As Shears-Moses Report out – Musa Tarawally in hot water

The embattled Minister of Internal Affairs, Musa Tarawally was spotted moving about the capital, Freetown, on Saturday, March 24 at Brookfields by St. Joseph’s Covent onboard a black Mercedes Benz AGR 833 without his official bodyguards.   (Photo: Musa’s Benz due for fuelling at the Total Gas Station) Some youths around the vicinity were concerned because [...]

People’s Honourable endorses President Koroma, vows support to Sweissy

Mr. Bundu, commonly known as People’s Honourable, a close confidant to His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma pledges his fullest support to the Sweissy Jewellers’ Association on Saturday March 24, over the weekend. The People’s Honourable, is known popularly for his generosity with young folks. He declared his support to the association shortly after the ‘one [...]

27 UDM members declare for SLPP

27 members of the United Democratic Movement Party (UDM) have defected to the main opposition the Sierra Leone People’s Party, (SLPP) on Friday March 23. Making their declaration at the SLPP’s headquarters, Wallace Johnson Street, Freetown they said as former Executive and Non-Executive Members of the UDM coming from 105, 106 and 107 constituencies their [...]

Minister of Defence launches armed forces magazine

The Minister of Defence, Alfred Palo Conteh has launched the maiden edition of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces magazine on Friday March 23, at the Mayong Officers Mess, Wilberforce Barracks, Freetown. He told journalists that the DEFENDER magazine is a quarterly periodical published with an idea of making the military issues public.  (Photo: [...]

Three minutes with SO Williams

In a three minute interview, Brigadier SO Williams, the Acting Chief of Defence Staff spoke to the Abu Bakarr Sulaiman Tarawally, the Acting Editor of Sierra Express on what difference the Armed Forces Magazine publication will create in the news market. Tell us as Editor–in-Chief of the DEFENDER Magazine what role it will serve the [...]

Mister Idiot – I’m friends with MOD

He asked us to be friends; I honoured the invitation so hurriedly. Hi idiot, I shouted to myself. Why can’t you be friends with Palo, at least he says he is tired of being bashed always for the wrong reasons. He doesn’t like it any more. The idiot of my journalist, I said what! Could [...]

Making sense of the ‘Million Man Thanks and Patriotic marches’

Sierra Leonean traders and exporters on Saturday March 24th filled the streets of the capital Freetown in rallies taking off from Up-gun roundabout to the National Stadium in a ‘Thanks’ march showing how grateful they are to President Ernest Bai Koroma. The rallies were well coordinated and saw traders leaving the various streets and moved [...]

A new dawn in the RSLAF

Over the past decade, tremendous efforts, time and resources have been invested to restructure the RSLAF. Successive government of Sierra Leone through their development partners (IMATT, DFID) and other friendly nations in pursuance of peace and security targeted the RSLAF through the post conflict security sector Reforms program as one of the key institutional pillars [...]

Press Release – Sierra Leone Govt White Paper on Shears-Moses Commission Report

Sierra Leone Government Press Release re Government White Paper on Shears-Moses Commission Report The Government of Sierra Leone today (23 March, 2012) publicized its reaction to the report of the Shears-Moses Commission of Inquiry in a special Government White-Paper signed by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Franklyn Bai Kargbo. The Shears-Moses Commission of Inquiry [...]

Sierra Leone Govt White Paper on Shear Moses Inquiry

GOVERNMENT’S WHITE PAPER ON THE SHEARS-MOSES COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO INCIDENTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND INTOLERANCE OCCURING IN GENDEMA, FREETOWN AND KENEMA 1.      The Shears-Moses Commission of Inquiry into incidence of political violence and intolerance occurring in Gendema, Freetown and Kenema was established by His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President, by Constitutional Instrument No. [...]

NACSA to pay Le 70 Million

Dr. T.B Kamara, Medical Consultant at the National Action for Social Action (NaCSA) solicited to treat war victims, told Sierra Express Media in a chat that he discontinued his services on war victims due to a sum of Le70 million the institution owes him. Dr. Kamara says the amount bargained for the patients’ bills has [...]

Femi Mansaray boosts education in Fadugu

In response to the felt needs of students in the Kasonkoh section, Fadugu Chiefdom, in the Koinadugu District, Akmed Femi Mansaray donated two desk top computers and KVA Generators to the Fadugu Agricultural Secondary School and the Kasonkoh Islamic Secondary School respectively at the Kasonkoh Court Barray, Fadugu on March 15, this year. According to [...]

SEM News Brief

John Leigh Goes Red – Former Ambassador and flag bearer aspirant for the opposition Sierra Leone People Party (SLPP), Ambassador John Leigh has crossed his loyalty to the ruling All People Congress (APC). In a letter sent to the Leader of the APC, President Ernest Bai Koroma, he highlighted candid reasons for his official declaration [...]

World Vision helping needy children in Bumpe Ngao

There was a scene of extravaganza, cultural drumming and dancing, following the official handing over ceremony of facilities focused on the well-being of children by World Vision Sierra Leone to chiefdom administration, local councils and government representatives. The project was made possible with funds provided by World Vision Hong Kong and Taiwan which is making [...]

Progress on African Petroleum in West Africa

Between 21 and 23, March 2012 African Petroleum Corporation, one of the largest net exploration acreage holders in the West Africa, has confirmed some discoveries, adding to its portfolio of oil exploration exploit in the region. According to Petroleum Africa, the world’s leading magazine dedicated to following the petroleum industry in Africa, the company, which [...]

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