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Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul fights pancreatic cancer

One of the greatest legendary icons of Soul/R& B music, and pop music in general, 68 year-old Aretha Franklin is in the fight of her life with pancreatic cancer. She’s superior and more seasoned than

Detectives of the Criminal Investigation Department Saturday 11th frog matched to their Freetown office, a collector of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) for alleged fraud of Le 200 million. Joseph Maada Soyie, a collector of NRA,

President Koroma’s nominated Minister of Youth & Sport, Paul Kamara, will today reach out to Parliament for approval. Paul Kamara, who until his nomination to ministerial position was managing Editor of ‘For DI People’ newspaper, has

Embassy cables reveal concerns over Latin American cartels and terror groups using west Africa as drug route into Europe.  When an unidentified plane crashed into the desert in northern Mali in November 2009, it was

Sierra Leone U-23 squad has departed for Liberia capital Monrovia for their second leg encounter of the preliminary round. The squad release by head Coach Jebbor Sherrington early today includes five foreign based players are

I have always prided myself on being fortunate; in my public and professional life over the years.  I have cultivated friendships and acquaintances that have remained faithful and close to me especially during difficult times.

The National Aids Secretariat in collaboration with UNFPA and parliamentary committee on HIV /AIDS yesterday held one day sensitization on comprehensive condom programming and HIV prevention. At the conference room of the House of Parliament, Parliamentarians

The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Sierra Leone Chapter, past Saturday certified pupils of respective secondary schools the accolade as Peace Ambassadors. Such, as mentioned above, was done under the UPF character education initiative pilot project for

The recent cabinet reshuffle in Sierra Leone by President Ernest Koroma has sparked a huge battle of words between staunch supporters of the ruling All Peoples Congress and the opposition, Sierra Leone People’s Party.  One

December 14, 2010 - Sierra Leone international was part of Milan front line technical and tactical drills at their Rossoneri morning training session at Milanello as they prepared for their last league encounter in 2010.

Journalists in Sierra Leone  recognise so many problems today with government. It is clearly unacceptable that  journalists were arrested by Criminal  Investigation Division police because the Ministry of Lands  ordered the arrest, the dangers Journalists

Mazembe became the first African nation to reach the Final of the Club World Cup, beating Internacional 2-0 in the semi-final with a great footballing attitude in Abu Dhabi inside Mohammad Zayed Stadium.  (Photo: Mulota Kubangu

On Sunday 12th December, Hope International Church in HEB was the place to spend the evening dancing and singing to the signature song, “You will carry my load” with Kanvee Adams, Liberia’s most sensational and

Mustapha Pa Safa Sama, Sierra Leonean international defender, who until last week was a free agent, has signed a 12 month deal with Thailand based club Chanthaburi FC. (Photo:  Pa Safa at training) The bulky defender

In his unflinching pursuit to institute meaningful and palpable changes in every sector within Sierra Leone, His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma’s Government deemed it necessary to restructure the just concluded ‘Hajj’ by forming