Sierra Leone
28 Nov
A flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings, Access Bank, says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank, in Angola, and in Sierra Leone. Mr Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogbonna said: “We are…
25 Nov
Nigeria's men's volleyball team delivered a commanding performance at the ongoing African Military Games 2024 (AMGA) in Abuja, securing an emphatic 3-0 (25-17, 25-8, 25-13) win over Sierra Leone on Monday. The match, held at the indoor sports hall of the Moshood Abiola Stadium saw Nigeria make their first victory in the men's volleyball event…
21 Sep
Sierra Leonean TikTok star, Zannie Zilla, has clocked seven million followers on TikTok, making her the most followed Sierra Leonean
26 Apr
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations.
10 Apr
Addicts in Sierra Leone dig up human bones as part of a recipe to make the drug kush, According to Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, this has become a national emergency and is slowly moving to other West African countries. In a nationwide address, Bio said Sierra Leone is currently faced with an existential…
5 Apr
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio said Thursday that drug abuse in the country was a "national emergency", outlining plans to combat a synthetic drug popular with young people.
28 Feb
The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone has warned its citizens about the consumption of several herbal products found to contain high levels of sildenafil citrate, a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The herbal products include Coco Samba, Olekoko Akson Bitters, Oga Abeg, and Good Time Natural Herbal Formula. The…
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