By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) The Premier League Board (PLB) Chairman Victor Lewis has described his organization’s partnership with the NGO, Save the Children’s Every One Campaign as a national cause. “We are very proud to be a key partner in this important national health campaign. Yes, we need the trophies and the medals; but the fact that we are helping to save lives means a lot to us.... 

By Zainab Joaque Sierra Leone will lock horns with the island nation of São Tomé e Príncipe at the Estadio Nacional 12 de Julho in the first leg of the second round of the preliminary matches of the 29th edition of the CAF Cup of Nations in South Africa 2013. Goalkeeper John Trye received a late call-up to the squad, but the question now is who will lead coach Lars Olof Mattson team in the absence... 

 NEC SHIFTING THE GOAL POST AGAIN Let us repeat for the sake of clarity, that we want NEC to succeed. We fear however that Christiana Thorpe (Dr?) is leading Sierra Leone down a slippery slope. Some won’t like this but please hear us out. Even idiots like us know that you can only register and vote in an area where you are ‘Ordinarily Resident’ and we know what that means. There has to be a... 

By Umaru Fofana Shortly after he had been elected President of the United States, Bill Clinton warmed his way into the heart of journalists in a way hardly any President before him had done. At his first press conference he asked his media advisers to identify the country’s main journalists he had been reading in the papers but did not know personally. In the US, print media journalists are... 

By Osman Benk Sankoh It is visibly visible. You can smell it. You can even feel it in the air spreading like tear-gas meant to disperse a raucous crowd at the centre of town. And like a typical war-game, the key actors have dug in very deep in their trenches. They have refused to raise the white flag and what they have left us with is the deep rooted animosity that has clearly exhibited itself even... 

By Osman Benk Sankoh In Liberia, they are known as ‘dorgorfleh;’ Nigerians call them, ‘bend down and select. In Ghana, they are called ‘Faux’ (pronounced foe) and for us in Sierra Leone, we have christened them as ‘junks,’ the local name for used clothing. This is an enterprising market not only in Sierra Leone but also, in many other countries particularly in West Africa. The high and... 

By Osman Benk Sankoh Today, it may seem like a long distant gone. It is about like two decades ago but for those who were living witnesses to it or may have consumed it from the pages of our history books , 1990 was the era of guns, bombs and bullets in some West African States . Like a plague, it caught up with Liberia and before you knew it, Sierra Leone followed suit. Guinea had her own fair of... 

Central Parade’s James Bangura forced a win against East End Lions, after a brilliant counter attack. His 18-yard box shot was too hot for goalkeeper Mohamed Jalloh (aka Sheik Sheik) to handle as he allowed the ball to slip through his hands before Bangura came on again to drill home at the far post. Parade took a surprise lead in the 69th minute after more calamitous defending from the Killers.... 

 Senegalese are voting today in controversial polls characterised by sometimes violent protests against the candidacy of incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade who has ruled the country for 12 years. The opposition say he is barred by the constitution from running for a third term. However the country’s highest court cleared him to run ruling the term limit did not have retroactive effect hence... 

  Six crucial matches are scheduled for this weekend across the country in the Sierra Leone Premier League. After 39 games so far, 71 goals have been scored. Actions begin today with Mighty Blackpool going all-out to lift themselves from the relegation zone against visiting Bo Rangers who are coming fresh from a 2-1 home win against Wusum Stars on Monday. In Kenema Kamboi Eagles will host FC Kallon... 

 A joint maritime commission yesterday revealed there has been increased threat to Sierra Leone’s maritime security, noting that with the discovery of oil and the shipments of iron ore, the country could be a target for organised criminal gangs. John D. Rogers, secretary to the Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), which was conceived in 2006, said “Government must ensure that measures are instituted...