Tag: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone bans right-hand vehicles
Sierra Leone has announced a ban on the import and use of right-hand drive vehicles, saying they posed a threat…
Koroma’s party wins majority in Parliament
Sierra Leone’s ruling party scored a majority of seats in parliament on Tuesday after general elections which the main opposition…
Koroma takes oath, begins second term journey
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma was sworn-in as president Friday night after a convincing win and vowed to transform the…
Sierra Leone: Koroma re-elected for second term
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma swept to a second term Friday, winning 58 percent of votes in a poll that…
Anis Halloway Is Back
Sierra Leone-born TV host and musician, Anis Halloway, has returned to Nigeria with a new single, Think I Love You.…
Early results favour Koroma as Sierra Leone tallies the votes
Voting has ended in Sierra Leone and the electoral officials have begun the tallying of votes after a general elections…
Sierra-Leoneans troop to the polls
Sierra Leoneans cast their votes Saturday in the country’s third poll since the end of a brutal civil war, a…
Sierra Leone decides between Bio and Koroma
FREETOWN (AFP) – Sierra Leone readied Friday for a high-stakes election in which incumbent Ernest Koroma is seeking a second…
Nigeria Still 58th On FIFA Ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles maintained their 58th position on the world ranking released early today by the world football governing body,…
Cholera kills 348 in S/Leone, Guinea
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected…
Tega, Edwards Out Of Project Fame
Nigeria’s Tega and Sierra Leone’s Edward have emerged the first contestants to be shown the exit door from the on-going…
176 die in Sierra Leone’s cholera epidemic
Sierra Leone’s government on Thursday declared a cholera outbreak a national emergency after 176 deaths and 10,800 reported cases since…
S/Leone Overtake Nigeria On FIFA Ranking
Sierra Leone senior national team have overtaken the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the latest FIFA ranking released early Wednesday in…
Outrage as Sierra Leone jacks up fees for political aspirants
Sierra Leone’s elections body on Tuesday announced a hundred-fold hike in the fee to run for president in November, prompting…
Libel: Ambassador Loses Case
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Ambassador Godson Echegele, has lost a case he filed against Tempo, the defunct sister publication…
MTN Project Fame Audition Begins
The audition for the MTN Project Fame, West Africa (Season 5) commenced today at the British Hall, Tower Hill, and…
Taylor seeking leniency says he was a peace maker
Convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor accused UN prosecutors Wednesday of paying witnesses to testify against him as he addressed a…
Taylor’s Lawyer Seeks Lesser Sentence
Lawyers defending convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Friday sought a lesser sentence than the 80 years suggested by the…
Ex-Liberian leader Taylor Found Guilty of War crimes
Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday of arming rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war in return for blood diamonds,…
Taylor verdict a warning to world leaders, says AI
The conviction of Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone has sent out a clear message to leaders…
Wolves Won’t Give Up -Cooreman
Warri Wolves coach, Maurice Cooreman, has backed his side to oust FC Kallon from the CAF Confederation Cup after both…
CAF Tourney: Warri Wolves Draw Kallon
Nigeria’s Warri Wolves began their campaign in the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup on a goalless note at the National Stadium…
Confederation Cup: Warri Wolves Target Victory Over Kallon
Goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim and Sunday Mba have declared that Warri Wolves are eyeing an outright win in Freetown when they…
Skye Bank Introduces New Funds Transfer Service
To further enhance trade and facilitate payment in the West African sub-region, Skye Bank has introduced a funds transfer service…
Bringing Hope To The Disabled: As Amputees Nations Cup Begins In Ghana
Africa’s recent history is punctuated with nasty civil wars in Angola, Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan and others. Most are…
Ahead Pepsi-ICC T20 Cricket Women Tourney: Lagos Stars Top List Of Invited Players
Players from Lagos top the list of players invited by the Nigeria Cricket Federation, NCF, ahead of the Pepsi ICC-Africa…
Siasia’s Eagles, A Hope For Nigeria —Ikpeba
Former Nigerian international, Victor Ikpeba says the Super Eagles paraded by Samson Siasia in Wednesday’s international friendly against the Leone…
Leone Stars Dare Eagles
Sierra Leone’s senior national team, the Leone Stars have boasted they would beat Coach Samson Siasia and his Super Eagles…
Cricket: Team Nigeria Prepare For African Tourney
The Nigeria U-15 Cricket team, which went on break last Monday, 29 November, are expected back at their Ibadan training…