A good number of Sierra Leoneans based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined over two million Muslims from across the world in the Holy Land of Mecca to offer special prayers for their country
Talks have begun over a bid for the AIK Stockholm striker, according to the Swedish press. Celtic are in talks to buy Sierra Leone international striker Mohamed Bangura from AIK Stockholm, according to reports in the
Hours after the announcement of Julius Maada Bio as the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Presidential flagcarrier, the political scenery of Sierra Leone instantaneously changed. The ruling All People’s Congress (APC), without any delay, dreadfully engaged
It was a day full of action at Match Day I of the Airtel Rising Stars Tournament at the Makeni Wusum Grounds, in a day that saw six matches played and twelve teams fighting for
The Anti–Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday 23rd and Thursday 25th August 2011 met with the people of Kamabai, Biriwa Limba and Masongbo Section Makarie Gbanti Chiefdoms in Bombali District respectively. Declaring the purpose of the meeting,
The 2010 award winning telecommunication company, Airtel, in keeping to it corporate social tasks has commenced the ‘Airtel Rising Stars’ tournament in Makeni in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. In partnership with one of the
A politician and an Islamic scholar, Haja Afsatu Kabba (in photo) Sunday 21st chaired the Jamiatu Nurul Muminat annual Ramadan quiz competition held at the Aberdeen Community Center in the extreme west of Freetown. The programme
What’s happening to mother Sierra Leone? Why are our politicians, who understandably should have the responsibilities of developing strategies that build up society, all but in the end, promote frustration? Don’t hesitate calling them bootlickers and
James Fallah-Williams, who was facing deportation from the UK back to Sierra Leone, has won three years discretionary leave to remain according to the NUJ. (Photo: James Fallah Williams, front right, with members of charity
In a bid to revamp education in Sierra Leone - most especially - the northern region, the Community Empowerment for Rural Development has concluded a two day interactive session for primary school pupils. (Photo: AGSP
Before passing the Secretary Generalship to Cornelius Macarthy, Daniel Kanu declared his intention to the group, All People’s Congress Social and Cultural (APCSC), Dallas Chapter that he is returning home finally to contribute to the
Following serious civil disturbances in England, High Commissioner Ian Hughes, in his blog post, raises a key but critical question about policing conflict in a democracy. He asks: “How does government balance policing with consent
After 30 years and over 20 million deaths in Africa alone, US researchers report that early treatment of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that leads to AIDS cuts transmission of the disease
19-year old Lansana Kamara alias Khalusha and 18-year old attacker Sulaiman ‘Silay’ Kamara both of local club Kallon FC are the latest Sierra Leonean footballers to move to Sweden. (Lansana Kamara (L) & Sulaiman Kamara
The honeymoon with microfinance is over. Since the idea of lending small sums of money to poor people was pioneered by Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, the approach has been taken up by many non-governmental organizations,