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By: Tommy Sidikie  Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director of Sierra Leone’s National Sports Authority (NSA), appealed to UNESCO to support the promotion of African traditional games and sports on Tuesday, 17th September 2024. During a meeting with Abdulrahman Lamin, head of UNESCO’s Southern Regional Office in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dr. Abdulai highlighted Sierra Leone’s leadership…

By: Edrie Caleb John On Friday, 13th September 2024, a Nigerian national, Edwin Uwa Ogbonna, was remanded in custody at the Male Correctional Facility after making his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No.1. Ogbonna faces ten counts, including kidnapping, possession of prohibited drugs, and dealing in prohibited drugs. According to…

By: Edrie Caleb John  A devastating seven-story building collapse occurred yesterday, September 17, 2024, at 57 Bai Bureh Road, Shell New Road, leaving eight people dead and six survivors rescued. More people are feared trapped beneath the debris, with rescue efforts ongoing. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. when the National Disaster Management Agency…

By: Saidu Jalloh  In a milestone ceremony held on September 14, 2024, at Eastern Technical University, 50 young Sierra Leoneans received certification for completing an upskilling program in building and construction. The program, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education and UNDP, aimed to enhance the competencies of these individuals, preparing…

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine Tragedy descended upon Freetown again on Monday morning. A seven story building along Bai Bureh Road, Kissy Shell, collapsed this morning around 11am local time. According to Brima Sesay, Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), “many people were trapped under the rubble”, but he was unable to provide…

By: DS A disturbing incident has been reported at Leone Rock Metal, where an employee, Ousman Kamara, was involved in a severe work-related accident on September 10th. According to sources, Kamara was struck on the neck by a cable while working at the Kingho Leone Rock 1B plant. He was rushed to the Holy Spirit…

By: Tommy Sidikie  Christian Saborowski, Deputy Division Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), paid a courtesy visit to President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at State House. The meeting aimed to update the President on the progress of ongoing negotiations under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura reported that…

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine  In a shocking revelation, a recent study has exposed a staggering 91,494 induced abortions in Sierra Leone within a span of just 12 months. The research, conducted by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), paints a grim picture of a country grappling with a hidden crisis. The study, supported…

By: Elizabeth A Kaine A delegation from the Michigan State National Guard, accompanied by the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone and the Deputy Minister of Defense, paid a courtesy visit to President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at State House on September 11, 2024. Deputy Minister of Defense, Colonel (Retired) Muana Brima Massaquoi, presented the delegation…

By: Edrie Caleb John On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Court No. 2, Pademba Road, committed the treason trial of two accused persons, Alie Badara Kanu and Thaimu Bangura, to the High Court of Sierra Leone. The accused persons faced two counts of Treason and Misprision of Treason, contravening the laws of…