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February 2010

His Excellency the President will visit a number of chiefdoms during his two-day official visit to Kailahun district, including the Kissi Teng chiefdom where he is expected to address the people. The Ministry of Internal Affairs

Popular US based SLMTV award winning Sierra Leone hip-hop rapper, Kao Denero clears the air on the issue between him and other Salone rappers, how he escaped the fire incident in a hotel in Kono,

In November 2009 John Benjamin in his capacity as national chairman of the Sierra Leone Peoples’ Party (SLPP) addressed a formal letter to the head of state his Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma listing a

The 1991 Sierra Leone Constitution, specifically Article 77 (1K) has largely eliminated the practice of cross carpeting among elected representatives in parliament. By stipulating that “a member of parliament shall vacate his seat in parliament

'She's about to receive a Grammy before I receive my first Grammy,' raves singer, who signed Gaga to his record label. Lady Gaga opened the Grammy Awards with a show-stopping medley of her song "Speechless" and

Not since Buckingham Palace took so long to respond Princess Diana's death in 1997 has an organisation so badly misjudged the mood of the public. For the decision by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to

President Ernest Koroma’s recent admonitions of  his ministers and civil servants  for the  corruption at the citadel of state institutions is a rhetoric that he need to translate in to effective political actions if his

The 7th edition of the ECOWAS-Development Partners coordination meeting ended in Abuja with participants agreeing on the need to support ECOWAS’ initiatives on peace and security, including the imposition of sanctions on erring Member States. This

It is always a Herculean task to attempt to separate the antics of the African Champion newspaper from those of one of its lead writers. It has been suggested that Orlangba Khanu is the pen

Mandated by an Act of Parliament, 2002, the National Revenue Authority is charged with the responsibility of mustering domestic revenue to fund national developments undertaken by governments, be they past or present. To an extent,

I am reproducing this piece in an attempt to remind us all about some issues that came up in the press some months back. However, I am doing this piece with some editing and with

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Hon. Mabinty Daramy has on-behalf of her visiting team, expressed  appreciation to the Headship of Sierra Leone High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria for giving her the necessary support

The International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea over the weekend ended a meeting at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, a Press Release sent to the Sierra Leone Embassy states. According to the release

Sierra Leone has been highly praised by the Executive Secretariat of Aid for Trade in Geneva for taking the lead in accessing Sierra Leone’s quota in Aid for Trade Fund, and making judicious use of

Many people have still not come to terms with the extraordinary State House comedy of last week. My email In-Box has been full of messages, all of them asking nearly the same question “Was it