The International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8, every year to commemorate the milestone of women across the globe in several areas of humanity. This day is a national holiday in Sierra Leone. Suffice to say that in a society like Sierra Leone where majority of its women live…

As part of its mission to encouraging academic and moral excellence among the youth, the National Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 recognized outstanding candidates who took the National Primary School Examination (NPSE), Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), and the West African Senior…

By Alusine Sesay The announcement of his departure came as a shock to many Sierra Leoneans, especially management and staff of Freetown Terminal Limited, stakeholders of communities where Bollore operate, the media and charitable organisations and children supported by the Company. Kokan will be replaced by the current General Manager…

By Alusine Sesay A senior staff of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has on Monday described the decision of the Board of Directors to indefinitely suspend the Executive Director, Ibrahim Sannoh, as groundless. The source who spoke on anonymity said that Sannoh had been working tirelessly to transform…

By Desmond Tunde Coker Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is widespread in Sierra Leone even though it’s illegal and constitutes harmful practice, according to the laws of Sierra Leone. According to the 2013 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey by Statistics Sierra Leone, 40.2% of women aged 15–49 who have undergone…

By Desmond Tunde Coker The Founder and Director of the Sierra Leone Association of Albinos (SLAA), Mohamed Osman Kamara has said that persons with Albinism in Sierra Leone face stigma and discrimination. He said that they started experiencing multiple forms of discrimination immediately they were born, and that they have…

By Desmond Tunde Coker Isatu Kamara, a mother of six children, and Hawa Kalokoh, a mother four children, lost their husbands to the coronavirus pandemic last year, and since then life has been miserable for them and their children. Both recounted that hey face psychological trauma and economic difficulties, as…

The Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management of Orange-SL on Tuesday September 21, 2021 stormed the southern city of Bo. The purpose of the visit was to appreciate their numerous customers, engage the local and traditional authorities on the services and importance of linking up with Orange-SL. The visit will…

By Alusine Sesay Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is widespread in Sierra Leone even though it’s illegal and constitutes harmful practice, according to the laws of Sierra Leone. According to the 2013 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey by Statistics Sierra Leone, 40.2% of women aged 15–49 who have undergone FGM…