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November 2010

The mansion situated on a half acre land which is home of host Mr. Alpha Koroma at Glendale Road, Glendale, Maryland was the venue of a never to be forgotten re-reunion of Songo, Koya/Rural

Sierra Leone's President has congratulated the 672 Sierra Leonean pilgrims currently performing the 2010 Hajj on their successful completion of the Hajj rites. (A male pilgrim weeping after an emotional prayer) Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma’s congratulatory

In its determination to spread anti-corruption messages to rural communities, the Northern Regional office of Anti-Corruption Commission  (ACC) has on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th November 2010 held sensitization meetings in Gbendembu N’gowahun and Sella

High Commissioner of Sierra Leone High Commission UK/NI, Hon. Edward Mohamed Turay  said his President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma is very committed towards the welfare of children and women, which was the reason why he

In what was believed to be a tête-à-tête family get-together, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, also accredited to eight other countries including Denmark, met with Sierra Leoneans based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Alongside

The Awoko surveys on the ministers are damning, shocking, disenchanting, disgusting, disbelieving and disappointing, because if a cross section of Western Area can’t even name 50% of their ministers, how can the rest of the

It was an interesting week for me because in a single day, among the newspapers that I generally read, there were three missiles directed at Puawui. The for-di-people was reacting on behalf of the APC

Why is it that some of us were born with so much and others with so little?  Why did God create a world order that is so unfair?  (Photo:  Hope Sullivan Masters) Earlier today, I learned

In what sounded like a formal response to concerns raised by GSM operators over the depreciation of the Leone, Minister of Information and Communications has assured representatives to the last consumer parliament of a swift

Almost two years to the day, a man whose father studied in the United States for a few years, and left, was voted in as the President.  His name, Barack Obama.  The fact that he

If New Africa magazine is being regarded as the authoritative pan-African magazine, then without any attempt at word-mincing the “Sierra Update” magazine of which Sorie Sudan Sesay, the Press Attaché at the Sierra Leone High

Another  good news  for  Sierra Leone, more oil has been discovered at the Sierra Leone,  Liberia basin,  this indicates that there  is enough  oil  in a commercial  quantity  that should bring immense benefit to the

Campaign theme 2010: Adults and Young People unite for better prevention of abuse and violence against children.  Child abuse, especially sexual abuse, is a universal and alarming problem and increased attention and efficient protection skills

Amnesty International is calling on the Guinean authorities to stop a series of extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests and torture as part of a post-election crackdown that has seen several deaths and more than 50 people

Amnesty International today urged the Nigeria Police to immediately comply with a court order to produce a man who disappeared in their custody 18 months ago. The Nigerian Federal High Court in Port Harcourt ordered the