Central Bank re-admits UBA into FX market
August 26, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday, 25 August, re-admitted the United Bank for Africa (UBA) into the Forex Market, after the pioneering bank and eight...
View ArticleEITI boss says natural resources should be used for investment
August 26, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The new global chair of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) has asserted that although Sierra Leone is rich in natural resources, there was need...
View ArticleNew website for Education Ministry
August 26, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Minister of Education, Science and Technology yesterday officially launched the education website (www.education.gov.sl) which seeks to provide quality...
View ArticleSellas Tetteh snubs ‘Crespo’ Kamara for Nations Cup qualifiers
August 26, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone’s Ghanaian care-taker coach Sellas Tetteh has left out BK Hacken striker Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara from his 15 -man professional squad that will face the...
View ArticleSalomon Kalou out of Sierra Leone encounter
August 26, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Ivory Coast and Hertha Berlin striker, Salomon Kalou is set to miss his country’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on 3...
View ArticleJudge refuses Tengbeh Town murder duo bail
August 26, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The presiding Judge in the murder trial of Solomon Bondi and Hector Sesay Wednesday refused bail to the accused on the grounds that they are standing trial for...
View ArticleDJ Clef murder trial… - Defense says pathologist report a ‘riddle’ as 8...
Defense says pathologist report a ‘riddle’ as 8 September judgement date set August 29, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Lawyer Pious M. Sesay, representing second accused Foday Amara Kamara in the DJ...
View ArticleCivil Servant convicted of obtaining money by false pretense
August 29, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Justice Komba Kamanda of the Freetown High Court Thursday, 25 August, found one Abioseh Wattman, a civil servant attached to the Office of the Administrator and...
View ArticleDeputy Gender Minister vows to continue FGM campaign
August 29, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs has vowed to continue preaching against female genital cutting, saying that no one will change...
View Article‘People’s view paramount in boundaries delimitation’ - -NEC’s Albert Massaquoi
-NEC’s Albert Massaquoi August 29, 2016 By Alusine Sesay Director of Media and External Relations at the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has told Concord Times in an exclusive that although the...
View ArticleNACE workshop on EITI standards and procedures ends
August 29, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai A two-day workshop hosted by National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives (NACE) for civil society groups and the media on new standards and procedures of the...
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Alie Kabbah bigamy case adjourned to 5 October
August 29, 2016 By Regina Pratt Mr. Alie Kabbah The bigamy matter between the state and opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alie Kabbah, has been adjourned to Wednesday, 5...
View ArticleBony, Yaya Toure out of Ivory Coast/ Sierra Leone clash
August 29, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Ivory Coast coach Michel Dussuyer has left out Manchester City duo Yaya Toure & Wilfried Bony from the Elephant’s squad ahead of their decisive 3 September 2017...
View ArticleAmasyaspor unveil David Simbo
August 29, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Turkish third tier side Yeni Amasyaspor have unveil Sierra Leone international David Simbo after completing a year deal from Belarussian top flight club Krumkachy...
View ArticleCricket U-19: Salone to start campaign against Tanzania
August 29, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone U-19 cricket national team will kick-start their campaign in the ICC-Africa Cricket U-19 championship against Tanzania on 10 September in Johannesburg,...
View ArticleTear Gas Attack: Veep Foh whisked to safety
August 30, 2016 The government of President Robert Mugabe whisked away the visiting Sierra Leone vice president from his Harare hotel last Friday as clashes erupted between police and opposition...
View ArticleSankoh wants to end winless streak against Côte d’Ivoire
August 30, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone Turkish based midfielder, Alfred Zagalo Sankoh, wants to help the national team Leone Stars end their winless run against the Elephant of Côte d’Ivoire....
View ArticleSerge Aurier injury doubt for Côte d’Ivoire
August 30, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr.- Côte d’Ivoire and PSG defender Serge Aurier is a major doubt for Saturday’s final 2017 AFCON qualifier clash against Sierra Leone in Bouake after he was spotted...
View ArticleOffice of Chief of Staff hosts confab on President’s Recovery Priorities
August 30, 2016 By Memunatu Bangura Office of the Chief of Staff of State House, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will today, 30 August, commence a two -day national...
View ArticleMurder matter committed to High Court
August 30, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The presiding Magistrate at the Freetown Magistrates’ Court No.1, Dr. Abou Bakarr Binneh-Kamara yesterday committed a murder matter involving one Bakarr Goma to...
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