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September 2011

The IMC wishes to draw the attention of all Media Houses (print and electronics), to the recent press release issued, urging them to temporarily suspend all discussions on the incident that happened in Bo on

The Airtel Rising Star final regional tourney in Freetown kick-started with much excitement passion even before a ball was kicked; Junior FC Kallon Freetown and FC Johansen are arguably the two biggest clubs in youth

Images of starving Somalis have shaken the conscience of the world: stomachs flattened by hunger, sagging flesh and noses dripping in mucus, fed on by opportunistic toilet flies. And death is lurking. This is the

In 2008, then US presidential candidate Barack Obama broke new ground by using social media in ways never seen before. Yet it was Goodluck Jonathan, the recently elected president of Nigeria, who took the extraordinary

Until two decades ago football games were the most heated contests in most of Africa. Then came the era of competitive elections. From the beginning, the electoral game topped the charts. And much like football

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was primarily established for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of corrupt practices and to educate the public about the evils of corruption. In this vein, the Northern Regional office of the

The energetic singer recently surprised her fans and friends when she stepped out rocking a all white hairdo and bold makeup look at the recently Afrobeats Festival in London HMV Apollo where she performed alongside

It is delusional to think that billowing clouds of political incense and other abominable acts, as well as pure savagery are a good showcase of democratic ideals. Some might even claim that it is the

We said it, and we still say it, the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) and the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) appear to seemingly promote civil unrest ahead of 2012.  (Photo: recent fire damage

Following the aftermath of the political upsurge that engulfed Bo city this past Friday, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara (in photo), runner-up of the just concluded opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) flag bearer election, has

Leone Stars Captain, Ibrahim Obreh Kargbo, has confirmed he will be retiring from the Sierra Leone National Football team after soon after the African Nation Cup finals in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The Inter Baku

The current political temperature in Sierra Leone is rising to a pitch and the consequence is not appealing, at least to well-meaning Sierra Leoneans. Recent developments indicate that violence in the physical sense of blood-shedding and

Blamoh Roberts, Young Generation Leader (Central District), and Alpha Muhammad Lighali Alghali, Regional Organizing Secretary, Western Area – SLPP, both issued letters of resignation from their positions with the Sierra Leone Peoples Party. Below are copies of

New York: The Executive Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) today delivered his Seventh Report on the progress of the work  in

In a further demonstration of his commitment to the peace and progress of Sierra Leone, President Ernest Bai Koroma (in photo) today told members of the diplomatic community that he found it necessary at this