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November 2010

Officials of Freetown City Council were taken aback shortly after it was revealed that their boss, Mayor Herbert Williams (in photo), receives millions as pocket money every 24 hours. Of course, it makes no mention or

The National HIV/Aids Secretariat has launched a Braille sensitization campaign at the Atlantic Hall Brook Fields Freetown. The introduction of Braille as a means of sensitization enables blind people get informed opinion on the effect and

The Sierra Leone Police, emblemed as ‘Force for Good,’ has lost public trust due to brutal and reckless conducts of some of its personnel. Recently, a newspaper editor working for the Concord Times was held hostage

Another index has been released and yet again the people of Sierra Leone are being told that tremendous progress has been made based on mere table position. Similar declarations were made when the

Foundation for Democratic Initiatives and Development, a youth oriented human rights organisation, has commended UNICEF for commemorating the girl child education week in Sierra Leone. FDID recognises education as a basic human right. While notable progress

Sheriff Suma, former GAIS striker was part of the J-Southern University side that defeat Sirius from Uppsala, as it became 3-0 in the second leg encounter, which means that Sierra Leonean Suma will stay with

After three years of governance with admirable feat in various sectors, the All Peoples Congress Party (APC) is not only attracting more members into its political hierarchy, but also amplifying its party’s strength in many

In 2007, the country was ready for change and President Ernest Koroma won 51 percent of the valid votes. President Koroma as Chief of State promised to clean the mess in State House, run the

The general public is hereby informed about the formation of the Tonkolili District Descendants Association [TDDA]. TDDA is a non-political, non-partisan and non-governmental organisation, which shall be working with relevant authorities with the aim of addressing

The Mano River Union (MRU) started in 1973 as a sign of economic cooperation between  Liberia  and  Sierra  Leone.  In 1980 the Republic of Guinea was admitted as a member.  The Cote D'Ivoire joined the group in 2008.  Due

They are saboteurs. They are moles. They are the prime enemies of the state and government. They have become a menace. They frown at the constant positive news dished out by reputable international organisations on

A less than two sentences post on popular social networking website by a Nigerian youth has generated lots of interest. Aliyu Tilde wrote on the ‘wall’ of the official Facebook page of Nigeria’s President Goodluck

The discovery of oil in Ghana offers a window of opportunity for the socio-economic development of the country.  However, if the petroleum sector is not managed and regulated in an efficient, transparent and accountable manner

Soon after being named as Super Eagles coach at the Nicon Luxury hotel, Samson Siasia (in photo) immediately outlined his target to change Super Eagles to attacking play.  Siasia is expected to take over

I wish to look back to 1960, and forward to 2060, to share my thoughts about the challenges to, and opportunities for, building a stronger Nigeria through technology. In the past 50 years, Nigeria has