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March 2012

The main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has always downplayed its own members, especially when it concerns their various resolves to pitch tent with opposing political parties which is all people's democratic right. Of course

Former National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) Secretary of State South, and one time Minister of Defence, Rtd. Col. Tom N`yuma is reported to have been under serious attack from his Buedu people in the Kailahun

Erudite Attitudinal and Behavioural Change coordinator, Nannette Thomas has emerged as a name for the vacant position of Freetown Mayor.  Her name came in the wake of time when women are clamouring a 30% threshold

Students at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, have demanded a mainstay in the university’s dormitories ahead of their first semester exams. Speaking to Sierra Express in an interview, O’Bryan Sesay, student of the Faculty

A gruesome accident claimed the lives of four persons in the eastern Up-gun area of the capital Freetown.  Reports say, it was a case of speeding which involved one Mohamed Bangura of 5 Lower Congress

Barrister Yada Williamsc (in photo) was today beckoned to the bar to give a statement about his missing laptops and desk top computers which he claimed have been stolen by his domestic staff back at

Many a time I ponder what school of thought we have in this country, because we are always strange bedfellows. This brings to mind the common saying: sleeping near fire is not a bulwark to

Navy harass fishermen - Fishermen and fish mongers in Goderich community have expressed frustration over what they describe as constant harassment by head of the naval unit of the Sierra Leone army officer in Goderich

Entertainment and Women - Entertainment is a means used by most people to ease their stress whenever one feels discouraged and downcast.  However, women of today have developed in music like just like most of

Agriculture has been identified by government as a panacea for food self-sufficiency as well as empowering farmers to farm for business. To realize this dream, President Ernest Bai Koroma has commissioned 14 newly constructed and

I was fortunate to be part of President Ernest Bai Koroma’s entourage over the weekend as he concluded a conducted tour of Lion Heart Foundation Development Projects in agriculture, health, water and energy implemented in

Freetown: The attention of the National Secretariat of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has been drawn to misleading articles in certain sections of the press about government’s financial support to the association for

“Squeaky bum time” is the famous immortal words of Alex Fergusson, the Manchester United manager and the man who knows better than most, how to win the premier league. It is therefore not surprising that

Africa's most prestigious awards for filmmakers, receives 328 entries from across Africa, up from 220 in 2011. Nomination night is 17 March 2012 in Banjul, Gambia The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the continent's most prestigious  awards for

The modular nature of London Mining’s (LON:LOND) Marampa iron ore operation in Sierra Leone sets it apart from other new-build iron ore projects, according to broker Liberum. After a visit to the site, Liberum said it was