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November 2009

Between yesterday 4th November 2009 and today 5th November 2009, President Ernest Bai Koroma engaged in a series of activities. Apart from doing some changes in his cabinet yesterday, he also had a lengthy cabinet

My last but one trip to Kono was prior to the 2008 local council elections. Then, I was with Awoko newspaper; the paper had a system in place, and may be the only paper doing

Human Rights advocate Fayia Sellu recently conducted a talk in San Francisco, USA sensitizing the crowd to Sierra Leone’s past and the effect of war, civil or otherwise on children.  Mr. Sellu concluded his talk

The Anti-Corruption Commission today charged SHEIKU TEJAN KOROMA, Minister of Health and Sanitation on a three count indictment. The charges are abuse of office contrary to Section 42 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Act 2008, abuse

The general public is hereby informed that Mr. Sheku Tejan Koroma, Minister of Health and Sanitation, was today charged to court in Freetown by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [caption id="attachment_2410" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Leonard Balogun Koroma (on the

President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday 2nd November 2009 welcomed two new envoys from Italy and Malaysia who presented their letters of credence respectively and separately at a State House ceremony. The new Italian Ambassador, Giancarlo Izzo,

The Minister of Information and Communications was quoted recently as saying that the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) would be included in the government delegation to the forthcoming London conference on Sierra Leone. If

Information unveiled by Sierra Express Media reveals that the life of Sierra Leone’s controversial political musician Emmerson Bockarie is under threat as certain individuals have planned to ‘silence’ him forever. According to reports, some individuals, reported

The Njala University College continues to manifest problems of mass failure with the Information Technology Department being the latest to prove this dismal output. From the  final release in the IT Department dated for Friday, 30th

Director for Policy and Legal Affairs of the National Revenue Authority has told people in Kono and Makeni that the Finance Act of 2009 is relevant to the socio-economic development of the state as it

Finally, it is all over now, those days when the life of a chicken was more valued than that of a man, these were the days of the brutal war in Sierra Leone in which

Reader society is very complex nowadays most especially the one we’re living in. Most single people complain at the lack of good guys and honest ladies but the ultimate question is would you compromise and

When we vote people into power or a place of authority, are we not voting them in so that they seek our interest and represent us fairly? Yes, we elect people into the seats of power

O my gosh! Sometimes people come on so strong that we can’t help being bowled over or appalled and go ‘whoa.’ It hurts when we try to put our feelings across to someone and they don’t

Education Programme Co-ordinator Save the Children Sierra Leone, Mr. James Brima, has lambasted the current state of education in the country, describing it as deplorable and in need of more attention and commitment. According to Mr.