The Daily IIJ

The battle for Mayoral symbol more especially for the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) party has intensified as the November 17th elections draws closer. The latest aspirant that has made his intention known is Bishop Christian R.A. Cole. He is president of the Multi Religious Council for Peace and Justice.

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The constant congestion in the international gateway has raised concern to subscribers and mobile phones companies about the state of telecommunications in the country. On the side of subscribers the liberalization of the international gateway should have paved the way for them to access cheaper international calls which should have alleviated the cost of communication. [...]

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“We still have 1% that cannot be traced and will have to be sorted out during the exhibition phase.” These were the exact words of the Chief Electoral Commissioner/ Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Dr. Christiana A. M. Thorpe while addressing the press and other stakeholders at NEC national data centre, Wellington over [...]

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Sierra Leonean Muslims have joined Muslims the world over at the weekend to celebrate the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) daughter Fatima (AS). The event which took place at the Institute of Islamic Studies in Freetown was organized by the Islamic College,  and the Iranian Cultural Consulate. The day itself is on the [...]

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After a splendid weekend in the southern city of Bo, the only city that stands by its name in Sierra Leone ‘Sweet Bo’ TRACE was happy to return to Freetown another city that goes by its name to the very last letter. TRACE’s journey to Freetown from Bo was full of fun. Happily TRACE made [...]

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A trailer with registration number AGA 727 owned by Ibrahim Bazil and Sons of Premier Procurement and Petroleum Products Ltd loaded with rice for the Republic of Sierra Leone Arm Forces (RSLAF)  yesterday lost control and killed one person. The accident took place while the truck was trying to climb Savage Streets hill.  

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The dispute between Charles Francis Margai the Leader of the Peoples Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) and the firebrand United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Mohamed Bangura is gathering momentum as both leaders continue to attack each other’s party at every given opportunity. Mr. Bangura has responded strongly to certain remarks made by Mr. Margai. In [...]

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The passing of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill has faced strong resistance especially by the majority leader of the House of Parliament Honourable S.B.B Dumbuya following the assurance by the Minister of Information and Communication, Ibrahim Ben Kargbo to journalists. The minister said emphatically that the law would be passed into law this week. [...]

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In the light of various complaints about the quality of mobile network providers, the Chief Commercial Officer for Comium Liberia and Sierra Leone Joe Amara Bangali Jr. has said that Comium Sierra Leone has the best network in the country. Mr. Bangali made this remarks while responding to questions from SALONE TIMES over the weekend [...]

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Despite frantic effort from the National Power Authority (NPA) to provide 24 hours electricity to this nation the NPA has been meeting stiff challenges in the collection of its bills. It has therefore taken proactive measures in its bid to collect its bills. The latest move take by the NPA clearly indicts such people as [...]

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