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September 2011

After four days of wrestling for the Airtel Rising Stars southern Sierra Leone tournament, there was finally a winner in both categories of the competition. Welding FC and Makibie FC fought it out to a goalless

Mr Chairman, Compatriots, Ladies, and Gentlemen:  I am happy to see you all and express my sincerest appreciation to all of you, who in diverse ways have made this event a successful one by it

The Airtel Rising Stars is all about spotting discovering future football stars and so far in Bo there has been no shortage in achieving that. In Makeni, Mariatu Conteh and Yusufu Koroma showed the way

1833 RESULT Sierra Leone have beaten Egypt 2-1 and that's the end of the Pharaohs as African Champions. They cannot make it to the finals of the Nations Cup in 2012. The Leone Stars on the

Egypt are essentially disqualified while their hosts, Sierra Leone, must win at home to keep their slim chances of making it to the 2012 continental competition alive Kick-off: September 3, 2011 at 23:00 CET. Brookfields National

The fight for dominance in the ongoing Airtel Rising Stars tourney in the south of Sierra Leone moved to its second day on Friday as Pat Foundation tried in vain to give the boys from

At least 21 Somali children have died and nearly 440 others hospitalized due to cholera in the famine-stricken African country, Press TV reported.   (Photo: A paramedic attends to internally displaced children suffering from cholera inside

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has promised the Oyo State Government to re-construct bridges and roads that were washed away by the flood disaster that ravaged the city last week. The president who inspected some of the affected

Maputo, Mozambique, 2 September 2011—The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibé and Mozambique’s Minister of Youth and Sports Pedrito Caetano launched the UNAIDS Give AIDS the Red Card

African Minerals has paid over Le523,600,000 (five hundred and twenty-three million six hundred thousand leones) as compensation to over 200 landowners and chiefdom authorities in Buya Romende in the Port Loko district. Corporate Affairs Manager of

The ruling All People’s Congress (APC) Youth President, Honorable Alimamy Kamara (in photo) is reportedly touching nerves of the Mines Minister, accusing him of organizing a meeting with sections of APC youths without his approval. It

After about two months of Maada Bio’s winning of the Sierra Leone People’s Party flagbearer election, it is sure he will be breaking his silence tomorrow Saturday 3rd. Bio’s breaking of silence has come not as

The Sierra Express’ leaks have it buoyant that the ruling APC intends bringing back the positions of Vice President I and II as was in days past.  (Photo: Hon. Musa Tarawallie) It could be recalled that

My people, I the Idiot of a type was in Liberia few days ago where he fortunately and in camouflage caught at Obasanjo who was from Sierra Leone after saying thank you to the ruling

Alusine Kanu is presently taking consolation in Holland due to unfortunate encounters slammed him by some members belonging to a Sierra Leonean traditional organization. His departure to Holland was secretly done by a an ordained man