More than 50 women recently graduated from ‘Bloodless Bondo’ rite at Matotoka Town in Tonkolili District Northern Sierra Leone. The bloodless Bondo rite was supported by the Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM), a local non-governmental organisation championing the empowerment and rights of women and girls. The ceremony was considered as an extraordinary moment that gives a...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Marcella Sesay a 35 Year Old woman was on Monday 26 September 2022 dragged to court before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No1, for allegedly defrauding a US Navy officer over Le 1 billion. The accused Marcella Sesay appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.1 for fraudulent...Read More
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MOPED) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday 23rd September 2022 organized a day’s engagement for 40 Paramount Chiefs and Traditional Society Leaders on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the National Population Policy (NPP) at De Wizard Conference Hall, 62...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt, has bid farewell to the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Hu zhangliang, saying that the Chinese Embassy’s support has contributed immensely to the developing tourism sector in Sierra Leone. In his remarks, Ambassador Hu Zhangliang noted that during his tenure...Read More
The West African Police Information System (WAPIS) which seeks to fight transnational organised crimes nationally, regionally and globally by collecting, storing, and sharing data on criminals, with support from the European Union, has completed a four-day training of twenty eight participants, drawn from the Sierra Leone Police, Anti-Corruption Commission, and the Immigration Department. At the...Read More
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has made a case for digital transformation for the public good, emphasising that it also will serve as a catalytic driver to sustainable development in the least developed countries. “When Sierra Leone co-founded the Digital Public Goods Alliance in 2019, we affirmed the role that the least developed...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Scrabble Association has invited 17 players for intensive training ahead of the 14th edition of the Pan- African Scrabble Championship scheduled from the 21st to the 24th of October 2022 in Zambia. The Association`s qualifiers will commence in the first week of October to select the team that...Read More
The Ernest Bai Koroma University (EBK University) of Science and Technology has held a one-day consultative meeting with the Traditional and Religious Leaders of the Muslim Community in Tonkolili and Bombali Districts. The consultative meeting took place on Wednesday 21st September 2022, at the main hall of the Magburaka campus. Explaining the purpose of the...Read More
This activity was undertaken under the Local Authorities Programme Sierra Leone which is Funded by European Union Under the partnership for Sustainable Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa 2020, the European Union awarded grant contract to five local councils in Sierra Leone (Port Loko District Council, WARDC, Port Loko City Council, Kenema City Council and Kailahun District...Read More
By Adama Juldeh Munu We speak with Sierra Leonean star Drizilik whose sophomore album, Ashobi, tells the story of Sierra Leone’s unique musical relationship with Africa and includes an appearance from Idris Elba. I first came across Drizilk in 2019 when he released his “This is Sierra Leone” music video on YouTube—a cover of Donald...Read More
