The 50-50 Group of Sierra Leone, a group which advocates gender parity for women in the Country, has in a press statement dated 31st January 2021, lauded the efforts and achievements of three prominent women: Justice Miatta Samba, Dr. Hannah Max-Kyne and Mrs. Lara Taylor Pearce, for playing instrumental roles in Sierra Leone. The Group noted the efforts made over the years by the executive to support women who, on...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Wednesday attended the state funeral of the late Flt Lt Jerry J. Rawlings, the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana who passed away on November 12, 2020, aged 73. In his tribute to the late former President of Ghana, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio stated: “Although tributes never remove the sting of a hero’s passing, they help us remember what...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Thursday January 28, 2021, informed the public in a press statement that Sierra Leone has made progress by moving two places, from 119 in 2019 to 117 out of 180 countries surveyed in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI). According to the ACC, while making these progresses, the country also maintains it score of thirty-three (33), which is above the average in...Read More
Harrison Wisdom, an eight-year-old Gospel prodigy in the east of Freetown, has recently released his new gospel song, ‘Na Wonder’ alongside its video clip. According to Wisdom, the song is a praise to God for building his talents which has caused him to be admired by other kids and youths in the communities. He said everything that has happened in his life was as a result of the wonders of...Read More
The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio has congratulated musician Benjamin Menelik George popularly known as Drizilik on his nomination in the category of Listeners’ Choice in the Music Television (MTV) Base Awards 2021, alongside Tiwa Savage of Nigeria, Khaligraph Jones of Kenya etc. She posted on social media: “Congratulations to you Mr. Drizilik for your nomination at the MTV Africa Music Award. Representing Mama Salone...Read More
