Feature

By Alpha Abu

Hundreds of people from Tonkolili and Port Loko districts joined locals in Moyamba district and other well-wishers last Friday to witness the landmark opening to the public the newly-built Mabang Bridge.

President Julius Maada Bio in commissioning the structure spoke about the immense value it will bring to the lives of the people especially in ensuring their agricultural produce reach readily available markets on time. He said his government was committed to improving the lives of the people.

By Amjata Bayoh

Sierra Leoneans are still struggling to forget Kei Kamara’s penalty miss against Equatorial Guinea which ended Leone Stars journey at the Africa Nations Cup in Cameroon in January 2022 – the country’s first appearance at the tourney in over 25 years. Their only hope is that joy will return in Ivory Coast in 2023. As things stand, that is a very tall order to achieve. Here is why:

By Alpha Abu

Bo Rangers are the champions of the Sierra Leone Premier League just ended. Their sailing wasn’t that smooth all through and in fact at some point there was the feeling that arch rivals East End Lions would seize the opportunity of their stuttering in parts of the campaign, to come through.

By Kemo Cham

Mary is one of the lucky generation of Sierra Leonean teenage girls. Despite being pregnant, she had the opportunity to attend school like a normal girl.

Two years ago, Mary’s story would have been different, due to a ban on girls with visible pregnancies.

By Joseph Bankole Thompson MD, PHD

Sierra Leone recorded 0.10% increase in COVID-19 infections, from March 6-20, 2022.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

Last week, Rwanda and Britain unveiled a pilot scheme in which the latter will ship off asylum seekers who arrive in Britain "illegally" to the former for the whopping sum of £120 million.