Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: President Julius Maada Bio today made his first visit to Kono, amid a thundering welcome from the people of the district who came out in their thousands to catch a glimpse of the president and his wife – Mrs Fatima Bio. Vice president Dr. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: In Ghana, unidentified men on motorbikes have shot dead local journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale in the capital Accra. According to media reports, he was shot three times whilst driving home, after a politician called for retribution against him for reporting corruption in Ghana’s football. Ahmed [Read More]

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: If anyone was in any doubt about the powers of Parliament, I would advise they check with Dr. James Vibby, the CEO of the Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Board. Poor Dr. Vibby made the cardinal mistake of falling afoul of Hon. Veronica [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2019: There has been a spate of reported attacks on journalists recently in Sierra Leone, with the latest taking place against AYV reporters in Makeni two days ago. The attack took place when the CID officers visited the former President Ernest Bai Koroma [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2019: The National Assets and Government Property Commission was at State House yesterday, where its Chairman – Abu Hindolo Moseray, presented the commission’s Report for 2018 to president Julius Maada Bio. Abu Hindolo Moseray, said the 2018 report covers major activities his Commission has undertaken, [Read More]

Abdul Malik Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2019: Sierra Leone diplomatic mission in Nairobi, which also serves as permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has confirmed that its staff and all [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2019: It is the New Year 2019, and under normal circumstances, it should mark the time for new beginnings. Many people make resolutions that are hardly kept.  Sierra Leone has a new government and hopes for new beginnings, for our nation appears to [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 January 2019: Yesterday, Tuesday 15 January 2019, the Sierra Leone Muslim Congress and the Forum of Islamic Organisation for Peaceful Coexistence, met with president Julius Maada Bio at State House, where they commended him for his fight against corruption. Secretary-General of the Congress – Professor Babatunde [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 January 2019: The new Ombudsman of Sierra Leone – Leon Jenkins-Johnston, yesterday met with local journalists at a press conference held in his office at Charlotte Street, Freetown, where he briefed the media about his plans for moving the office of Ombudsman forwards. Ombudsman Leon Jenkins-Johnston [Read More]