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October 2011

The second stadium in the Liberian capital of Monrovia, Antoinette Tubman stadium was packed to the rafters. For the first time, both ex combatants and victims of the country’s civil war had formed themselves into

The silent suffering of women in the country is uncountable. Fistula is one amongst many. Fistula is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the birth canal or the rectum and the birth canal which

On the night of 15 September 2011, the Operational Security Division (OSD) of the Tankoro Police Division assigned to the Koidu Kimberlite Project (KKP) operations in Kono District detected a group of youth, who had

Standard Chartered Bank begins victorious in the 4th annual Inter-Bank Football Tournament at the Football Academy Kingtom winning 1 goal to nil against ECOBANK on Saturday 8th October 2011. Standard Chartered with its policy of maintaining

Captain of the Sierra Leone national football team, Leone Stars, Ibrahim Obreh Kargbo commended players for the brilliant contribution put up during the 2014 CAN Qualifiers despite we did not book a ticket to the

Having crashed out of the 2012 Nations Cup finals in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Leone Stars players are calling on the local FA and the Government to start preparing now for the 2013 Nations Cup

Sierra Leonean born British raised soccer star Manny Williams has disclosed to Sierra Express Media that he will be happy to play for his country of birth if he receives a call up from the

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has as one of its objectives “to take all steps as may be necessary for the prevention, eradication or suppression of corruption and corrupt practices”.  In this regard, the ACC on

The proverbial ‘so near, yet so far’, has again haunted our darling Leone Stars, depriving our promising rising stars to showcase their talents in next year’s Gabon/Equatorial Guinea African Football jamboree. However, taking into consideration

October 10th was World Day Against the Death Penalty and FCO staff around the world marked the day. The British High Commissioner in Sierra Leone, Ian Hughes (in photo), gives his views on the death

Over 90 percent of the people including players, Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) officials, and journalists that formed the 42-man Leone Stars delegation to South Africa for the team’s last group match of the just

Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Technical Director says the Leone Stars did not qualify to the 2012 Nations Cup because they failed to score an early goal against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. The final Group G

The Executive Director of Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Secretariat, Dr. Ivan Agibola Thomas, has on Monday 10th October 2011 called on prison officials to be positive in their attitude towards prisoners and their work.

The advert features Bono himself and a host of other stars A campaign advert made by a organisation founded by U2 singer Bono has been banned from UK TV because it may breach political advertising rules. The

Three West and Central African countries on Saturday agreed to implement two competitive projects on fisheries and aquaculture for a three-year period starting from January 2012. After meeting for three days in the Sierra Leonean capital,