The Rainbo Initiative Centre, a non- governmental organization that gives free medical and psycho-social support to victims of Sexual Gender-based violence, has indicated that 94% (i.e.3,339 ) of the persons who had been treated by the Initiative are survivors of sexual assault. The Initiative made the revelation at a news conference on Friday February 5,...Read More
Christian Lawyers Centre also referred to as LEGAL LINK, a non – profit legal advocacy group, has outrightly condemned in the strongest of terms the just formed National Union of SLPP Lecturers and demand it immediate dissolution. The Organization said in a statement on Tuesday that, at a time when academic learning particularly within tertiary...Read More
Police Investigator (DPC) 11522 Abu Koroma, attached to the Criminal Investigations Department, Central Police Division has on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, testified before Magistrate Isata Sellu- Tucker at Court No.2 on Pademba Road, Freetown in the alleged killing of Ibrahim Kargbo aged 35. The Police Investigator recalled that at around 9:50a.m. on September 18, 2020,...Read More
Classic Sound Record, a music recording label in the east of Freetown, has signed a contract with five local musicians: Emmanuel George Gbondo, aka “Church Boy”, Samuel Yamah aka “F. Boy”, Sylvester Wray commonly known as “Wizzy Wray”, James Samuel Tholly popularly known as “Jay Sam”, Ibrahim Barrie also known as “Elta” and Daniel Alex...Read More
The Executive Chairman, Bo Rangers Football Club Mr. Babadi Kamara, has in a statement issued on Monday, February 8, 2021, called on Parliament to be cautious of the possibility that its engagement with SLFA and other football stakeholders on the electoral process could be disapproved by FIFA. He said that almost everyone is dismayed...Read More
The Sierra Leone Parliament has on Friday in a meeting at Committee Room 1, has admonished SLFA to go ahead with its electoral activities after exhausting all grievance resolution mechanisms in the ongoing electoral process. The Parliamentary Oversight Committee proffered the advice in the run up to the February 26-27 elective congress to take place...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has in a statement issued on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, informed the public that it has commenced an investigation into payments and expenses of public funds by the Office of the First Lady, Madam Fatima Maada Jabbie Bio. The ACC said in the statement that its attention had been drawn to...Read More
State House, Freetown, Thursday 4 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today received the 2019-2020 annual report from Ombudsman Leon Jenkins-Johnston Esq and assured of his support to the institution’s independence and operations. “My Government has supported the legal rights to government information, repealed obnoxious laws that proscribe free speech, and...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Thursday, February 4, 2021, awarded three top-performing Ministries and the National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC) at an inaugural Presidential Award ceremony at State House in Freetown. The award is to motivate Government Ministries Departments and Agencies to strive to maximise output and produce result. Ministry...Read More
The General Secretary of the Sierra Leone Football Association, Christopher Kamara, has been appointed by the West African Football Union (WAFU Zone A) to serve in the Disciplinary Committee of the U17 AFCON Tournament which is set to be hosted in Senegal from Friday, February 5th to Saturday, February 13th 2021. According to a press...Read More
