Caf decision over Togo makes no sense

Not since Buckingham Palace took so long to respond Princess Diana’s death in 1997 has an organisation so badly misjudged the mood of the public. For the decision by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to expel Togo from the next two Africa Cup of Nations – following their Angola 2010 withdrawal after their team [...]

President Koroma has to act.

President Ernest Koroma’s recent admonitions of  his ministers and civil servants  for the  corruption at the citadel of state institutions is a rhetoric that he need to translate in to effective political actions if his policies on attitudinal change and zero tolerance  is to succeed. The president took office with corruption as prevalent as ever. [...]

ECOWAS development partners agree on promotion of peace and security initiatives

The 7th edition of the ECOWAS-Development Partners coordination meeting ended in Abuja with participants agreeing on the need to support ECOWAS’ initiatives on peace and security, including the imposition of sanctions on erring Member States. This agreement was part of the outcome of two days of talks which centered on peace and security, deepening of [...]

In response to JOBs New Year message

Please permit me to comment on the New Year’s message from the national chairman of the opposition SLPP, Mr. John Benjamin. Whilst I sympathize with the thrust of his statement, we must never forget that the APC, unlike the SLPP, is good at protecting their party’s interest.  For the SLPP to surge forward, the SLPP [...]

Orlangba Khanu, African Champion and the SLPP

It is always a Herculean task to attempt to separate the antics of the African Champion newspaper from those of one of its lead writers. It has been suggested that Orlangba Khanu is the pen name of the newspaper’s proprietor and former managing editor, Mohamed Dadis Koroma, the very active and result oriented deputy Minister [...]

Koindu border posts commissioning is tomorrow!!

Mandated by an Act of Parliament, 2002, the National Revenue Authority is charged with the responsibility of mustering domestic revenue to fund national developments undertaken by governments, be they past or present. To an extent, the NRA has helped in reinforcement revenue collection in Sierra Leone. (Photo: PA John Baimba Sesay) This 2002 NRA Act [...]

President Koroma leads Sierra Leone’s delegation to AU Summit

His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma led Sierra Leone’s delegation to the 14th Ordinary Session Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union currently taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. President Koroma who also doubles as the Vice Chairman of the Commission arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday 30th January 2010 [...]

Where APC has not made a difference?

I am reproducing this piece in an attempt to remind us all about some issues that came up in the press some months back. However, I am doing this piece with some editing and with additional views. (Photo: Pa John Baimba Sesay) A Sierra Leonean, living in Niger, by the name of Idrissa Conteh, aka [...]

Deputy Trade Minister Impressed with S/Leone High Commission Support

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Hon. Mabinty Daramy has on-behalf of her visiting team, expressed  appreciation to the Headship of Sierra Leone High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria for giving her the necessary support to carry out her official duties at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).  (Photo: Hon. Deputy Minister Mabinty Daramy [...]

Sierra Leone Commended on Guinea Crisis

The International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea over the weekend ended a meeting at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, a Press Release sent to the Sierra Leone Embassy states. According to the release from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) General Secretariat in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the  meeting reviewed the latest [...]

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