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…...
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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…...
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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…...
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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…...
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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…...
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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 […]
Sierra Leone Embassy in Liberia donates food, sanitary items to prisoners at Monrovia Central Prison
The Sierra Leone Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, generously contributed assorted food items and sanitary materials to Sierra Leonean prisoners at the Monrovia Central Prison on December 27th, 2023. The Deputy Ambassador, representing President Julius Maada Bio and Ambassador Eddie S. Massally, conveyed greetings and assured ongoing support to the inmates. Emphasizing their commitment, he […]
Circulation of Old Leone Ends Tomorrow
By Amara Thoronka In an earlier statement from the Central Bank of Sierra Leone, on the redenomination of the Leone, it was communicated that tomorrow, Sunday, 31st December, 2023, the Old Leone would cease to be the legal tender of Sierra Leone. Notwithstanding the end of the Old Leone’s lifespan, the country’s banking…...
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Ambassador Yongawo Presents Letter of Credence to Georgia President
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Russia Federation and accredited to Georgia, Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo, on Wednesday, 20th December, 2023, presented Letter of Credence to the President of Georgia, Her Excellency Salome Zourabichvili. The official ceremony of the presentation was held in the Orbelian Palace in the […]
