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Author: Emiola Osifeso

Sierra Leone’s Mariyam Konneh Part of Winning Team 2 at Miss World Head Chef Beauty Challenge in Vietnam

August 17, 2026
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Sierra Leone’s representative at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam, Mariyam Lorba Konneh, has recorded another notable achievement on the international pageant stage after Team Two, the group in which she competed, emerged victorious in the newly introduced Miss World Head Chef Beauty competition. The victory, recorded on Monday, August 17, 2026, adds another significant moment to Sierra…

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BREAKING: APC 2028: Bangura’s Commanding Victory Redefines the Flagbearer Conversation

August 16, 2026
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Dr. Ibrahim Bangura has emerged as the dominant figure in an independent opinion poll conducted to gauge sentiment around the All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer race ahead of the 2028 general elections, securing 4,898 votes out of 12,276 cast and finishing with a commanding 3,248-vote advantage over his nearest challenger. The final results, released after the poll closed, place…

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APC 2028 Race: Bangura Takes Clear Lead as Rivals Fight for Second Place

August 16, 2026
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An online opinion poll tracking the race for the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) presidential nomination has entered its final phase with Dr. Ibrahim Bangura establishing a commanding lead, while a tightly contested battle for the positions immediately behind him has injected fresh intrigue into the party’s emerging 2028 succession race. The poll, circulated through an APC-linked WhatsApp channel…

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Bio Reaffirms Commitment to Credible Elections And Peaceful Transfer of Power

August 11, 2026
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President Julius Maada Bio has reaffirmed his commitment to credible elections, constitutional governance and the peaceful transfer of power, as Sierra Leone begins preparations for the next electoral cycle. In his recent Address to Parliament, President Bio said his administration would continue implementing reforms arising from the Agreement for National Unity and recommendations of the Tripartite Committee, with the…

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Mariyam Lorba Konneh Arrives in Vietnam for 75th Anniversary Miss World

August 10, 2026
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Miss World Sierra Leone 2026, Mariyam Lorba Konneh, has arrived in Vietnam to begin her participation in the 73rd Miss World pageant, which is being held as part of the international competition’s 75th Anniversary Edition. Konneh departed Sierra Leone ahead of the month-long Miss World festival and arrived in Vietnam as contestants from more than 100 countries and territories…

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The Price Of A Roof: Why Freetown’s Housing Market Deserves A National Conversation

August 6, 2026
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By Emiola Osifeso There are moments in life when comparison becomes unavoidable, not because one country is better than another, but because comparison is the only honest way to measure reality. As someone who travels frequently between Nigeria and Sierra Leone, I arrived in Freetown with a simple assumption. Sierra Leone is a smaller economy, with a smaller population,…

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