Contrary to recent pronouncement made by the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and leader of the All Peoples Congress Party that his government has never held captive any political detainee since he assumed
With support from the Special Court of Sierra Leone, Youth Forum Network Sierra Leone concluded its symposium on the trial of Charles Taylor. (Photo: Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor) Giving a run down on the trial,
A witness in a corruption trial against the suspended Mayor of Freetown (in photo) and others has told the High Court that a sum totaling US$210,000 was lavishly expended by management of Freetown City Council
The Director of International Christian Aid, Loretta Minghell is in the Sierra Leone to get a firsthand report on the successes and failures of local partner organizations on the ground. Indisputable sources have it that Minghella’s
Almost ten months into the 2012 general election, Ghana’s ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), appears to be in never-ending turmoil. The restless ex-President Jerry Rawlings, the alleged founder of NDC, failing to control
Freetown - Wednesday- 15th February, 2012 – A news item circulated by Reuters, but actually written by Simon Akam, suggesting that the out-gone UNIPSIL boss Michael Schulenburg was chased out of the country through pressure
The Anti-Corruption Commission in its resolve and commitment to educate the public on the downside of corruption and enlist the masses in the anti-graft crusade, on Friday 10th February, 2012 empowered students and Instructors of
More than 15 youths from the Calaba town Progressive Youth Organisation (CPYO) have received certificates after a week-long training on project writing and community development among other things. The training which was facilitated by the Goodwill
Re: A response to claims of national party politics and financial fraud in the Union’s management Beijing-China, 13th February 2012 - The attention of the Sierra Leone Students Union in China has been drawn to an
Sierra Leone’s economic tragedy is not that we are poor; the tragedy is that we lack a ruling class that is committed to overcoming our state of poverty. Real politics here has little to do
Thousands of people rallied in cities across the world today to demand respect for human rights in the Middle East and North Africa as part of a global day of action organized by Amnesty International. Activists,
The police are currently investigating nurses working at the Princess Christiana Maternity Hospital (PCMH) also known as ‘Cottage’ for theft of a boy child. Miatta Bangura, a pregnant woman, Thursday 2nd was at the Cottage Hospital
Abdul Aziz Bangura, a US citizen and former footballer for Eastend Lions and Old Edwardians football clubs Thursday 2nd, February was refused bail, sent to the central maximum prison for allegedly stealing travelling luggage of
The Army Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier General Yirah Koroma (in photo), Thursday 9th refers as ‘baseless and unfounded’ a press release recently put out by the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). At the
The embattled former presidential flagbearer aspirant, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara has broken his silence on his position as to whether he has defected to the ruling All People’s Congress following Maada Bio’s appointment of Dr.
