Month: May 2012
Big Brother 7: Sierra Leone’s Zainab survives, but Liberians and Dalphin evicted [VIDEO]
Three contestants in Big Brother StarGame have gone home in the second round of evictions from the House. Liberia’s Luke and Yadel were asked to leave as well as Sierra Leone’s Dalphin. ...In Nigeria, film adaptation of ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ unites diaspora acting talent
The film adaptation of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Orange Prize-winning novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun, is one of nigeria’s most impressive movie productions. The story is centered around a revolutionary university professor, ...Another nollywood marriage ends, Tchidi Chikere and wife split
It came as a surprise to many when the news made the rounds that ace movie maker,Tchidi Chikere and his actress wife, Sophia have parted ways. Tchidi has supposedly moved in with ...Game Over for Nigerian duo on Big Brother
Nigeria’s Ola and Chris are out of the running for the USD 300 000 prize!… In their Diary Session , Ola and Chris sat with heavy hearts, prompting Big Brother to ask ...Egusi Soup with Sierra Leone’s Ellen Thomas coming to Soho Theater, London
You mean Egusi Soup? (Pronounced phonetically e-goose-si) soup. It is a popular West African dish; most of us from Nigeria, Sierra Leone to Liberia have versions of it and then compete with ...Bullying inspires ‘Sallymatu’s Soup’, new kid’s book for African immigrants in diaspora
Author Carol Sallymatu Bangura says the inspiration for her recently published children’s book came from year’s of being bullied for being a dark-skinned African child. “Sallymatu’s Soup” is a children’s book ...Money wahala stops Sierra Leone football league mid season
Mohamed Fajah Barrie reports from Freetown that the Sierra Leone Premier Football League has been suspended indefinitely. The managers of the league say that they do not have enough funds to continue ...Peepuls says Inside Salone we all na mate [New Music]
The trending joke in Sierra Leone now is ‘inside Salone we all na mate’ an acknowledgement of man and woman sharing. Although it’s hard to believe, it might actually be true . First off ...K1x batik sneakers designed by jobless youth in Sierra Leone on sale in Paris
In 2005 European sports brand K1x launched “you cant teach heart”, the Freetown Collection. It featured Sierra Leone’s national basketball team who until then were pretty much unknown. They even dubbed a ...Sierra Leone Press ignores wage strike, praises tycoon Frank Timis
When police fired on protestors on strike at an African Minerals Limited (AML) site in Bumbuna in April there was little mention of it in Sierra Leone’s local print press. But this ...