‘Decisions on early marriage are based on signs of puberty’ - …Commissioner NCC
…Commissioner NCC March 4, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai Commissioner, National Commission for Children, Mrs. Olayinka Laggah, has disclosed that a study on child marriage in Sierra Leone, which was...
View ArticleIMC gives green light to ‘Women’s Voice newspaper
March 4, 2016 By Hawa Amara &Victoria Saffa Chairman, Independent Media Commission (IMC), Amb. Alieu Kanu, has commended the Managing Editor of the newly launched Women’s Vice newspaper for what he...
View ArticleParliament ratifies Wellington-Masiaka road agreement
March 4, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament yesterday ratified a contract agreement for the reconstruction of the Wellington-Masiaka road, which was signed between the government of...
View ArticleLe10m prize for winner of Miss Sierra Leone 2016
March 4, 2016 Victoria Saffa Miss Sierra Leone 2016 was Wednesday, 2 March, launched at the plush Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, with the organisers announcing Le10 million prize money and a brand new...
View ArticleJudge discharges two matters for want of evidence
March 7, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Justice Alusine Sesay, presiding at the Freetown High Court, last Friday discharged one Sulaiman Kargbo and Alpha Bangura, who were standing trial for robbery...
View ArticleAs GHAPSIL donate books, mathematical sets to schools… - Ghanaian envoy says...
Ghanaian envoy says education can aid progress in life March 7, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Ghanaian Professionals Association in Sierra Leone Friday (4 March) donated 1,500 mathematical sets and...
View ArticlePakistani pleads guilty for entering Sierra Leone with fake visa
March 7, 2016 By Hawa Amara Pakistani, Zulfiqar Alie Bhatti, pleaded guilty to entering Sierra Leone with a fake visa last Friday. As a result, Magistrate Dr. Abubakarr Binneh-Kamara of the Freetown...
View ArticleLack of public toilet… - Kroo Bay residents defecate in the open
Kroo Bay residents defecate in the open March 7, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai Many residents of Kroo Bay community in central of Freetown currently use the sea or land to defecate as alternative because...
View ArticleSLPP accused APC of ‘barbaric attack’ in Moyamba bye-election
March 7, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi The Southern Regional Chairman of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party ( SLPP) has reported an alleged brutality perpetuated by members of the ruling...
View ArticleLawyer Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai leads Africa FOI centre
March 7, 2016 The Executive Director of Society for Democratic Initiatives-Sierra Leone (SDI), Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, was last Friday elected chairman of the Governing Council (GC) of the African...
View ArticleA PASSIONATE LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT – 38TH EDITION - A STEP...
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION March 7, 2016 Your Excellency Sir, I write this edition with a level of joy and much commendation for your most honourable self. This is because on Thursday, 03 March, Mr....
View ArticleTeteh Bangura reacts to Gais move
March 6, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jnr. Sierra Leone international striker, Ibrahim ‘Teteh’ Bangura, says he wants to show people the old Teteh Bangura just after signing for Swedish Superrettan (second tier...
View ArticleSports journalist backs Kudsy for Presidential award
March 6, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jnr. Sierra Leonean sports journalists are backing veteran sports journalist and popular BBC fanzone contributor, Zuhair Kudsy, for this year’s Presidential Award. The...
View ArticleCode for Africa ends training of Open Data
March 7, 2016 By Yeabu Bangura Code for Africa, in collaboration with Right to Access Information Commission and the Open Data Council, with support from Open Aid Partnership at the World Bank, Friday,...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to illegal drugs sales
March 10, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Abu Arnold Kargbo of No.47 Smart Lane, New England Ville, yesterday pleaded guilty to five counts of illegal drugs sales, contrary to the Pharmacy and Drugs Act...
View ArticleChild marriage perpetuates the cycle of poverty - …NCC report reveals
…NCC report reveals March 10, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai A study conducted by the National Commission for Children (NCC) between May-August, 2015 has revealed that child marriage in Sierra Leone is a...
View ArticleUS$800,000 fraud - …GTB marketer testifies
…GTB marketer testifies March 10, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Fatima Pearce, a marketer at the Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone, yesterday testified at the Freetown High Court in an alleged...
View Article‘Civil Servants should be held accountable’ - -World Bank Country Manager
-World Bank Country Manager March 10, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura Country Manager of the World Bank has stated that civil servants should be held accountable for their actions as a lot of wastages and...
View ArticlePresident Koroma hints unwillingness to sign Abortion Act
March 10, 2016 By Memunatu Bangura As Sierra Leonean women joined others across the world to celebrate International Women’s Day Tuesday, 8 March, President Ernest Bai Koroma gave a hint of his...
View ArticleWAFA urges membership to boycott LEOCEM FA Cup
March 10, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jnr. Secretary General of Western Area Football Association (WAFA), Kasho Holland-Cole, has urged membership not to participate in the just commenced Sierra Leone Football...
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