The Government Consultant Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Semeon Owizz Koroma has attributed the cause of death of 26-year-old Sinnah Kai Kargbo, a former employee of Skye Bank (SL) Limited to “multiple blunt forces (fractures) injures of head, neck and chest…severe physical assault (manual strangulation)”. The autopsy was conducted on 20th October, 2022. The General Manager of Skye Bank (SL) Limited, Ikubolaje …

The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, has told the Global Times in an exclusive interview that his advice to put on hold the implementation of the intended floor price in the Finance Act was ignored. He said, “In my view, floor prices should be a measure of last resort”. The Minister was reacting to allegations that he …

His Excellency President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, accompanied by the First Lady Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, on 20th October 2022 unveiled the special edition of the African Leadership Magazine covering the Republic of Sierra Leone. The auspicious occasion was held amidst a galaxy of distinguished guests at the Freetown International Conference Centre, Bintumani Hotel Complex, Aberdeen, Freetown. Speaking at …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐮 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 One of the oldest broadcasting houses in the sub -region of West Africa, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) has received a brand new studio and two other studios which were refurbished for the management of the SLBC by the BBC Media Action through a project titled, “Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development” (PRIMED). Speaking at …

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 …