Sierra Leone Premier League side Kallon FC is set to travel to Nigeria to compete in the 2024 edition of the COAL CITY INTERNATIONAL CUP. The Cavaliers will face off against topflight clubs from various countries in the sub-region. Enugu, Nigeria, is preparing to host the inaugural edition of this prestigious international pre-season football tournament…
Newly promoted Bhantal FC secured 2nd place in the 2023/2024 Leone Rock Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Mighty Blackpool FC. Bhantal FC ended the season with 61 points, ahead of FC Kallon and others. The team won two of their last three matches against Bo Rangers, FC Kallon, and Mighty Blackpool. Despite a…
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, under the leadership of Conrad Sackey, has teamed up with representatives from the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and other development partners to initiate the distribution of 78,000 menstrual hygiene kits across several districts in Sierra Leone. This collaborative effort spans Western Rural, Port Loko, Bombali,…
On Monday, June 24, 2024, U.S. Ambassador Bryan David Hunt visited Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, who serves as the Speaker of Sierra Leone’s Sixth Parliament. Ambassador Hunt extended congratulations to Speaker Thomas for his historic election as the youngest Speaker in the country’s parliamentary history. During the courtesy call, Ambassador Hunt expressed keen interest…
Orange SL has donated a set of desktop computers to Lumley Central Hospital. The donation, which took place on June 21, 2024, is part of ongoing efforts to bolster healthcare administrative capabilities and support the Orange Foundation’s initiatives for the President Dr. Julius Maada Bio Paediatric Centre of Excellence. During the event, Dr. Francis Smart,…
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Universidad Católica Silva Henriquez (UCSH) in Santiago, Chile. The collaboration, formalized through UCSH’s ABC Lab, aims to support the implementation and enhance the output of Sierra Leone’s Civic Education National Strategy and Salone Community Service Learning (SCSL)…
In a successful operation on Friday, June 21, 2024, Sierra Leone police arrested two suspected drug traffickers from Foya, Liberia, at the Koindu Bendu border crossing in Kissi Tongi Chiefdom, Kailahun District. The suspects, identified as Joseph Banya, alias “F1 17,” and Morris Kamara, alias “Okeke,” were apprehended at approximately 3:00 pm while attempting to…
On June 24, 2024, marking one year since Sierra Leone’s June 2023 elections, Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Konneh provided updates on the commission’s operations. In a press statement, he highlighted the registration of 2,789,808 voters, with 52.88% females and 47.12% males. Konneh noted a significant reduction in invalid votes to 0.29% in 2023, attributing this to…
Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, welcomed a delegation from the Guinean Defence College on June 24, 2024. Led by Colonel Louis Remy Camara, Director of Training for the Guinean Armed Forces, the delegation expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality extended by IGP Sellu during their study tour in Sierra Leone….
The National Sports Authority (NSA) hosted a significant meeting today at the City Hall View Conference room, gathering eighty sports stakeholders from sixty-one organizations. The meeting aimed to finalize the establishment of the National Sports Development Fund, a crucial initiative for advancing sports development in Sierra Leone. Discussions focused on the draft statutory instrument that…
