Professor Emmanuel Femi Gbenga Ajayi has on Wednesday September 9, 2020, forgiven the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for “spearheading his arrest, detention, humiliation and damage done to his reputation”. The Professor had been cleared by the ACC of allegations that his academic qualifications had been faked. When recounting his ordeal in a press conference at SLAJ...Read More
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs (MTCA), and its associated agency, the National Tourist Board (NTB), with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has on Thursday September 17, 2020, engaged journalists in a one-day workshop at the Family Kingdom in the west of Freetown with the theme: “The Role of Media in...Read More
Seven girls have emerged among the top best ten candidates in this year’s National Primary School Examination (N.P.S.E). The examination was conducted under strict compliance with Coronavirus preventives measures. Gisele Akibo-Betts from the International School emerged as the best candidates with a score of 367, while Aminata E. Collier of Providence International Elementary School is...Read More
East End Lions Football Club has appointed, Ibrahim Sillah, as Head Coach, assisted by Gebrial Woobay and Kai Gborie. The three were officially unveiled as the coaches of the killers, on Thursday 17th September, 2020 at the facilities of Africa Young Voices Media Empire on Wesley Street in Freetown. Officials of the club also used...Read More
Frederick Vonjo, a caretaker, was on Thursday September 17, 2020 arraigned for allegedly stealing property exceeding millions of Leones from a mining site at Yele. He was working for Hun Chin, a Company engaged in mining at Yele, Bombali District. The case is currently being investigated at Court No.2 on Pademba Road, presided over by...Read More
Exporters in the Eastern Region have donated monies which sum up to Le17 million which is being used to construct a garden plant cocoa and cashews trees, and flowers to beautify the Kenema Police Station. The AIG East, Mr. Thomas M. Lahai, summoned a commanders’ meeting after the money had been put together, and it...Read More
The defence counsel for the accused persons in the Tombo riot case, has told the court that he will proffer a written no case submission to the Court. The eighteen accused persons were arraigned on Wednesday September 16, 2020 before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road. Police prosecutor, Inspector I. G. Fofana...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Finance has informed the public on Thursday that, it has paid Le38.4 billion to contractors for the electrification of seven district towns in the country. The fund constitutes 30% of the total amount earmarked for the projects. The Government of Sierra Leone made this disclosure in...Read More
The case of Musa Turay, 40, a farmer of Kpandebu Dama Village in the Kenema District has been committed to High Court by the Presiding Magistrate, Edwin George of the Magistrate Court No. 1 in Kenema for abusing two minors. He had been charged for sexually penetrating two minors: one 12 year-old in July, 2020,...Read More
The Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Under-20 Team (Shooting Stars), Abu Bakarr Tostaio Kamara, has invited 46 Under-20 Home Based players to commence training, pending the lifting of Government’s ban on football activities. This effort is chiefly meant to prepare his side for the forthcoming Under-20 WAFU (Zone A) Tournament in Senegal. Note...Read More
