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July 2013

The President of the Supreme Islamic Council, Alhaji Thahai Jalloh is currently being squeezed to account for a whopping sum of $138,000 that is due his late elder brother’s widow and children. Reports gathered by this

The Sierra Leone Police is collaborating with the Anti Corruption Commission in investigating the Temne tribal head, Alhaji King Kandeh Kamara on allegations of abuse of office and other corrupt practices. This press has been reliably

The Director of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO), COLONEL SULLAY IBRAHIM SESAY who was undergoing a course in Egypt has returned home to take up his new appointment at the Defence Ministry in Freetown.  Here is

Adrian Bolt Lewis revealed after his eviction from the Big Brother Africa chase, over the weekend, that he had exciting moments at Big Brother’s house though it was not easy at all. Airtel who is one

The chief organizer of Suzzy’s night club, bar and Restaurant Ramadan football gala, Victor Jarrett (in photo) has disclosed that fixtures will be distributed to club officials next week. The knockout gala comprising of 8 clubs,

SPEECH BY KUMBA NGONGOU, HEAD OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS STANDARD CHARTERED AT THE LAUNCH OF THE SIERRA LEONE EYE HEALTH SYSTEM ASSESSMENT REPORT ON WEDNESDAY  10 JULY , 2013 The Honorable Minister of Health & SanitationThe Chief

The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma (in photo) was recently in the Peoples’ Republic of China with a high-powered delegation to attend the 2nd World Peace Forum. In

During his pacesetting Press Briefing last Friday, July 5, 2013, at  the Credential Hall, State House, in Freetown, President Ernest Bai Koroma said that part of the highly positive result of his recent trip to

In the coming hours, we are expecting a great shift in our development trajectory as a country; from our initial drive to change through the ‘Agenda for Change’ to a call for a prosperous nation,

African Minerals Limited has revealed its new status as Africa’s second largest iron ore miner after successfully achieving its 20 million tons per annum export run rate in June 2013.  (Photo: GM Ports and Marine,

Sierra Leone’s envoy to the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Victor Bockarie Foh has spoken highly of how the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma gives premium to the aspect of information and communication,

International business tycoon, Momoh Konteh, has denied dashing out a very expensive jeep to the Special Executive Assistant (SEA) to President Koroma, Dr. Sylvia Blyden, saying he sold it to her. Recently, sections of the media

Using the media to settle personal scores is one of the vices that has dragged Sierra Leone journalism to the gutter. Many vindictive journalists and editors have acculturated the unpleasant habit of misusing their newspapers

The House of Jesus for the Disabled at Wallace Johnson Street, Freetown is reported to have become a death trap for the physically challenged people.  Latest report reveals that a six month old baby and

The Sierra Leone Government is reported to have withdrawn the Commander of the Sierra Leone contingent in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Brigadier-General Mamadi Mohamed Keita (in photo). Brigadier-General Keita has been recalled to