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President Koroma has to act.

President Ernest Koroma’s recent admonitions of  his ministers and civil servants  for the  corruption at the citadel of state institutions is a rhetoric that he need to translate in to effective political actions if his

The 7th edition of the ECOWAS-Development Partners coordination meeting ended in Abuja with participants agreeing on the need to support ECOWAS’ initiatives on peace and security, including the imposition of sanctions on erring Member States. This

It is always a Herculean task to attempt to separate the antics of the African Champion newspaper from those of one of its lead writers. It has been suggested that Orlangba Khanu is the pen

Mandated by an Act of Parliament, 2002, the National Revenue Authority is charged with the responsibility of mustering domestic revenue to fund national developments undertaken by governments, be they past or present. To an extent,

I am reproducing this piece in an attempt to remind us all about some issues that came up in the press some months back. However, I am doing this piece with some editing and with

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Hon. Mabinty Daramy has on-behalf of her visiting team, expressed  appreciation to the Headship of Sierra Leone High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria for giving her the necessary support

The International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea over the weekend ended a meeting at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, a Press Release sent to the Sierra Leone Embassy states. According to the release

Sierra Leone has been highly praised by the Executive Secretariat of Aid for Trade in Geneva for taking the lead in accessing Sierra Leone’s quota in Aid for Trade Fund, and making judicious use of

Many people have still not come to terms with the extraordinary State House comedy of last week. My email In-Box has been full of messages, all of them asking nearly the same question “Was it

Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States Commission, (ECOWAS) His Excellency Henry O. Macauley has confirmed the change of date for a pending ECOWAS summit.  "Latest notice from the ECOWAS Secretariat

Anthony Daunde, a senior staff worker at ZAIN, Koidu office has allegedly threatened to stone to death Professor Ritchard M’bayo, the University professor who has expressed an interest in becoming the flag bearer of the

Give Lillian Lisk a chance Lillian Lisk is a household name in Sierra Leone. From a grass roots beginning, Lisk was able to surmount the usual belief that a woman’s place is in the home when

One area that has been for a very long time very consistent in making its steady input to the development of the country most Sierra Leoneans and development agencies have agreed is the Sierra Leone

Sierra Leoneans are certainly thankful for the progress made so far to ensure that the perennial issue of entrenched corruption that has been blamed for the backwardness of the country-thanks to the reforms President Koroma

Cleric Minister Alhaji, Hon Alpha Kanu: a disgrace! You certainly could not beat it! That a man of public character, one time spokesperson for the ruling All People’s Congress, former Minister in the Office of the