By Sallieu S. Kanu In the wake of the 2022 Audit Report released by the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL), the Gento Group of Companies led by CEO Mohamed Gento Kamara, vehemently denies accusations of receiving double payment for the Waterloo Township Roads Contract. The audit report, which raised concerns over the handling of funds...Read More
The Electricity Sector in Sierra Leone faces a lot of challenges. The country’s power sector has a capacity of about 100 MW, whereas it requires 500 MW of interrupted power. The deficit is the reason why only 26.7 percent of the total population currently has access to electricity. Electricity cost in Sierra Leone is among...Read More
By Feima Sesay Idrissa Bangura, 25, was on Monday, January 22, 2024 sent to prison by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 for allegedly defrauding Samuella Winifred Conteh, a lawyer of her motor bike. The accused is before the court on a count of Fraudulent Conversion Contrary to Section 20 (1) (iv) (a)...Read More
Current champions, Mogbwemo Queens over the weekends put an end to Malema Queens’ unbeaten streak with a commanding 5-1 victory at the Kailahun Field, Kailahun Town, during week five of the Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League 2023/2024 season. The reigning champions asserted their dominance, controlling possession and securing five goals. Wuya Mohai, the prolific striker,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Justice Samuel O. Taylor of the High Court has on Wednesday 17th January 2024 reviewed the bail condition and has admitted former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma who is standing trial for treason and other offenses permission to travel out of the country to seek medical attention, on the condition that the...Read More
The Minority Leader of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, Hon. Abdul Kargbo, has explained to COCORIOKO why he and other parliamentary members of the APC party paid a courtesy call on President Bio on Tuesday. The highly respected parliamentary leader said the meeting with President Bio was in the supreme interest of...Read More
Statistics Sierra Leone has engaged representatives from the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) on the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System (CHESS) Technical Committee research implementation plans. The engagement was geared towards updating NCRA representatives about the work done so far by the CHESS Technical Committee, and informing them about the readiness of Stats SL...Read More
Social media is awash with audio messages from unknown persons calling on the people of Sierra Leone to stay at home today 17th January 2024, claiming that sections of the country’s military will be out on the streets protesting against the government. The government has been quick in quelling the rumours making the rounds. Both...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu As part of its engagement with the Government of Sierra Leone and the private sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the European Union, will on Thursday, January 18, 2024 organizing a technical roundtable in Freetown targeting public and private sector stakeholders to...Read More
A deadly new drug is spreading across countries in West Africa, wreaking havoc in local communities. The drug, known as “kush,” causes users to walk around like zombies, falling over and injuring themselves as they fall asleep on foot, with a dozen dying every week and thousands being hospitalized. The drug is mostly taken by...Read More
