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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Human Rights, has launched a nationwide awareness campaign on climate change and its human rights implications, beginning in the northeastern city of Makeni. The day-long engagement, held on November 20, 2025, at the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) Hall, brought together key regional stakeholders, including representatives of the Sierra Leone Police, traditional leaders, civil society organizations, and the media with the desire to protect people, preserve the planet, empower communities, and safeguard the country’s future. Established by an Act of Parliament in 2004, the HRCSL has increasingly recognized the growing threat that climate change poses to human rights, and to address these concerns, the Commission recently created a Directorate of Climate Change and Information Services, dedicated to monitoring environmental impacts and informing the public. ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL) has intensified its community sensitisation campaign on the ongoing cartographic mapping exercise, a crucial first step toward the country's upcoming 2026 Population and Housing Census. On Sunday, October 19, 2025, the Northern Regional Publicity Officer for Statistics Sierra Leone, Alusine Rehme Wilson, led a mobile awareness campaign across key areas of Makeni using a loud-hailer vehicle provided by management in line with the Communication and Public Relations Directorate publicity frame work. The campaign which is scheduled to run for 16 days, two days each within eight weeks, aimed to educate residents on the purpose and importance of the mapping process currently underway in the northern districts of Bombali, Falaba, Koinadugu, and Tonkolili. The loud-hailer vehicle moved strategically through high-traffic locations such as the MCA Area, Station Road, Kamal Street, Mena Junction, Old Mabanta Road, Gada Lane, NP Lorry Par...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Statistics Sierra Leone has extended its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) training by five days, reaffirming its commitment to a well-prepared and high-quality national cartographic mapping exercise scheduled for 2025. The extension was confirmed on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 by the Statistician General and Chief Census Officer, Mr. Andrew Bob Johnny, on Wednesday, October 1, during his virtual closing remarks at the end of the initial 10-day nationwide GIS training program. In his address, Mr. Johnny commended the collaborative efforts of the Statistics Sierra Leone Council Chairman, Mr. Moses Williams, the Deputy Statistician General, Mr. Lansana K. Kanneh, the training facilitators, and the broader management team.  The Statistician General who doubles as Sierra Leone's Chief Census Officer in his address described the just concluded 10-day cartographic mapping training for potential field staff as “one of the most effective field staff trainin...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Screenshot of the claim as seen on the TikTok app. Claim: A TikTok user, technoskills, claimed that viral TikTok sound clip can entirely clean phone speakers.  Verdict: Misleading! Playing the viral TikTok sound clip cannot entirely clean phone speakers. Experts have debunked the claim, saying some sound clips can only remove non-magnetic debris on speakers but removing small ferrite components that are stuck requires the use of specialized tools. Full Text Generally, smartphones that are not waterproof  can easily malfunction when they fall into water or get soaked mistakenly.  The myth is that the water will dry out if the phone is hastily put in a bag or bowl of rice to heat up. Similarly, some people have claimed that dusty speakers can be cleaned by playing loud music. Screenshot of a video frame from the viral claim. Recently, Technoskills, a self acclaimed tech hacks platform for smartphones, claimed that playing this sound clip can clean mobile phone ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  (Asisat Oshoala. Photo Credit: NFF Media) Claim:  An X user, @ iNaijaNow, has circulated a claim on X that “Asisat Oshoala has announced her retirement from Super Falcons.” Verdict: False! The Director of Media and Communications at Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire (PhD), told Alusine Rehme Wilson that news about Asisat Oshoala’s retirement is not true.  Full Text News that the gifted Nigerian international footballer, Asisat Oshoala , a six-time winner of the CAF Women Player of Year Award who plays for Bay Football Club in the United States is retiring from the Super Falcons have circulated online. Related reports alleging she’s retiring from international football have since July 21, 2025 gone  viral on the internet particularly on news blogs owned and managed by Nigerians as well as on social media platforms including Instagram , YouTube   and Facebook , as seen here , here and here . (Screenshot of related claim by AY Sports Upd...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson David Moinina Sengeh (PhD), the chief minister and chief innovation officer of Sierra Leone has boldly corrected a false claim he made regarding President Julius Maada Bio’s recent election as  the new chairperson of the Economic Commission of West African States - (ECOWAS) . Minister Sengeh’s retraction publicly corrects his previous incorrect claim that resident Bio “is the first Sierra Leonean President to serve as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of States and Government of ECOWAS” made in his congratulatory messages  posted across three of his widely followed social media handles: Facebook ,  LinkedIn and X . The post follows President Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chair on Sunday, June 22, 2025 during 67th Ordinary Session of Heads of States, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Chief Minister’s claim drew public doubt and was quickly fact-checked by one of our 2025 Kwame KariKari OSINT Fact-Checking Fellowship fellows to set the records ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Claim: Soccer World HQ, in a Facebook post , claimed that Senegal is the first African team to beat England and the first to score three goals against them. Verdict: Partly True! Senegal is the first African team to beat England, but not the first to score three goals against them. Full Text The England senior men’s national football team, nicknamed the “Three Lions,” played their first match against Scotland in 1872. That match ended goalless but marked the beginning of an intense soccer rivalry between both nations, dubbed the “Auld Enemy.” Since 1872-2025, the England national team has achieved its 1000-game milestone in November 2019 when they played Montenegro at the Wembley Stadium. England's all-time head-to-head record shows that they’ve played a whopping 1072 matches against 100 countries, won 615 games, drew 255, and lost 200. Senegal, on the other hand, is one of Africa’s most famous football nations, nicknamed the “Lions of Teranga.” In 2002, ...