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February 2012

Lieutenant Colonel Sheku Salami Silla is said to have abandoned his office and on the run to an unknown destination off the shores of Sierra Leone. He was contingent commander of the reconnaissance Sierra Leone company

Investigation carried by this press revealed that the Kissy village cemetery at Passonage Street has been tagged as a ‘warehouse’ for thieves. Sources say nevertheless that it has become the store for stolen items. Revelations are that

Domestic violence has been a norm day after day in most African societies.  Gina Mansaray, a petty trader endured a merciless beating by her husband, Sorie Conteh Tuesday 14th. Gina suffered a fractured rib, three broken

Amnesty International calls on the Zimbabwean government to end harassment and intimidation of human rights activists and opponents of the government through abuse of the law. Amnesty International’s call follows a ruling on Tuesday by

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is currently in London to attend the Extraordinary meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) of which Sierra Leone is a member. Joseph Babdawa Dauda is attending the

No hesitation at all Maada Bio, like it or not, your charge sheet is all set and will soon reach tables of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) must you not dare answer to police

At the Sierra Leone high court, and as he testifies in a divorce case, Reverend Abdul Mahoi revealed his wife isn't a caring mother. He said his wife Mrs. Iye Mahoi has practically not been rendering

It is with humility and love for our SLPPNA party that I have decided to take a position in the campaign to endorse a candidate.  Sometimes, we trivialized this honorable responsibility by voting for the

The World Energy Council (WEC) welcomes Zimbabwe as the latest member committee in Africa to join the world’s largest inclusive and impartial all-energy forum working towards a sustainable energy future.  As the 21st African member

It is more than two weeks since Maada Bio wrote his now famous Press Release on ‘Re-armament, Deployment and Registration of Ex-combatants in the South and Eastern Provinces’. No doubts, whichever way the APC spin doctors

The First Lady of Sierra Leone Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma was over the weekend in Dakar, Senegal, en-route to Australia with a delegation on the invitation of The Women from Africa Organization in collaboration with the West

MONROVIA/FREETOWN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Energy companies African Petroleum Corp and Anadarko said they struck oil off the coasts of Liberia and Sierra Leone, raising hopes for an energy bonanza in the war-scarred West African

In a bid to effect President Ernest Bai Koroma’s Agenda for Change, the Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) Secretariat on Wednesday February 15th 2012 empowered cadet officers at the Armed Forces Training Centre (AFTC), Bengumah

Dakar, 19th February 2012 – African Union Commission Chairperson, Mr. Jean Ping, has deployed an Observers Mission to Senegal within the context of the upcoming Presidential Elections to be held on 26 February 2012.  This

Saturday 18th February, 2012, saw hundreds of market women and youths from thirty-three market centers in the Western Area, Freetown, swarm the Wilkinson Road residence of former Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) flagbearer-aspirant, Alhaji Usman