OlympAfrica Centre, a sports project which is been implemented under the National Olympic Committee, which aims at developing the potential of kids in sports within Sierra Leone, is presently engaged in a one-month sports training activities titled FutbolNet at their centre in Goderich. The training commenced on December 29, 2020 and will end on January...Read More
The Executive Director of Campaign for Good Governance (CGG), Marcella Samba Sesay has said that officials in authority show blatant disregard for institutional systems established to manage and regulate administrative processes in state institutions. She made this statement on Monday during the ‘Gud morning salon ‘program at Radio Democracy 98.1 while commenting of how the...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has in a press release on Monday January 18, 2021, fired Dr. Denis Sandy who was serving as Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, and Professor Aiah Gbakima who before now was Minister of Technical and Higher Education. Dr. Turad Senesie, who was serving as the deputy...Read More
FREETOWN, 16 January 2021 (IRCS) – Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will continue its humanitarian services in the Society’s health centre in Sierra Leone, said the IRCS President. Following his visit to Africa, President of the Iranian Red Crescent Dr. Karim Hemmati met with President of the Sierra Leone Red Cross, Christian Fayia, on Saturday...Read More
Orange Sierra Leone has on Saturday, January 16, 2021, ended its promotion with Augustine Tucker winning the last and final brand new car at a grand draw held at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) in Freetown. Orange Money has now given away a total of five brand new cars to lucky winners as part...Read More
Head Coach of the senior male national football team, Leone Stars, John Keister, has invited 41 local footballers to commence training in readiness of the country’s upcoming crucial AFCON qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin in March 2021. Sierra Leone had a back to back draw with Nigeria’s Super eagles. Leone Stars are buzzing with confidence...Read More
“As Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we prefer the least complicated vaccines to be the one to us,” the Deputy Director of the Africa CDC said last week. Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma made this comment while giving an update on COVID-19 in Africa during a virtual COVID-19 training organized by Thomson Reuters...Read More
The Human Rights Commission Sierra Leone (HRCSL) in their State of Human Rights 2018 Annual report indicated some Police Division detention centres are challenged with poor toilet facilities, pipe-borne water, and health care units. The Report also noted that police cells were dark and lack proper ventilation. According to the report, the Commission said that...Read More
After football was put on hold for eleven months (11), the Sierra Leone Premier League Board has in a press statement issued on Thursday January 14th, 2021 informed the public that the Sierra Leone Premier League 2020/2021 season will continue on February 19th, 2021. According to the statement, the decision to restart the League had...Read More
The Human Rights Commission has in its Annual Report for the year 2019 has made it known to the Media that overcrowding is a big problem in the Correctional facilities in the country. The Commission presented the Report to the Media on Thursday January 14th, 2021 at its headquarter in Freetown. Addressing Journalists, Madam Patricia...Read More