Sunday’s attack was a failed coup attempt – Says Minister Bah
By; Sulaiman Jalloh Chernor Bah, Information and Civic Education Minister, has said the security incident on Sunday, November 26th 2023, was a failed coup attempt to unseat the democratically elected government of President Maada Bio. According to the Information Minister, the act of breaking into the armoury at Wilberforce Military Barracks and attacking […]
New Ambassador Presents Letter of Credence to Chinese Foreign Ministry
The newly appointed Sierra Leone Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Dr. Abu Bakarr Karim presented copies of his letter of credence to the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing, Capital City of the PRC on 24th November, 2023. At the presentation ceremony, the Director General of the Protocol Department of the Chinese Foreign […]
Media and politics
By; Alusine Fullah Are the mass media too influential in politics today? Do journalists merely report and analyse the daily happenings of political parties fairly and objectively? Are they too often setting the agenda for the politicians themselves? What role should the mass media play in the political process? Since its inception, the […]
Passive Green Well is illegal – Bank of Sierra Leone warns
Alusine Fullah The Bank of Sierra Leone has in a statement warned that Passive Green Well (PGW), an entity which has been enticing individuals to invest in a covert financial scheme via mobile money, is illegal. “The Bank of Sierra Leone hereby informs the public that it has not granted a license to the […]
KUSH: Boy, 19, stabs 8-year-old to death
By; Alusine Fullah 9-year-old Umaro Daboh stabbed his 8-year-old cousin Fatmata Mansaray, an action that reported caused her death. The incidence took place at 11 Korgbende Street in Koidu City, Gbense Chiefdom, Kono District. Mohamed Daboh, stepfather of the suspect, informed Expo Times that at around 5: 30a.m on Thursday, 23th November, 2023, Umaro […]
Most of the leaders have been arrested – President Bio says
By; Amara Thoronka In a televised address to the nation on the evening hours of Sunday, November 26th, 2023, President Julius Maada Bio confirmed arrests of those with the greatest responsibility for recent disturbing security breaches at the armoury at Wilberforce Military Barrack and some prison facilities in Freetown in the early hours of […]
Armoury break-in: Govt imposes dusk to dawn curfew
By; Amara Thoronka Government has lifted the indefinite nationwide curfew that was declared following a break into the armoury at Wilberforce Barracks in Freetown in the early hours of Sunday, November 26th, 2023; a situation that resulted in several happenings of unrest, including heavy gun firing and prison break. According to the […]
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ECOWAS calls for arrest, prosecution of persons involved in breaking into military armoury
By; Amara Thoronka The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the break into the military armoury at the Wilberforce Military Barracks in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. The West African regional bloc has called for those involved to be arrested and prosecuted. “ECOWAS has learnt with utter disgust a plot […]
Information Ministry provides update on latest security situation
Following the nationwide curfew declared by the Government in response to an incident of break into the armoury at the Wilberforce Barracks in the early hours of Sunday, 26th November, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education has provided latest update. Below is the update (verbatim): The security forces have pushed back the […]
