alongside their paramount chiefs, civil society and human rights activists, non-governmental organisations and government officials,...
View Article48 missing contacts cajoled to return home - As 73 discharged from...
As 73 discharged from quarantined homes… February 8, 2016 By Alusine Sesay The Inter-Agency Rapid Response Team, comprising WHO, CDC, Concern Worldwide, GOAL, UN Women, among others, has – through...
View ArticleFC Lion Pride signs sponsorship deal with Selina Enterprises
February 8, 2016 The up-coming football club Lion Pride headed by Mr. Erik Rasmussen has collaborated with the leading energy drink brand X-Ray on a paid amount of Le70,000,000 (Seventy Million Leones)...
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AG engages traditional rulers on justice development
February 9, 2016 Justice Minister, Joseph Kamara The Attorney General and Minister of Justice over the weekend (Saturday 6 February) had an interactive meeting with Paramount Chiefs from the North to...
View ArticleFuel crisis hits Makeni
February 9, 2016 By Victoria Saffa Many people who travelled to Makeni to witness the burial ceremony of the late Dr. Vincent Kanu, owner of Wusum Hotel, say they were concerned about the shortage of...
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