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Sierra Leone

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:49:53 GMT
Moherst Signs MOU With Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, Sierra Leone
[The Point] The Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Professor Pierre Gomez, and a delegation from his ministry and Gambia College have concluded their visit to Sierra Leone as a follow-up on a series of consultat...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:18:32 GMT
Journalist Sorie Saio Sesay Detained for 6 Days
[CPJ] Abuja -- Authorities in Sierra Leone should drop their investigation into journalist Sorie Saio Sesay, return his mobile phone, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalist said Tuesday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:27:54 GMT
Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone - Iwobi, Osimhen Spare Eagles' Blushes Against Hard-Fighting Leone Stars
[Premium Times] It needed a comeback win for Jose Peseiro to snag his first competitive win as Eagles coach

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:02:35 GMT
Super Eagles Will Show Strength Against Sierra Leone - Peseiro
[Daily Trust] Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, has declared that the Super Eagles will go out in full force when they take on the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in their opening match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:17:19 GMT
ECSL, ECOWAS Train Journalists Ahead of 2023 Elections
[Concord] The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (EC-SL) and partners including ECOWAS, European Union and Germany Cooperation, yesterday Monday, June 6, commenced a-two-day training for journalists on elections reporting.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:17:19 GMT
CSO Condemns Politicisation of Mid-Term Census Result
[Concord] Human Rights Defenders Network (HRDN-SL) has in its press statement condemned the politicization of the Mid-Term Census provisional results, saying linking the census to elections is not in the interest of the security and development of th...

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:17:18 GMT
Mid Term Census Results - What Have Been the Reactions So Far?
[Concord] Statistics Sierra Leone has on Tuesday last week announced the provisional results of the Mid Term Census conducted in December last year. From the results, Sierra Leone population has grown to 7,541,641 as against 7,075,641 in 2015.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:17:15 GMT
Disability, Discrimination and the Resilient Journey of Charles N.U Senesie
[Concord] Education is not meant for disables. People like you are not relevant in society. These were some of the common stereotypic expressions that young Charles or maybe now, the 41 year old man recalled being told whenever he had asked his paren...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:06:18 GMT
Afcon 2023 - Nigeria's Coach Peseiro Speaks Ahead Sierra Leone Game
[Premium Times] Peseiro reiterated that the focus of the team is to win Thursday's game against Sierra Leone.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:52:20 GMT
Eagles Must Beat Sierra Leone to Show Supremacy, Says Peseiro
[This Day] Super Eagles Head Coach, Jose Santos Peseiro, has tasked the Super Eagles to show they are better than Sierra Leone in the Africa Cup 2023 qualifier.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:46:53 GMT
Sierra Leone 1st Lady Calls for More Women Empowerment
[The Point] The first lady of Sierra Leone, Mrs Fatima Maada Bio, has called on Africans to champion issues that will give women voices and freedom. She made this statement on Saturday at a press conference held in Tamala.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:57:04 GMT
Nigeria Vs Sierra Leone - How to Watch Super Eagles Opening Afcon 2023 Qualifying Match
[Premium Times] Watching Nigeria against Sierra Leone live at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Abuja, is not an option.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:28:03 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - New Super Eagles Goalkeepers Eye Victory Over Sierra Leone
[Premium Times] The two new goalkeepers are keen on experiencing victory with the Super Eagles

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:31:51 GMT
Gambia And Sierra Leone 1st Ladies Receive Honourary Doctorate Degree Awards
[The Point] The Gambia's first lady Fatoumatta Bah Barrow and her counterpart Mrs. Fatima Maada Bio of Sierra Leonean were awarded with Honourary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters on Saturday during the sixth graduation ceremony of the American Inte...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:30:47 GMT
UNDP-Sierra Leone Donates Equipment to Marwopnet Radio
[New Dawn] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Mano River Union (MRU), has turned over several broadcast equipment to the Mano River Peace Network (MARWOPNET) radio station in Grand Cape Mount Co...

