By Alpha Abu
Embattled Member of Parliament representing Constituency 003 in Kailahun District, Hindolo Gevao, has apologized to a Committee of Parliament as contained in a recorded audio that has circulated on social media.
Gevao had earlier been suspended from the Chairmanship of the Legislative Committee of Parliament after he reportedly confirmed on a BBC radio interview claims by a local accountability group that the House was amongst the most corrupt institutions in Sierra Leone.
By Abass Jalloh
18-year-old Micford Walker-Johnson has been reported to have allegedly taken his own life for scoring a poor grade in Mathematics in the recently published result of the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
He was reported to have hanged himself on Sunday with his belt over a bathtub in the restroom at their Berwick Street residence in Freetown where he resided with his mother and stepfather.
By Mohamed Ayoub Conteh
The Government of Sierra Leone and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have partnered to conduct a national essay competition for senior schools across the country. The competition is for students attending both government and private schools.
By Francis H. Murray
Sylvia Blyden, former minister of Social Welfare walked out of a magistrate court in Freetown a free woman on Monday, 16th November after state prosecutors dropped all charges against her and her co-accused Hussain Muckson Sesay.
By Politico Staff Writer
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Country Office has showcased its intervention with the Barefoot Women Solar Engineer Association of Sierra Leone (BWSEASL) to the UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, who visited Sierra Leone over the weekend.
By Kemo Cham
The Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) said it has secured US$2billion in funding as part of efforts to procure COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations.
GAVI is a public–private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. The group helps vaccinate almost half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating infectious diseases.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, over the weekend met with President Julius Maada Bio as part of her now concluded visit to Sierra Leone.
Ms Mohamed, whose visit to the country is part of a West Africa wide tour, was at State House to discuss efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and support to COVID–19 socio-economic response and recovery plans, according to a news dispatch from the presidency.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
