Fellow Sierra Leoneans, 1 It is with great honour that I address this August House for the sixth time on this auspicious occasion of the dissolution of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. 2. We are a nation defined by our hope and resilience forged in zeal and devotion. Our forefathers spread knowledge and truth, and …

Leaders of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the opposition National Grand Coalition (NGC), have on, Sunday, 23rd April, 2023, put aside their egos for the progress of the country. At the launch of an alliance at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Western Freetown, President Julius Maada Bio who doubles as Leader of the SLPP, said they have …

No fewer than 300 party members have dumped the main opposition APC party for the ruling SLPP in Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali district. Led by their spokesman, Foday Koroma alias Koloto, they disclosed that they were leaving the APC to join the SLPP because of the good things that President Brig.(Rtd) Julius Maada Bio has done for the country in less …

The life of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone is expected to end on Tuesday, 25th April, 2023. His Excellency The President, Dr Julius Maada Bio is expected to officially dissolve the current Parliament on 25th April, 2023. The current Members of Parliament were elected on a constituency basis except for the Paramount Chief Members of …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today commenced a three-day working tour of chiefdoms in the Pujehun District as part of his nationwide engagements with local authorities, women and young people on the need for citizens’ participation in national development and peaceful elections. At Masa Town, in the Kpaka Chiefdom, he said he was happy to have been the …

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 …

President Brig. (Rtd) Dr. Julius Maada Bio has told the people of Kono District that their wellbeing and livelihood matter very much to him and that he would do all he can to redeem them from the 11 years’ social injustice they went through during the reign of the APC. He gave this assurance during his Thank You Tour in …

The Honorable Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday officially opened the ECOWAS Community Parliament Joint Committee meeting in Freetown. The joint committee meeting is one of the formulae to bring the institution very close to the people. The theme of the meeting is on regional energy market and energy transition. In his opening statement on behalf of His Excellency, …

Usually reliable sources have confirmed that the European Union has approved and signed a €50M grant with the Government of Sierra Leone to upscale energy access in the country. The windfall from the European Union comes hot on the heels of the government of President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio finalizing the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact Grant which is also …

United States Vice President Kamala Harris will be the most senior American official to visit Africa this year in late March. The tour to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia is scheduled for 25 March to 3 April. This visit will be the most high-profile as the US and Russia go pound-for-pound countering each other in Africa, as the war in Ukraine …