The attention of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has been drawn to an audio making the rounds on social media attributed to the All Peoples Congress (APC) National Secretary General – Lansana Dumbuya Esq., and the former Chairman of the APC Western Area Rural District Council – Holland Kashow-Cole. The said audio contains vile threats to embark on nationwide demonstrations …

His Excellency President Rtd. (Brig) Dr Julius Maada Bio, has officially launched the Reconstruction of the Kabala – Krubola – Kono Road Project (261km). The event was held in Dogolia Town, Koinadugu District, North of Sierra Leone. It was graced with fanfare by stakeholders, descendants and residents of Koinadugu and Falaba districts. Making his keynote address before officially launching the …

Stakeholders in Koinadugu District, northern Sierra Leone, have assembled some of the largest crowds and converged on Kabala town where they formally handed the district over to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio who continues his working tour of the country. The President is on a 3-day tour of Koinadugu and Falaba Districts, where almost all Paramount Chiefs in …

Two major sources of electricity supply to Freetown are currently facing technical challenges. The CLSG line to Freetown appears to be faulty. The Bumbuna hydroelectric power station is currently undergoing annual routine maintenance. Under normal circumstances, CLSG supplies 27 Megawatts of electricity to Bo, Kenema, Kono and Octea Mining Company in Kono. Bumbuna, on the other hand, under normal circumstances …

His Excellency President Brig. (Rtd) Dr. Julius Maada Bio has named the Port Loko Branch of the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology as the Ahmad Tejan Kabbah University of Education and Technology. The Ahmad Tejan Kabbah University of Education and Technology becomes an autonomous University. It is the first University in the Northwest Region. Former President Alhaji …

Sixteen SLPP candidates have received provisional nomination certificates to contest as ordinary Members of Parliament in Bombali district on 24th June. The ECSL (Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone) District Returning Officer in Bombali and team processed the nomination forms at their office in Makeni on Sunday, 7th May, 2023 and certified them. One of the leading SLPP MP candidates in …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. 20-year-old Tenneh Brima has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for killing her biological daughter. She was convicted by Justice John Bosco Alieu after she was found guilty on one count charge of murder. It is alleged by the State Prosecutor Alberta Kargbo that the now convict Tenneh Brima on 30th October 2020 in Freetown …

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Christian Saborowski, has completed its sixth and seventh reviews of Sierra Leone’s financial and economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), approved on November 30, 2018. As a result, Sierra Leone will receive SDR 15.5 million (about US$ 20.8 million) subject to approval by IMF Management and the Executive Board …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. In February 2018, candidate Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio presented an ambitious Manifesto for election to the Office of President. Human capital development through Free Quality Education has been highlighted as the flagship project of Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio since his election in April 2018. Few days after his election in April 2018, the Economist, a …

The SLPP government led by His Excellency President Brig. (Rtd) Dr. Julius Maada Bio inherited the Concession Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone represented by the Ministry of Transport and Aviation and Autospect (SL) Limited. The Concession Agreement was signed between the two parties on 6th December, 2017. When David Panda Noah was appointed Executive Director of SLRSA (Sierra …