By Sallieu S. Kanu The Legal Aid Board’s anti-election violence campaign took off to a flying start following the distribution of 12 motorbikes to staff mostly paralegals drawn from 12 of the 16 districts in the country. The short ceremony took place at the Legal Aid Board head office on Wellington Street in Freetown on Friday, March 31, 2023. The motorbikes are part of a support from the UN Peace...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Pujehun Town, 1 April 2023 – President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received former senior public officials from the main opposition All People Congress (APC) party who openly declared their support for the Prsidnet and ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in Pujehun District. The former members of APC who declared their support for the President include former Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh, former Resident Minister South...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party on Sunday, April 2, 2023 accused the Sierra Leone Police of “attempting to assassinate” their party Leader and Presidential Candidate, Dr. Samura Kamara at the Mile 38 checkpoint, some 61.2 kilometers from the capital, Freetown. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Sidi Yahyah Tunis said in a statement that the party is highly concerned about Government’s increasing...Read More
As Sierra Leone grabs third place Trophy and a number of unshared gains at the Nigeria Women’s T20 International Tournament 2023, former Chairman of the Sierra Leone Cricket Association, Beresford Bournes-Coker, has called on the First Lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio to take an interest in women’s cricket, as it is a good domain to help spread the ideals around the Hands Off Our Girls Campaign. He says: “I...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, on Saturday departed for the United States of America to participate in the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program designed to introduce emerging foreign leaders to their American counterparts, U.S society, culture and values. The program will run from...Read More
