Lawyers representing the APC Members of Parliament that were removed from Parliament immediately after the general elections in 2018, yesterday October 20th 2020, told the Court of Appeal that they have instructions from their clients not to file synopsis or argue the appeal before the Court of Appeal until the Supreme Court hears and determines...Read More
The National Head (Master) of artisanal fishermen in Sierra Leone, Salifu Kamara, has on Sunday, October 18, 2020, installed four persons to serve as Master Fishermen and Harbor Masters in Rokupa Wharf in the East of Freetown. The appointees are: Sorie Fornah, aka, ‘Follah’, Lamin Kargbo both appointed as Master Fishermen, and Alie Bangura and...Read More
The Chef De Mission of Sierra Leone, Unisa Deen Kargbo, has assured athletes that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will go ahead next year as planned. He cautioned that there has been a reduction in the size of the Sierra Leone delegation travelling to the Olympic in Tokyo. Mr. Kargbo went on to state...Read More
Pa Alimamy Turay, the Chief of Madina town in Tonko Limba Chiefdom in Kambia District has on Friday, October 17, 2020, urged the Government of Sierra Leone to support farmers with tools, pesticides, fertilizers, etc., in order to ensure good productivity. In Madina the residents grow cassava, potato, groundnut, rice, etc., and agriculture is the...Read More
The director and founder of New Skool Awards (NSA), Abdul Salam Turay, has on Wednesday October 14, 2020 said the Company could lose Le 300 million if the yearly awards festival does not take place this year. He added that the nominees would also miss the opportunity to be recognised for their hard work. He...Read More
The Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, has on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, issued a press statement informing the public that it will conduct re-run of Parliamentary elections which were canceled in constituency 110 and some other local bye-elections on Saturday, December 12, 2020. According to Konneh, the various constituencies in...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Tuesday October 20, 2020, stopped at Wilberforce Barracks to inspect the on-going construction of a five-storey building comprising 104 rooms with all modern facilities for single officers. The work is expected to be completed and handed over to the government of Sierra Leone at the end of August...Read More
Statistician General of the Statistic Sierra Leone (Stats-SL), Professor Osman Sankoh, has announced on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, that the Mid-Term Housing and Population Census which was slated for December 4, 2020, has been rescheduled for April 19, 2021. He made the announcement during a press briefing held at Statistic Sierra Leone’s (Stats-SL) head...Read More
Traders in Madina town, Tonko Limba Chiefdom in Kambia district, have on Friday October 17, 2020 told Premier News that the closure of the borders have impeded cross-border trade with neighboring Guinea leading to low sales in return. Mabinty Dumbuya, the chairlady of the traders in the chiefdom, explained that before the closure of the...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Monday October 19, 2020, informed the public that its Elite Scorpion Squad has arrested three staff of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), whom are believed to have allegedly facilitated the embezzlement of over one billion Leones of public fund in a period of six months. The ACC...Read More
