IPAM-USL concludes orientation ceremony for freshmen and women

About 3,500 freshmen and women admitted into the four faculties of the Institute of Public Administration and Management, University of SierraLeone (IPAM, USL) to pursue degrees in various disciplines have completed a two-day Orientation exercise on Saturday, 6th January 2024 organised by the IPAM administration at its Tower Hill Campus in Freetown. In her keynote […]
Safe Space SL empowers girls on self-esteem, reproductive health and skills

By Yusuf Ibrahim Kamara On 6th January, 2024, the Safe Space SL organized the first cohort reunion for girls at Aberdeen Beach in Freetown. Safe Space Sierra Leone Community Girls Circle is an initiative that seeks to create a world where women and girls are protected from discrimination and violence. They also provide…...
The young female student who is poised to look after kids

By Sheku Putka Kamara For Mariama S Kanu, giving back to society has always been a dream come true and true to her words, she has succeeded to look after fifty (50) school pupils in Port Loko district, northern Sierra Leone. Speaking to Expo Times, she explained how her desire to support kids…...
Key highlights of former President Ernest Koroma treason case

On Wednesday, 3rd January, 2024, at a magistrate court in the capital Freetown, before Magistrate Santigie Bangura, Sierra Leone’s former president, Ernest Bai Koroma, was formally charged with treason, misprision of treason and two counts of harbouring. The erstwhile head of state is alleged to have involved in overthrowing the government of his successor, President…...
Failed coup: Ex-President Ernest Koroma charged with treason

Ernest Bai Koroma, immediate former president of Sierra Leone has been charged with treason following investigations into a coup attempt on 26th November last year. The former president and several others have been undergoing investigations in Freetown at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sierra Leone Police. In a post on Facebook…...
Coup attempt: 12 persons charged with treason and other offences

The Republic of Sierra Leone has charged Amadu Koita and 11 others, including ex-police and correctional officers, for their roles in the 26th November, 2023 failed coup. This is according to a public notice from the Ministry of Information and Civic Education dated Tuesday, 2nd January, 2024 and signed by Information Minister Chernor Bah. The…...
Sexual harassment: A war on society we must fight and win

By Alusine Fullah Speaking recently in her flagship programme, First Lady Fatima Bio said: “A working environment or workplace culture that is sexually permeated or hostile can definitely amount to inefficiency”. Whether in the military, schools, colleges, the media, hospitals, or in the office, women for years have voiced concerns about sexual harassment,…...
Agriculture is the way to Sierra Leone’s prosperity

By Alusine Fullah Agriculture contributes massively to the economy of Sierra Leone. Food is one of the inevitable essentials of existence and agriculture makes it happen. It is arguably the largest sector in the country with a huge portion of the country’s population engaging in it. Therefore, economic growth and poverty reduction in…...
NCTVA accredits Bread Avenue

By Sulaiman Jalloh In a move to improve technical and vocational learning in Sierra Leone, the National Council for Technical and Other Academic Awards (NCTVA), through the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, accredited the Bread Avenue located at Wellington, East Freetown. Bread Avenue is owned and operated by…...
Presidential pardon: LAJ walks home a free man

By Sulaiman Jalloh President Julius Maada Bio on Monday, January 1st, 2024, pardoned three hundred and fifty-two inmates across the country, including popular rapper Alhaji Amadu Bah alias LAJ or King Boss LA. Of the pardoned inmates, eleven were females – five from Freetown and six from the regions. This is the largest […]