𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐮 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚. Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara, has received a standing ovation after making an excellent presentation on how Sierra Leone has used Science, Technology and İnnovation to rebrand its educational sector. Minister Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara was delivering a statement on Thursday 20th October 2022, at a three-day maiden conference organized by the Nigerian …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. High Court Judge, Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu has delivered judgment in favour of Dr. Sao Kpato Hannah Isatta Max Kyne, Commissioner of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA). Dr. Sao Kpato Hannah Isatta Max Kyne was a complainant in the criminal trial between the State against four male accused persons who are in their prime …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚 One anti-Bio newspaper recently published a screaming headline claiming that, based on provisional voter registration figures released by one faction of the APC, their Presidential candidate (Dr. Samura Kamara) had won the June 24, 2023 Presidential elections. This claim is at best preposterous! Even their figures do not add up. Since the APC lost power in April …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The alleged victim of a sexual harassment scandal at the Rokel Commercial Bank has announced plans to seek court action for sexual harassment at work against her former boss, the Managing Director (MD) of the bank for allegedly pressuring her for sexual favors. After suffering a series of alleged “sexual victimizations and advances” at the hand of …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Sierra Leone has, in partnership with Afrimoney launched the “Put’N Pull, Quick n’ easy” with a dial *161# for easy financial services. Delivering a statement at the launching ceremony held yesterday at GTCO, former Guaranty Trust Bank Headquarters on Wilberforce Street in Freetown, the Managing Director of GTCO Mr. Ade Adebiyi …

The General Manager of Skye Bank (Sierra Leone) Limited, Ikubolaje Nicol, has been arrested and detained at the CID Headquarters in Freetown for allegedly murdering his girlfriend who happens to be an employee of the bank. Police investigators have retrieved exhibits showing that the lady Sinnah Kai-Kargbo was allegedly brutally murdered. The corpse has been taken to the Connaught Hospital …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. On Friday, the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministries of Social Welfare and Internal Affairs paid condolences to the families of the civilian victims of the August 10 violent anti-government protests which erupted in Freetown and two other towns in the North. The Government has taken the lead in the burial procession and provided NLE20 thousand …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚. The Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission Sierra Leone, Patricia Narsu Ndanema, has on behalf of the Commission expressed how proud, happy and excited she has been for being accredited Status “A’ for the third consecutive time by the Sub Committee on Accreditation being a component of the United Nations. “As a Commission, we want to use …

At the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC, Sierra Leone’s Financial Secretary Sahr Lahai Jusu impressed colleague panelists and his audience at the World Bank -IMF Annual Meeting. As the world faces threat from multiple crises, the private sector must play a critical role in addressing these challenges. The International Development Association’s Private Sector Window is an important tool to …

The man who has been preaching peace and calling for national unity, Chief Abdul Kadiru Kaikai, has received a heartwarming welcome from traditional leaders in Kamalo, the hometown of the 2018 defeated APC Presidential candidate, Dr Samura Kamara. Throughout his nationwide tour, Chief Abdul Kadiru Kaikai has been getting a rock star welcome. He has been campaigning for President Dr …