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:14:29 GMT
2023 Afcon Qualifiers - Super Eagles Seek Redemption Against Sierra Leone
[Vanguard] The Super Eagles have vowed to put things right ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:33:54 GMT
Nigerian Airline to Operate As Sierra Leone National Carrier
[This Day] Xejet Limited and the government of the Republic of Sierra Leone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Nigerian airline to operate regional and international flights for the West African nation, using Lungi International ...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:00:48 GMT
Standard Bank Still Considering Financing the EACOP Pipeline #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Climate activists have demanded answers from Standard Bank for its involvement and continued support for oil and gas projects on the African continent, even as the worst effects of the climate crisis are being seen and felt.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 04:48:11 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - Super Eagles Begin Training in Abuja As Sierra Leone Arrive for Group Opener
[Premium Times] The Sierra Leone entourage has arrived in Nigeria ahead of Thursday's tie.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:57 GMT
Examination Malpractice - ACC Cracks Down On 11 Pupils
[Concord] Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Scorpion Squad has yesterday raided and arrested 11 pupils taking the Mathematics WASSCE exam in the house of one Ibrahim Turay near a school at Deep Eye Water, ACC Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala wrote on...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:56 GMT
EU Supports School Green Club in Poetry and Arts Competition
[Concord] The Delegation of the European Union to Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Sierra Leone School Green Club (SLSGC) will on Monday 6th June 2022, organise a youth climate poetry and arts competition for Senior Secondary Schools, to raise ...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:54 GMT
UN Resident Coordinator Commends First Lady, GOSL for Improving Menstrual Health
[Concord] The UN resident Coordinator, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi has commended the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio and the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) for providing transformative leadership in advancing the menstrual health o...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:53 GMT
High Court to Try Bike Rider for Alleged Murder
[Concord] Twenty-nine-year-old bike rider, Ibrahim Mohamed Kamara, was yesterday committed to the High Court of Freetown by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Pademba Road Court No.1 for the alleged murder of one Alpha Sankoh.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:51 GMT
Parliament Ends Debate: Is SLPP Under Heat?
[Concord] There is an adage that says, "It's a stubborn fly that follows the cops to the grave."Parliamentary debate on the president's speech delivered during the State Opening of the Fifth Session of the Second Republic has come to an end after fou...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:48 GMT
Buhari Meets WABA President, Urges Collaboration With West African Leaders to Tackle Subregion's Economic Challenges
[Concord] President Muhammadu Buhari has charged executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge a closer collaboration with leaders to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:41:46 GMT
Team Washington Returns Home With Award of Excellence
[Concord] There is no telling that SLPPNA Washington Metro Chapter continues to be not only the largest chapter in North America, but also an exemplary SLPPNA chapter in the whole of North America.The chapter is currently headed by Mrs. Fatmata Dausy...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:23:23 GMT
Stabbed - the True Story Behind the Death of Staff Sergeant Barrie At Presidential Lodge
[Concord] The late hours of May 17th and the early hours of May 18th were awash with social media posting about the death of one Staff Sergent Barrie, who was alleged to have been shot dead at the President Lodge by his colleague because the former w...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:05:34 GMT
CARL Concludes Refresher Training for 22 Court Monitors
[Concord] The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law on 26th May, 2022 organized a day-long training for Court Monitors at the SLAJ Headquarters in Freetown. The training was arranged as part of a UNDP-funded project that seeks to strengthen the r...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:05:33 GMT
Wellington Fire Survivor - I Survived, but I Don't Know What Happened to My Passengers
[Concord] Early November last year, a fuel tanker exploded in Wellington after colliding with a truck, killing dozens of people and leaving dozens injured.

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:05:31 GMT
Commonwealth Games Aquatics Centre Complete
[Concord] Construction work on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre is all completed few months before the commencement of the2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.



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