Government warns ‘rumour mongers’
September 26, 2016 By Memunatu Bangura Publicity and Outreach Coordinator in the Office of the Government Spokesman, Ajibu Tejan Jalloh, has issued a stern warning to individuals he alleges are...
View ArticleAs September 2016 criminal session call-over ends… - 3 remanded for murder
3 remanded for murder September 26, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma As the September 2016 criminal session call-over ends in the High Court of Sierra Leone, Justice John-Bosco Allieu on Friday, 23...
View ArticleAs International Day of Peace observed… - WANEP concerned about youth violence
WANEP concerned about youth violence September 26, 2016 By Abu-bakarr Sheriff As activists across the globe observed International Day of Peace last week (21 September), the Sierra Leone chapter of...
View ArticleCulture knows no national borders – Ambassador Yanbo
September 26, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma China’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. Zhao Yanbo has observed that 45 years of relationship between China and Sierra Leone has shown that culture knows no...
View ArticleDepy Gender Minister condemns forceful initiatiuton
September 26, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie As some members of the public, including civil society organisations, continue to call on government to ban female genital mutilation (FGM), Deputy Minister of...
View ArticleFIFA president mourns Alphajor Bah
September 26, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. More tributes have been pouring in for the former Leone Stars legend Mahmadu Alphajor Bah alias ‘Gazza’, who passed away last Wednesday, with the latest coming...
View ArticleBundu AGF debut delayed
September 26, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone youngster Mustapha Bundu says joining AGF was the right choice for him despite he is yet to make his much anticipated debut for the Denmark club in...
View ArticleAn Appreciation: - Pa Ngobeh (RIP) and the City of Rest
Pa Ngobeh (RIP) and the City of Rest September 27, 2016 By Dr. Lansana Gberie In October last year, while on assignment for Open Society Institute for West Africa, I visited City of Rest, a...
View ArticleThe increase in Sexual Violence against Adolescent Women and Girls in Sierra...
September 27, 2016 By Saa Matthias D. BENDU* As we pay attention to cliques and gansterism, we should also not lose sight of the increase in violence against adolescent women and girls. The emerging...
View ArticleNCC chief demands more resources for children’s issues
September 27, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Commissioner for National Commission for Children (NCC) has stressed the need for more resources to be allocated to issues affecting children in the...
View Article10 illegal drug peddlers remanded
September 27, 2016 By Hawa Amara Ten illegal drug peddlers – seven female and three male accused persons – were yesterday remanded at both the Male and Female Correctional Centres after they found...
View ArticlePPRC chairman passes on
September 27, 2016 By Alusine Sesay The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) yesterday confirmed the sudden but peaceful passage of its chairperson, Retired Justice M.E. Tholla Thompson. A...
View ArticleCSOs write Ombudsman: ‘Kenema feels deprived, neglected’
September 27, 2016 By Alusine Sesay In a strongly worded letter of complaint written by the Kenema District Civil Society and Human Rights Committee on behalf of Kenema residents, and addressed to the...
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Kamarainba fires back… - ‘Gov’t is deceitful to say they spend less than $1...
‘Gov’t is deceitful to say they spend less than $1 million’ September 27, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Chairman and Leader of Alliance Democratic Party , Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray The Chairman and...
View ArticleSLFA members blast FIFA over Johansen backing
September 27, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Chairman of Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) members (football stakeholders), Alhaji Unisa Alim ‘Awoko’ Sesay has hit out at the world football governing...
View ArticleSierra Leone Players Abroad - Kaikai opens account as Simbo makes Yeni...
Kaikai opens account as Simbo makes Yeni Amasyaspor debut September 27, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leonean born winger Sullay Kaikai scored his first goal for Brentford on Saturday, but his strike...
View ArticleLEOCEM FA Cup final: RSLAF, FC Johansen to battle for Le 40 Million
September 27, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) male football team will battle against FC Johansen in this year’s grand-finale of the LEOCEM-sponsored FA Cup,...
View ArticleNEC AND VOTER REGISTRATION: STAND UP, SPEAK UP AND SHUT UP!
September 28, 2016 Moses MASSA It is a widely held but wrong belief that lawyers do not know the law but know where to find it. That’s absurd. How can one know where to find a thing and not know it?...
View ArticleCriminal libel laws do not respect the truth – SLAJ President Kevin Lewis
September 28, 2016 By Abu-bakarr Sheriff Speaking at a national symposium to repeal Part V of the Public Order Act of 1965, which criminalises libel, President of the Sierra Leone Association of...
View ArticleIMF discourages tax exemption - ...To enhance economic growth in Salone
...To enhance economic growth in Salone September 28, 2016 By Alusine Sesay John Wakeman-Linn, who led an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Sierra Leone, yesterday told journalists that for...
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