By Stephen V. Lansana The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), one of the constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone, has on Wednesday January 10, 2024 conducted orientation ceremony for 3, 250 students who had been admitted for the 2023/2024 academic year, at the COMAHS compound, Jui in the Western Area...Read More
The Women Against Violence and Exploitation in Society (WAVES-SL) organization has initiated 30 Women in the bloodless Bondo in Nengbema community, Nyawa Lenga chiefdom, Bo District.The 30 were taken into the bloodless Bondo shrine for two weeks starting 21 December, 2023 to 4th January, 2024.According to the Executive Director of WAVES-SL, Hannah Yambasu, the Alternative...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road court No 2 has on Tuesday 9th January 2024 in the ongoing preliminary investigation into the Treason Trial against Amadu Koita Makolo and 11 Others made an order for former APC Youth Minister Bai Mamoud Bangura to the brought to court on the next adjourned date....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu In today’s interconnected world, effective communication is a formidable challenge, especially for government communicators. The era has witnessed a significant transformation, characterized by a rapid flow of information and a surge in fake news. This dynamic global environment has often left governments worldwide on the defensive, struggling to manage their narratives...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana A Science journalist, Kemo Cham, who is also Editor of ManoReporters and a member of Internews Health Journalists Network (IHJN) recently hosted a-two-day Media Science Café, at the conference room of Social Workers Sierra Leone along Siaka Steven Street in Freetown. The event which was held on December 21-22, 2023 was...Read More
MoH: Stillbirth Decreased by 13% in 2023 By Stephen V. Lansana On Monday, January 8, 2024, the Premier News published a frontpage article which claims that the number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone has increased by 76% quoting data from the National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA. According to the publication, the number of stillbirths increased...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura James Junior Kaisamba, popularly known as Incredible JJ, a New Skool artist in Kenema, has won Artiste of the Year and Viewer Choice Awards at the Kenema Entertainment Awards recently held in Kenema District, in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Incredible JJ won the award among other New Skool Artists...Read More
Sierra Leone has set a positive tone within the region by extending a helping hand to its neighbor, Guinea, which faced a catastrophic fire disaster after a blast rocked the country’s only fuel depot on December 23rd, 2023 leaving 24 people dead and 454 injured. This unfortunate incident not only took lives but also destroyed...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The government of Sierra Leone has discharged 48 soldiers for their alleged involvement in subversive activities geared towards unseating the government of President Julius Maada Bio, the Ministry of Defense and Republic of Sierra Armed Forces (MoD/RSLAF) said in a joint statement on Monday. “Consistent with the Armed Forces existing policies,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Empire Arts Institute (EAI) and Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA) will hold a drama ‘Desire’ concert on Friday January 26, 2024 at the Hotel Barmoi at 75C Cape Road in Aberdeen in Freetown to entertain, educate and showcase Sierra Leonean culture and heritage through arts. According to Yoko...Read More
