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June 2010

Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba has been given clearance to wear a protective cast on his broken right arm in Tuesday's game against Portugal. Football's world governing body Fifa made the decision prior to the first Group

The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon enjoyed a rosy welcome as he arrived in Freetown on Monday June 14 2008, as the last stage of his visit to the African continent. Whilst in

As development is not anticipated in a day, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Minister Alimamy Paolo Koroma (in photo) is undertaking a rapid demolition exercise at the back of Pademba Road Maximum Prison.

Wednesday 9th June Zain did it again. Seemingly it appears that there’s no stopping them. They continue to lovingly love their ‘family’ making them happy and keeping them happy. A wonderful world indeed one can

The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) as has been demonstrated overtime, has shown considerable interest in private sector investment, facilitating business development in Sierra Leone, through new ventures, expansions, restructuring and privatization. The Trust’s

Port Loko District, one of the historic districts in the country renowned for its mineral deposit has discovered an additional catch of 321 million tonnes of Bauxite. (Photo:Minister of Mineral Resources and Political Affairs Alpha

In a quest to bond truly with Africa, Airtel has finally closed the largest ever cross-border deal and hence emerged as one of the largest mobile operators in the world.  The great and prestigious Airtel

It is a sad thing when a man has a good head but the rest of his body seems to be nothing but rotten bits of hanging frailties that tend to be of no help

The All People's Congress (APC ) Government, led by President Koroma, is cognizant of the fact that transportation is a fundamental component of the expeditious transfer of food products, goods and services throughout the country. The

It was announced by no less a person than the head of state himself.  As soon as he assumed office the chief executive put together a task force which was charged with the responsibility to

Parliament Enacts Weights and Measurement Law Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday June 10 enacted the Weights and Measurement Act of 2009 after few amendments. The long awaited bill was presented by the Minister of Trade

As cleanliness is next to Godliness, one would be in a totally stunned to  come across piles of garbage in the road leading to Winners’ Chapel International, a celebrated place of worship in the country

A consignment of medical items shipped by the Sierra Leone Women’s Movement of Massachusetts (SLWOM) last April, is expected to arrive in Freetown in the next few days, says the Secretary General of the organization. [caption

I’m a born Muslim but I must confess that I don’t know when last I visited a mosque. So quoting the Holy Quran and Bible as basis of reference therefore doesn’t make this piece a

I recently wrote a piece on the current  saga between the ACC and those under investigations by the ACC, among them, Gibriel Saccoh who is Deputy Director-General at NASSIT, Mohamed Bah who was Director of