Sierra Leone has been called upon to send troops as part of a new regional security mission approved by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help stabilize the...
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Financial Secretary Matthew Dingie has issued a clarification regarding the government's recently imposed tax on bottled water, stating that the levy applies strictly to imported products and will not...
Umaru Napoleon Koroma, the former National Secretary General of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), has issued a strong rebuttal against claims that funds "vanished" from the party’s accounts during...
The General Manager of the Sierra Leone Ports Authority, Dr. Abdulai Fofanah, has expressed serious concern over persistent delays caused by clearing agents, describing them as the primary challenge affecting...
The Office of the President has issued an urgent disclaimer regarding a fraudulent investment platform known as "AfriQuantumX," which is currently circulating on social media using a manipulated video...
History has shown that there are critical moments when people living under non-democratic rule rise and successfully impose democratic reforms. In some cases, these popular uprisings even force regime...
Mohamed Forna, widely known as Medo Reziger, has been relieved of his duties as a scout at East End Lions Football Club following allegations that he inflated player transfer fees and demanded a 60–40...
Rokel Commercial Bank (RC Bank) is set to take over the management of Union Trust Bank (UTB) after the latter was placed under resolution by the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), the central bank announced on...
The long-awaited rehabilitation of Sierra Leone’s Siaka Stevens National Stadium has been delayed once more, with the National Sports Authority (NSA) confirming the project will not be completed until...
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with development partners, last week convened a national validation workshop to review Sierra Leone’s annual quantification forecast for 2026-2030, as well as...
The High Court of Sierra Leone on Monday sentenced three women to lengthy prison terms for drug offences following major raids in Freetown earlier this year. Justice Josephine F. Hinga handed 30-year sentences...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security will convene the Sierra Leone Agrifood Investor Summit at New Brookfields Hotel from 28 to 30 October 2025, with President Dr. Julius Maada Bio scheduled to...
Lahai Coker Jr, widely known as Lampard, has been appointed Fitness Coach of Kamboi Eagles Football Club, marking a new chapter for both the club and one of its longest-serving servants. The Management...
Tension gripped Bassatown today after pupils of the Rural Education Committee (REC) Primary School staged a protest over the alleged sale of their school land to a Lebanese national. The demonstration...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, conducted a series of unannounced spot checks at checkpoints across Port Loko and Kambia Districts following growing public reports...
The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) has expressed serious concern over what it describes as the judiciary’s continued disregard for Sierra Leone’s laws, particularly...
Sierra Leone has received a major boost for its economic development after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2025–2030, committing approximately...
A young boy tragically drowned at #2 Beach late this evening while attempting to retrieve a football from the water. Eyewitnesses reported that the boy had been playing with friends near the shoreline...
The management of Bai Bureh Ferry has confirmed that one of its crew members, Saidu Koroma, suffered a severe injury onboard the vessel on October 9, 2025. According to a public notice, the incident...
The St. Edward’s Junior Secondary School community is mourning the sudden death of its Principal, Mrs. Alimatu Massaquoi, who died in a road accident on the evening of Sunday 19th October 2025 Eyewitnesses...
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Komba Kamanda, has officially commissioned a new Sexual Offences Model Court in Makeni City, marking a major step in the country’s fight against sexual...
