The "Bird man" or "Woniléghagui" is a ritualistic dancer of the Toma ethnic group, from the Forest region of Guinea. Dressed in feathers it imitates the bird in his gestures, while retaining his secrets and dance steps. Unlike the other dancers of...

When Bailor Barrie is also Davidson Nicol: The Kortor factor By Fayia Sellu, Special Contributor, USA When Siaka Stevens was destroying the fabric of Sierra Leonean society with the divide and conquer politics he learnt so well from the British, h...

By Prof. Patrick S. Bernard, USA The death of James Manna Kajue, popularly and famously known by his nickname “JB Roy”, was announced on Saturday, November 5. JB Roy (pictured) grew up in Wilberforce, Freetown, and Kenema. He attended secondary...

Taiye Selasi (born 2 November 1979) is a British-American writer and photographer. Of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin, she describes herself as a "local" of Accra, Berlin, New York and Rome. Early life and education Taiye Selasi was born in London, an...

By Bimbola Carrol, founder, VSL TRAVEL, Freetown, Sierra Leone Freetown was the final destination for the Budapest-Bamako Rally (the World's largest humanitarian rally) again this year. This year's event took approximately 19 days journeying throug...

The FBC Alumni Community will recall that Umaru Fofana officially resigned as president of the association on 22 October 2022. His resignation was accepted and engagements have been ongoing for his replacement to avoid a power vacuum. This notice i...

By Mrs. Kade Camara, Director of the Guinean Tourist Board Under the leadership of his Excellency the Prime Minister Dr Bernard Goumou, and Mr Djiba Diakite, Minister Director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic of Guinea, we proceeded...

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr Moinina David Sengeh (photo) has regarded the decision taken by universities to conduct entrance examinations for students after getting their university requirement as a reflection of the succ...

A delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on Thursday 3/11/2022 engaged and updated Parliamentarians on progress made so far on the Sierra Leone Compact development process and reaffirmed the MCC's commitment to working with the p...

www.noslina.net It was with great sadness and regret the National Organization of Sierra Leoneans in North America (NOSLINA) learned of the transition of Leon "Folor" Jacobs on October 23, 2022. Folor was the Owner of Jacobs General Services Inc. w...