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January 2013

New York, New York - As America commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday marking the civil rights leader's birthday, which was first observed in 1983 and is celebrated on the third Monday of January

Fayiah A. Kabakole is one of the prominent Kissi men I have known over the years. His dynamic work as director of the Kissi programs and as announcer at ELWA Radio in Monrovia, Liberia in

Washington, DC, Friday, January 11, 2013: His Excellency Bockari Stevens, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United States, today presented a Letter of Commission to the newly appointed Honorary Consul in Canada, the Honorable David Pratt,

The post-election civic education campaign of the Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) Secretariat has reached schools in Bo. The ABC Secretariat visited at least three schools in the southern city of Bo on Tuesday 15th

Governor Olusegun Mimiko has emphasised that maternal health is possible in Nigeria provided there are a strong political will and resource accountability. He disclosed this on Wednesday, 16th January 2013 while delivering his speech as

Addis Ababa, 16 January 2013 – The African Union Conference Center hosted on 16th January 2013, the Conference of African Leaders on Child Survival held under the theme: “African leadership for child survival: a promise

Addis Ababa, 17th January 2013: On the margin of the 20th AU Summit, which will be held under the overall theme “Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance”, the Seventh African Union Pre-summit on Gender opened today Thursday

Women farmers from villages in the Imperii Chiefdom, in Southern Sierra Leone are being given the opportunity to reap the rewards of improved agricultural techniques, with an innovative agricultural training scheme provided by mining company

Report reaching this press alleges that the Head of Freetown Waste Management Freetown, Sulaiman Kpa is accused of defrauding the institution. Sources state that Suliaman is in the habit of partnering with other related institutions of

Reports gathered indicate that the Wilkinson Road streetlight project, has become the subject of a much heated debate over reckless spending of tax payers monies. The much talked about contract awarded to an Indian firm named

The Mayor of the Freetown Municipality, His Lordship Sam Franklyn Bode Gibson, has issued a stern warning to councilors and staff to expend council funds judiciously or face imminent prosecution. The Freetown Mayor was speaking at

Statistic Sierra Leone is currently making positive and success stories under the leadership of Mr. Mohamed King Koroma (a.k.a) “King Koroma”. Speaking to this press Mr. Koroma noted that his institution Statistic Sierra Leone is undergoing

Councilor Alusine Comrade Conteh of Ward 355, under Constituency 99 on Friday 11th this year awarded 50 Certificates, designed as merit to deserving people. The ceremony took place at the Sierra Leone Muslim Secondary School Portee. 

Last Sunday, Manchester City overcame Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates, though they were aided by facing ten men for the majority of the game, after Laurent Koscielny was sent off in the 9th minute for

Dignitaries from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Chief of Defence Staff, the Inspector General of Police, the National Security Coordinator, the Director of Prisons, the National Fire Officer, the Chief Immigration Officer, the