By Ibrahim S. Bangura In a spectacular display of cultural unity, the Soso community from Sierra Leone and Guinea on Sunday, December 15, 2024, concluded a two-day cultural festival in Kambia, aimed at fostering unity within the community. The event, titled Soso Faymukhanama—which translates to “Soso will never fall”—took place in Kambia Town, Kambia District....Read More
December 16, 2024: Production of credible statistical data is vital for national development and decision-making processes. To demonstrate genuine commitment to these efforts, Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), has commenced a six-day training on structure mapping and household listing for the seventh round of the Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (SLMICS 2025). The week-long...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Newton Johnson, an Italian, yesterday made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 for allegedly been found with two compress parcels of cocaine at the Freetown International Airport at Lungi. The accused person was arraigned on two counts of collection of prohibited drugs without lawful authority and possession...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Fullah Progressive Union (FPU) has strongly denounced the wave of harassment, ethnic profiling, and wrongful detention of peaceful Fullah Sierra Leoneans, which began on Sunday, December 15, 2024, in Freetown and has now reportedly spread to Waterloo, Kono, and other parts of the country. Hundreds of businesses run by Fullahs...Read More
By Bockarie Dickson Every Nation Polytechnic has celebrated a historic milestone with the official opening of its new ultramodern campus building at Samie II Section in Bo City. The event, attended by a distinguished audience, marked a significant step forward in the institution’s commitment to providing world-class education in Sierra Leone. The ceremony brought together...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Bramaia Chiefdom, located in Kambia District in the northern part of Sierra Leone, will officially launch its first-ever radio station, Radio Bankhi-Solofaray FM 93.7, on December 20, 2024, in Kukuna Town, the chiefdom’s headquarters. The name “Bankhi-Solofaray” translates to “seven houses,” symbolizing that the entire population of the town comes from...Read More
The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge provides learning gains equal to an extra year in the best performing sub-Saharan African education systems. Holy Cross Primary School Every child has the right to an education – a right enshrined in Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet, the stark reality is...Read More
The Public Accounts Committee of Sierra Leone Parliament has summoned top sports officials to a public hearing to examine the ‘financial management’ and ‘operational practices’ of the National Sports Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the Accountant General’s Department, and a few traveling agencies. The hearing, set to take place on Tuesday in the House of...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown Waste Transformers (FWT), an Organic Waste-to-Energy Solutions Provider in Sierra Leone, on Friday, December 13, 2024, launched the first innovative USSD feature ‘DortiBox’ App short code *380# in a drive to transform Freetown. The innovative USSD feature on the Orange mobile network, is designed to promote the digitalization of...Read More
BY Fatima Kpaka State House, Freetown, Monday, 16 December 2024 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Alpha Sesay, Esq., at State House. During the event, the President reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering support for advancing the justice sector...Read More