By Desmond Tunde Coker The Chief Executive Officer of the Champions of the first ever Sierra Leone Female League, Mogbwemo Queens has said that the team will start preparation earlier to represent the country for the first time as champions of their domestic league. Emmanuel Sahr Tondoneh congratulated the team and technical staff for winning...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has received a complaint from the Management of Fountain of Peace Radio in Moyamba District, southern region, of an alleged attack and assault of the Station Manager, Mr. Alie Tokowa while he was duty on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. SLAJ said in statement on...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The late Professor Kosonike Koso -Thomas was laid to rest on Friday, March 31, 2023, after a well-attended befitting funeral service at the Wesley Methodist Church, Lamina Sankoh Street, Freetown. He died on March 14, 2023. Professor Koso – Thomas was laid to rest at the Kingtom Cemetery. He was also...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Legal Aid Board’s anti-election violence campaign took off to a flying start following the distribution of 12 motorbikes to staff mostly paralegals drawn from 12 of the 16 districts in the country. The short ceremony took place at the Legal Aid Board head office on Wellington Street in Freetown on...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Pujehun Town, 1 April 2023 – President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received former senior public officials from the main opposition All People Congress (APC) party who openly declared their support for the Prsidnet and ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in Pujehun District. The former members of APC who declared their...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party on Sunday, April 2, 2023 accused the Sierra Leone Police of “attempting to assassinate” their party Leader and Presidential Candidate, Dr. Samura Kamara at the Mile 38 checkpoint, some 61.2 kilometers from the capital, Freetown. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Sidi...Read More
As Sierra Leone grabs third place Trophy and a number of unshared gains at the Nigeria Women’s T20 International Tournament 2023, former Chairman of the Sierra Leone Cricket Association, Beresford Bournes-Coker, has called on the First Lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio to take an interest in women’s cricket, as it is a good domain...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, on Saturday departed for the United States of America to participate in the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program designed to introduce emerging foreign...Read More
By Iednewsdesk A new report, assessing and providing recommendations on disaster management across Sierra Leone, has been launched in Sierra Leone.Bournemouth University’s Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) has worked with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in Sierra Leone to produce a Final Report of the Evaluating Local Disaster Management in Sierra Leone (EVALDIS) project.The project, funded...Read More
By Bernard Abass Kargbo, Public Education Office – ACC In its quest to disseminate and share anti-corruption messages with public officials, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, held a customized meeting with police officers at the Lumley Police Station Conference Room, Wilkinson Road in the Western part of Freetown. The engagement aimed...Read More
