Tag: Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone swears in Maada Bio as president
Sierra Leone’s newly elected leader, Julius Maada Bio, was sworn-in as president, late on Wednesday, just hours after the elections commission announced his victory in a tight run-off poll. Maada Bio, the opposition candidate and former military junta leader, succeeded Ernest Bai Koroma who had been in office since September 2007. According to the 1991…
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APC candidate loses in Sierra Leone’s presidential poll
The candidate of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has been declared the winner of the March 31 Sierra Leone Presidential run-off election. According to the result announced by the Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Wednesday in Freetown, Julius Madaa Bio received 1,319,406 votes representing 51.81 per cent of the total valid…
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Supreme Court postpones Sierra Leone’s presidential run-off
In a last-minute decision, Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court on Monday postponed a hotly contested presidential election run-off by four days. The run-off vote is now scheduled for March 31 instead of March 27, the court ruled after receiving a request for a postponement from the National Electoral Commission (NEC). The NEC requested the delay after…
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Ex-President Jonathan arrives Sierra Leone for presidential run-off poll
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned to Sierra Leone to observe the country’s presidential run-off polls scheduled for Tuesday March 27. A statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu Eze, the spokesman to the former president, noted that Jonathan, who is leading the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) Election Observation Mission, arrived Freetown on…
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Voters turn out in their numbers in Sierra Leone elections
Voters in Sierra Leone turned out in their numbers on Wednesday to elect a new president as incumbent Ernest Koroma bows out. A total of 16 candidates – including two women – are vying for the presidency. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent covering the election, reports that there were long queues of registered…
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See how fans trooped out for Davido’s show in Sierra Leone
Nigerian pop star, Davido resumed his 30 Billion African Tour in Sierra Leone on Saturday as he performed for fans in a filled up 50,000-capacity stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The hit maker took time off following the death of three of his friends within a week. Recall that he was supposed to perform…
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U.S. announces $4.4m support for Sierra Leone election
The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, John Hoover, has announced a financial support of 4.4 million dollars for 2018 elections in the African country, a local media report said on Thursday. Hoover, who would soon complete his term in Sierra Leone, made the announcement during a news conference in Freetown on Wednesday. He said…
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Buhari calls Sierra Leone President, Bai Koroma over mudslide
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Ernest Bai Koroma and the people of Sierra Leone over the loss of lives and devastation caused by mudslide in the West African country. Mr Femi Adesina, Presidential Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said Buhari expressed his condolence in a telephone call from London to Koroma on…