Lawmakers in Sierra Leone’s Parliament have struck down a provision in the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025, effectively barring independent candidates from running for the presidency. Members...
The government of Sierra Leone has announced an increase in fuel prices effective Monday, 3 August 2026, with petrol rising from NLe33.00 to NLe35.00 per litre and diesel from NLe35.00 to NLe40.00 per...
Speaker of Parliament Hon. Segepoh Thomas ordered two Members of Parliament out of the Well of Parliament after they engaged in a quarrel during debate on the Constitutional Amendment Bill. The MPs...
The High Court last Thursday heard dramatic testimony in the alleged US$210,000 gold fraud case, with Italian complainant Alfio Siracusa telling the court he was ambushed by about eight men shortly after...
The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has announced new measures to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay, as part of the government's efforts to decongest...
Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Hon. Umaru Napoleon Koroma, has expressed anger and frustration after his watermelon farm in Kambia was vandalised and the entire crop destroyed by unidentified...
The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has announced that grant payments for youth beneficiaries in Makeni under the Youth-Led Enterprise Support Project are now largely resolved, with 1,144...
Farmers in Falaba District are raising urgent concerns over the widespread destruction of crops by cattle owned by foreign herders, reportedly from Mali, accusing local authorities including the police...
Hundreds of youths in Makeni have taken to the streets to protest the non-disbursement of funds under the Productive Social Safety Nets and Youth Employment (PSSNYE) project, nearly two months after President...
Abdul Kpaka, the man on trial for the murder of Sia Kamara, has concluded his evidence-in-chief before the High Court in Freetown, revealing for the first time why he repeatedly blocked the deceased on...
