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December 2010

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday condemned the arrest on 16 December of Mohamed Daramy, a radio presenter and Ibrahim Farmer, technician for KISS FM Radio in Bo, southern Sierra Leone by Police Assistant

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, met with the former Biafran leader and Presidential candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in 2007 elections, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu to solicit his support for his presidential ambition.  (Photo:

In the past few weeks I have read a few articles referring to the Freedom Of Information Act, now in the hands of Parliament, (at last check), to be ratified.  With news of such an

Christmas, to me, is the most precious time of year for friends and family to gather and show their love and appreciation of each other. It is a joyful time to reflect on the past,

The 2010 BBC African Footballer of Year is Ghanaian, Asamoah Gyan. This is the first time for the Sunderland player to lift the award with an overwhelming majority, receiving more votes than Ivorian Chelsea star

For the 2012 London Olympics Games second leg qualifying encounter between two neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia, Sierra Leone safely arrived last night, Thursday 16th, in Monrovia, with a 34 man delegation, which includes 18

Facts gathered reveal how organizations lending financial support to Sierra Leone’s ‘Lands registration project’ have withheld funding due to rampant corruption. It is disclosed that the donors reached at freezing the account of Investment

Public concern questioned Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) doubtful ‘lay on file’ of 12 of 17 count charges once slammed against APC’s Afsatu Kabba (in photo). It must be summed up that erstwhile Fisheries Minister, Afsatu Kabba,

The suspended Peoples Movement for Democratic Party (PMDC) chairman, Mohamed Bangura (in photo), is reportedly on the verge of forming a new political party. It is disclosed that Mohamed Bangura will soon come out with a

A military vehicle Wednesday 15th accidentally landed in a ditch along Freetown Road Lumley consequentially leading to the death of a serving soldier. Corporal Kamara, driver in control of the Land Rover vehicle with registration number

A Lebanese businessman, Mahmud Kadie, has had his hands in the supply of arms and ammunition to government. It is disclosed that the contract is worth $5 million. It was recently disclosed that a plane arrived at

Having read and heard various comments by pundits and ordinary citizens on the latest cabinet reshuffle by President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, (in photo) I have deemed it fit to render a contribution to the

Despite recent headlines about the 67-year-old Hungarian tactic and his recent poor form that left the Liberian senior soccer team Lone Star bottom of their group A for Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 with only a

Ernest Koroma’s recent cabinet reshuffle demonstrates the work of a masterful tactician, with a strong sense of Machiavellian politics. But beyond this characterization, he also demonstrates that he could afford to anger his party base

Freetown – Just three days after Lands Minister Allieu Pat Sowe had ordered the Inspector General of Police to arrest four journalists in Freetown, Minister of Agriculture Dr Sam Sesay has also ordered the Assistant