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President declares seven days of mourning in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with immediate effect.
Sierra Leone prepares for mass funerals after mudslides
Sierra Leone's government is urging family members to identify their loved ones' remains following mudslides and floods in the capital that have killed more than 300 people.
Fed govt condoles with Sierra Leoneans over loss of lives in mudslide
The Federal Government on Wednesday condoled with the people of Sierra Leone over the loss of lives and devastation caused by flooding and mudslides.
Sierra Leone pleads for ‘urgent support’ after deadly floods
Sierra Leone’s president appealed Tuesday for urgent help for the flood-hit capital of Freetown where more than 300 people have died, as rescue workers resumed the grim search for bodies.
Sierra Leone to hold mass burial for mudslide victims
Government of Sierra Leone is expected to hold mass burials on Tuesday for the majority of corpses of victims in the devastating mudslide which had claimed nearly 300 lives, sources close to the government told Xinhua.
Red cross recovers 179 bodies from Sierra Leone mudslide
The Red Cross says 179 bodies have been brought to the central morgue in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, after a mudslide in the outskirts of the city on Monday morning.
Med-View Airline grows half-year profit to N857m
Med-View Airline Plc has reported a growth of 27 per cent in profit after tax (PAT) to N857 million for the half year ended June 30, 2017, compared with N672 million in the corresponding period of 2016.
Sierra Leone FA suspend coach John Keister over leaks
Sierra Leone coach John Keister has been suspended by the Sierra Leone Football Association after leaking an audio conversation where he is accused of bringing the SLFA 'into disrepute.'
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Two ‘kidnappers’ arrested in Ondo
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Mob sets robbery suspect ablaze in Benue
The Police in Benue on Sunday said a robbery suspect was set ablaze by an angry mob while attempting to steal a motorcycle in Makurdi.
OPC: We’ll deal with killer herdsmen
Deputy President to late OPC founder, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, in a statement on Sunday, further said the arrest order on Yoruba rights activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho is “misguided and provocative.”
Donald Trump’s coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans
The coming second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly storming of the Capitol has aggravated a rift among his fellow Republicans that was on full display on Sunday.
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I’m a ‘herdsman’ — all herdsmen are not bandits
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Kano judiciary treated 21,000 cases in 2020 – official
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Court convicts 20-year-old over simulated group sex video in Imo
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Inter Miami appoint England head coach Phil Neville as new manager
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