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October 2010

The National Aids Secretariat in collaboration with UNICEF and other stakeholders will on Monday commence a second conference on children and AIDS on the theme “invest on children invest in the future.” The conference slated for

A man Sierra Leoneans tagged as a ‘philanthropist’ and ‘youth activist,’ Nasser Ayoub (in photo), will on Sunday, display a green, white and blue colour flag in camaraderie of the Leone Stars during their encounter

The name, Minkailu Bah, seemingly represents viruses damaging as those found humiliating computer machines of individuals; the Raila Odinga Virus. Not far from the truth, the Education Minister, Minkailu Bah, disappointedly engaged respectable board members of

I neither listened to nor watched his Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma  as he delivered his speech to Parliament last Friday. From the red T-shirts blocking traffic afterwards, I imagined that it was a festive

African Minerals posts an interim after-tax loss of $31.5m for the six months to the end of June - up from $5.1m last time. It said the financial performance mainly reflected expenditure on the development

Sierra Leonean residents in the Federal Republic of Nigeria have offered thanksgiving prayers for Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma (in photo) in Abuja, Nigeria, during his attendance to Nigeria's 50th Jubilee Anniversary celebrations. The

Six Sigma is a business management strategy that combines economics, statistics, engineering, finance, and creative common sense. It is a measure of variability from perfection. It was developed by Motorola, USA in 1981. Six Sigma

While you get intrigued, or, perplexed, by the title of this piece, let me swing to what has prodded me to write another of my thought-provoking pieces: Charles Margai. He is my maternal uncle, as

According to reports from Freetown, Sierra Leone, Trelleborg Defender the former FC Kallon aggressive player, Ibrahim Marcel Koroma is in a dilemma over a suspected ligament strain. (Photo: Marcel against Bafana 2008) The player was

2010 World Cup host South Africa will be at Sierra Leone National airport today in a bid to reach the Afcon 2012 to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. This Sunday is the

Despite their 2-0 victory over Niger in an Afcon Cup qualifier at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium, Coach Pitso Mosimane is not entirely a happy man. Mosimane bemoaned Bafana’s poor goal scoring form will not help his

Statement by His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone at the State Opening of Parliament on Friday 8th October, 2010-10-08 Mr. Speaker Mr. Vice President My Lady the Chief Justice

To many it was surprising when Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma decided to give citizenship to the 25 year acting veteran Isaiah Washington after he traced his ancestral roots through DNA to the Mende

The Sierra Leone Ambassador to the United States, Hon. Bockari Stevens  (in photo) has said if Leone Stars win the maximum points against South Africa he will surprise the whole technical team including the players. The

Ahead of Sierra Leone’s crucial home match with 2010 World Cup Host South Africa the President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Hon. Ernest Bai Koroma  (in photo) has said he wants a victory againt Bafana