By Sallieu S. Kanu A delegation from the Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) of the Gambia National Assembly, has on Thursday, March 2,2023, visited the Sierra Leone House of Parliament. The purpose of their visit was to exchange ideas on freedom of religious belief and religious tolerance. In a brief engagement...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.3 on Thursday sent Foday Sesay, a footballer, to prison over allegation of larceny. He was arraigned on one count charge of larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916 According to the chargesheet, the accused on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at...Read More
By Alusine Sesay In Sierra Leone, public-facing women – including women leaders, women human rights defenders, and women journalists – face an increased risk of threats, intimidation, online insult, and violence. According to a recently published report, these threats are often made in an attempt to push such women out of public spaces, and diminish...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu As the trial of a police officer accused of raping a woman in a police station commences, AdvocAid has called for accountability and an end to violence against women and girls by law enforcement officials. In late 2021, Baindu (not her real name) was arrested and detained in Pujehun police station....Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Former Switzerland Ambassador H.E. Yvette Siaka Stevens recently donates Judo uniforms to the Sierra Leone Judo Federation in honor of her late son, Boris Siaka Steven who was a Judo blackbelt holder. Ambasador Stevens it was the dream of her Son to support the Federation, but death snatched him away and...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Christian Aid Delegation on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, embarked on a day visitation to their project site in Kpanga – Krim Chiefdom in Pujehun district. The delegation also engaged stakeholders in Pujehun District Council. At the Kpanga – Krim Chiefdom, Christian Aid provided financial support to the Rehabilitation and Development...Read More
By Andreas Thomas NAMIBIA and Sierra Leone on Tuesday signed an agreement that will lead to a joint commission for cooperation. The agreement was signed in Windhoek by deputy prime minister and international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her Sierra Leonean counterpart David Francis.Nandi-Ndaitwah said the agreement aimed to strengthen diplomatic ties between the two nations.The...Read More
Senior management at the headquarters of the Sierra Leone Police in Freetown has indicated to this medium that there is no delay in the supply of rice to police personnel. This is contrary to media reports alleging delays in the supply of rice. According to senior personnel of the SLP, the reports being peddled on...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Seventeen boxers and 10 technical staff of the Sierra Leone Boxing Association are in Bo city to continue with their Zone 2 preparation. Training sessions will last for 21 days. According to the Secretary General of the Association Alhaji Komba, the objective of the training camp is to keep the boxers...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms (SLENCSA) in collaboration with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces will undertake demolition exercise of 7,769 unserviceable high explosives and incineration of 622,879 small arms ammunition, SLENCSA said in a statement on Friday. Transportation of explosives will start from the 24h February...Read More
