The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Madam Finda Koroma, on Thursday 28th April 2021, donated assorted food items to members of the Sierra Leonean National Association (SLeNA) that are resident in Nigeria. The donation is part of her routine Ramadan gifts to Sierra Leoneans in this respectable Holy Month of Ramadan. The ECOWAS Vice President got huge commendations from …

PRESS RELEASE The General Public Is hereby informed that it has pleased His Excellency the President, Brig (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio to announce the following appointments: 1. Mr. Jacob J. Saffa Chief Minister 2. Professor David J. Francis Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 3. Ms. Mamadi Gobeh Kamara Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 4. Mr. …

By Mohamed Fofanah. House Speaker, Honourable Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu has apologized to Sierra Leoneans following an unusual battle that broke out among Members of Parliament during a Parliamentary proceeding on an inglorious day. The infamous incident which dominated proceedings at the Bintumani Hotel Conference Center in Freetown on Monday 19th April, ended rather inclusively when the Attorney General and …

Fellow Citizens: Today, we commemorate sixty years of our country’s independence. We do so by reflecting on the vision, great sacrifice, and courage of those who led, those who helped them lead, and those who embraced their leadership to usher in our sovereignty as an independent nation in the Commonwealth. Sixty years ago, Sir Milton Margai admonished citizens of the …

Tuesday 27 April 2021.                                                                                                                     His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commemorated Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Anniversary with eight foreign dignitaries and reminded the occasion of the countries’ common interests as well as threats they face in the sub-region. Present at the day’s ceremony were His Excellencies President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana, who is also Chairman of …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone yesterday declared the Presidency and candidacy of Julius Maada Bio under the ticket of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) valid. The consolidated presidential election petition matter filed by former flag bearer of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) Dr. Samura MW Kamara, Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, Secretary General …

By: Yusuf Keketoma Sandi Esq. There are many great things President Julius Maada Bio has done for which he has been credited as the first sitting President to achieve whether it is the implementation of the Free Quality School Education Programme, the repeal of Part V of the Public Order Act, 1965 or the selection of Sierra Leone as eligible …

The First Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Deha ERPEK, has called at the Presidential Lodge on Hill Station to bid farewell to His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, after his tour of duty. He also thanked the President and the people of Sierra Leone for their support during his tenure, adding that his service in the country would be …

By: Adam Yusif Mohamed Kargbo. It could be recalled that when His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio was campaigning for the 2018 elections, he kept telling Sierra Leoneans that he was going to be a President who will take development to every nook and cranny in Sierra Leone for everyone (be you Mende, Limba, Loko, Soso, Fula etc.) to benefit …

The Office of the Clerk of Parliament announces for the information of Hon. Members of Parliament, that pursuant to Section 86 (1) of Act No. 6 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, that His Excellency, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone has convened an Emergency Sitting of Parliament on Monday 19th April 2021 in …