By Fatima Kpaka The Case of murder and perversion of justice against Ikubolajeh Nicol has been committed to the high court for further trial by Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No1. Magistrate Ngegba having heard the evidence of the prosecution witnesses and the no case submission made by defense counsel ruled that there...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh The European Union Ambassador Mr. Manuel Müller and Head of Cooperation Mr. Gerald Hatler met with the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr. Moinina David Sengeh and his team to discuss possible areas of intervention for the European Union grant of 35 million Euro to the Sierra Leone’s Education sector....Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh State House, Freetown, Wednesday 23 March 2023 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has been presented with an award as Patron of the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association, ECOFEPA, for his outstanding leadership on governance, democracy, human capital development and the empowerment of women and girls in the country. Members who...Read More
The Sierra Leone Cricket Association will start contracting players in April this year to get cricketers committed and bring more meaning to the game. Twenty players coming from categories A, B, and C will form part of the process. Category A covers top senior players who have been able to maintain their place in the...Read More
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Sierra Rutile Holdings has replaced its 2022 production from its Area 1 operation, in Sierra Leone, following pit optimisation and pit design work. “Thanks to optimisation work on our future mine plan updated for current market pricing, we are in the favourable position of having effectively replaced our entire 2022 production and ended...Read More
By Bernard Abass Kargbo, Public Education Officer The National Fire Force (NFF), on Thursday, March 23, 2023 presented a copy of their Internal Anti-Corruption Policy to staff of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Secretariat, at the NFF Hhadquarters, Tower Hill in Freetown. This policy is designed to guide the activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies...Read More
By Ragan M. Conteh Both the grassroots and stakeholders of the All People’s Congress (APC) party in communities in Port Loko District have thrown their unflinching support to Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay for the chairperson of the Port Loko District Council. They described Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay as a pragmatic woman and trailblazer for the...Read More
Claims of sexual harassment and poor facilities accompany questions over Isha Johansen, who says she did all she could as the country’s FA head Ed Aarons, Romain Molina and Alex Cizmic For Bilkisu Kandeh-Turay, representing her country should have been the pinnacle of her career. Yet, despite the arrival of Isha Johansen as the first female president of...Read More
Kambia Town, Northwestern Region, Saturday 25 March 2023 — President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Saturday, March 25, 2023 received declarations in Kambia District from a two-time former Member of Parliament, MP, Alieu Badara Munu Kamara, Councilors for the opposition All People’s Congress, APC and five Councilors of the National Grand Coalition, NGC. Also,...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) is concerned after watching a video on social media in which the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) mayoral aspirant, Mohamed Gento Kamara is seen campaigning in a mosque and appealing to religious sentiments for votes. The statement contained in a video recording on Friday,...Read More
