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August 2011

In continuation of its vigorous public education campaign aim at recruiting public officers into the fight against graft, The Eastern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday 17th August 2011 engaged Councillors and staff

It was good and heartening to witness friends and relatives in Texas as they welcomed back Ms. Nanette Thomas, who served fearlessly as Dallas’ APC Chapter President during the past years prior to her recent

World’s football governing body, FIFA, has warned the Sierra Leone Sports Ministry to stop acting unilaterally on matters involving Leone Stars as alleged by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), or the country risk being

After travelling to Sierra Leone in June 2010 to assist with the site development for a health clinic, Dara Colleary, who has a background in Civil Engineering, was captivated by the warm and fragile society

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission (AUC), His Excellency Mr. Andrew Gbebay Bangali, on Monday 15th August 2011 witnessed the land mark historic

Guinea's President Alpha Conde has pardoned 17 opposition activists jailed for taking part in an illegal rally in April.  (Photo: Guinea's President Alpha Conde has promised to heal the rift caused by elections ) The amnesty

Mosquitoes can rapidly develop resistance to bed nets treated with insecticide, a new study from Senegal suggests.  (Photo: The mosquito transmits malaria to humans ) In recent years the nets have become a leading method of

His Excellency Olugbenga Ashiru, Nigeria’s Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs has today August 17, 2011 urged his counterparts in attendance to the 66th session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of

Just a week after transferring to a new club Bursaspor, goal poacher Ibrahim Tetteh Bangura has survived a car accident in Turkey on Monday, sierraleonefootball.com understands.   (Photo: Tetteh in Bursaspor jersey during his unveiling ceremony) According

Swedish website Sportbladet.se has revealed that AIK Solna have rejected a bid from Club Brugge, a Belgian top division side for their Sierra Leonean striker Mohamed Bangura alias Poborsky. The bid according to Sportbladet.se was dismissed

A soldier of 17 years service, Tuesday 19th faced dismissal owing to assertions that he jubilated with SLPP supporters shortly after High Court’s submission of judgement in the matter between executives of the forenamed party

Sequel to the arresting and imprisonment of hundreds of commercial ‘Okada’ riders for assertions of violations of traffic offences, the President of Multi-Religious Council for Peace and Justice, Bishop Christian Cole Jnr., (in photo) Monday

The Director of Foundation for Democratic Initiative and Development (FDID), Hindowa Saidu, in commemorating International Youth Day Friday 12th compelled government, NGO’s and the newly established Youth Commission to unfailingly create an enabling environment suitable

What?  Could this be true indeed that a soldier was recently dismissed on account of allegation that he was found jubilating SLPP’s high court ruling? Well, the Idiot was left without any option but cunningly patrolled

Artists United For Children and Youth Development (AUCAYD) in war-torn Sierra Leone has formed its own label, AUCAYD Records, and released its debut album, Give Some Little Love, available for purchase via MapleMusic, iTunes Canada,