A senior official at the National Electoral Commission (NEC) last night insisted that the 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council elections will go ahead in accordance with the 1991 Constitution. According to him, the 2023 elections will take place on a date between April and July 2023. “There is no intention on our part to postpone or extend the due …

Based on the advice of the Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissi oner of the National Electoral Commission, the President is expected to announce the exact date for the conduct of Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council elections next year. Reliable sources have hinted that all the elections will be held on a date between April and July 2023. Meanwhile, a coalition …

By Sorie Fofana. On 5th September, 2017, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella officially resigned from the SLPP after failing to get the Party’s endorsement as flag bearer ahead of the March 2018 elections. He said, “It is with heavy heart that I hereby publicly declare that with effect from today 5th September, 2017, I cease to be a member of the …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has completed his visit to four chiefdoms in the Kambia District, expressed appreciation for their support to his government since 2018 and encouraged them to take advantage of the Free Quality Education program. “I may not give physical cash to everyone, but this Free Quality Education initiative is one that will benefit each …

That is the Million-dollar question. Whether it is nobler for our President to be flying and bringing goodies for his people or to stay home and the country loses? Since his entry to State House in April 2018, President Bio has been on whirlwind tours of the world seeking partnerships for Sierra Leone, forging alliances and attracting cash and investments …

By Sorie Fofana. In 2018, the electorate voted the APC Party out of office after eleven years in power. The electorate had become fed-up with the failed leadership of the APC Party. The APC administration had become so unpopular that even the country’s bilateral and multi-lateral partners decided to stop dealing with the Government, by suspending their programmes and activities …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has donated twenty motor bikes, two set PA system and cash to the SLPP Chairman Kono District, Mr. Safea Moriwa and his executive to facilitate their movement within the district in the interest of the party. Speaking to Global Times yesterday, Chairman Moriwa said that, he was grateful to the President for responding …

By Alhassan Spear Kamara. The Sierra Leone People’s Party Kambia District Chairman who doubles as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, Ambassador Alimamy H. Bangura has revealed that under his stewardship the opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) will have no breathing space in the entire district during the 2023 General elections. The outspoken SLPP Kambia District Chairman …

By Mohamed Fofanah.   Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Ambassador to the country yesterday engaged the Sierra Leone People’s Party’s National Young Generation Council (NYGC) in a seminar co-organized by the Chinese Embassy in Freetown and the NYCG to learn from the Chinese Ambassador about nation-building. Speaking at the prestigious Kona Lodge, Ambassador …

The Ministry of Youth Affairs under the leadership of the current Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohamed Bangura, has seen remarkable achievements. Considering the vital role of the ministry in transforming the country’s youthful population, the appointment of Mohamed Orman Bangura by the government to head such a sensitive ministry, has received international commendations as donor partners continue to support various …