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August 2012

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2012/ -- The global campaign that aims to make social media history by attempting to reach one billion people on 19 August to celebrate World Humanitarian Day (http://www.whd-iwashere.org) has passed its first

For many of us who have observed the riders of the Sierra Leone version of Okadas – with close attention to their riding etiquette, the traffic rules they follow or fail to follow, interactions with

Following the recent allocation of six million Euros to Sierra Leone by the German government, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Germany, H.E Jongopie S. Stevens has taken upon himself to meet stakeholders, community leaders and meaningful

I was listening to Star Radio here in China from Sierra Leone and there was this jingle done by the National Commission for Democracy, calling on Sierra Leoneans to be peaceful and tolerant, ahead of

Recent proceedings over the trial involving the Mayor of Freetown, Herbert George Williams and eight others charged by the country’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for crimes related to breach of procurement procedures, mismanagement of public

Pastor Rowland Bankole Gibson (in photo), on Friday August 10th officially declared his political aspiration for symbol to vie for the mayoral position in the November polls under the All People’s Congress Party (APC) at

Tertiary Institution Academia Sierra Leone in collaboration with Fambul Tok International held a one day program at the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology, Goodrich Campus, with the theme “The role of the Academia

The case between the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Freetown Municipality Father, Mayor Herbert George Williams and others Wednesday August 15TH reached its end as a final verdict was delivered in the Freetown High Court, presided

Local Unit Commander (LUC) of the Kenema Police Division, David Sahid Koroma assured the people of Kenema district of maximum security.  He says he will do everything possible by having sleepless nights in the maintenance

An accused person named Yonga Kamara, of 10 Goreh Village, has been sentenced to six month imprisonment by Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No2,  on one count charge of unlawful possession of one hundred and

Y2K FC, one of the popularly known football youth teams at Kingtom will today Thursday August 16th, engage Hennessy Street FC in a ding dong encounter in Group E, over a battle for supremacy in

The John Monrovia Football Competition semi finals commence today, Thursday August 16th at the Juba Barracks playing field, Juba.  Today’s battle will feature Real Mack FC Vs German FC. Friday August 17th the All Stars FC

All People's Congress Party (APC) scribe, Victor Bockarie-Foh revealed to Sierra Express Media that on Wednesday August 15th the APC Party HQ situated at the Old Railway Line, Brookfields, Freetown, was on fire. The APC scribe

Accra, Ghana – Civil society practitioners from civil society organisations (CSOs) across West Africa have convened at the Training Centre of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) for a three-day training on Financial Management

The main opposition Sierra Leone People Party (SLPP) has now resorted to rumor mongering over Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara’s political defection a few months back to the All People’s Congress Party (APC).  (Photo: Alhaji Usman