The Presidential Hajj Task Force (PHTF) has officially announced a nationwide regional outreach tour aimed at streamlining travel arrangements for the 2026 Hajj edition. The initiative,...
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On Monday morning, residents of Tihun and the Presidential Neighbourhood, Sogbeni Chiefdom, the hometown of His Excellency Retired Brigadier Dr. Julius Maada Bio, were awakened by the sounds of caterpillars...
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has constituted two emergency committees to handle disciplinary matters and appeals arising during the FA Cup competition, the association announced. The...
Thirty-two-year-old Foday Sankoh, a kekeh driver, made his first appearance before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown on a count charge of being in possession of counterfeit...
A couple has died following a head-on collision between their private vehicle and a fuel tanker along the Mile 91–Bo Road on the night of April 12, 2026, family sources have confirmed. The victims...
When Aminata Sesay decided to run for the Port Loko District seat in 2023, she knew it would be tough. She did not expect to be shot at. The retired nurse had returned from the United Kingdom to enter...
Police are searching for a man who allegedly posed as a presidential communications aide to defraud two Sierra Leonean women living in the United States of $31,900 in a travel document scam. According...
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Sports, Augusta James Teima, has distanced herself from the dismissal of Leone Stars coach Mohamed Kallon, attributing the situation to administrative delays at the National...
Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director of Sierra Leone’s National Sports Authority (NSA), has clarified that Mohamed Kallon’s appointment as head coach of the Leone Stars was based on a verbal...
The All Peoples Congress (APC) has announced that its nationwide constituency lower-level elections will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026. In a public notice issued by the party’s National Secretariat...
Governance Lecturer at IPAM, Dr Victor Moinina has raised concerns over what he described as shifting patterns of inefficiency in public spending, warning that “the loopholes have been closed but the...
Sierra Leone's Finance Minister, Sheku A.F. Bangura, has been appointed to chair the newly formed Africa Group 2 Constituency at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This development follows the restructuring...
Alhaji Sheku, a 21-year-old miner from Deima Town in Kenema District, has been committed to the High Court by Magistrate Shaka P. Kamara for charges of store breaking and larceny, in violation of Section...
A staggering 60% of children in Sierra Leone have been found to have lead poisoning in their blood, according to a recent study conducted by UNICEF. This alarming revelation came to light during a one-day...
Two young men, Alhaji Bah and Samba G. Conteh, tragically lost their lives following heavy floods that swept through the Mellon Street community in eastern Freetown on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Torrential...
The National Sowie Council in Sierra Leone has formally rejected the recently introduced Child Rights Bill, urging other institutions and community members to support their stance. In a press release...
A very big question will Scream A critical question looms over the All People's Congress (APC): Is the roadmap for peace proposed by Mr. Alfred Peter Conteh dead or alive? What does the future hold for...
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has officially approved and signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the implementation of the EMF District Farms...
The Sierra Leone home-based national football team is gearing up for a vital double-header against Liberia in the preliminary qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024. The matches are...
Renowned anti-corruption advocate and commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala, has raised a thought-provoking question that resonates deeply with today’s societal climate: Why do individuals who dare to confront...
The Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs (MoPAPA) is conducting a three-day validation exercise for a Master Plan aimed at transforming Sierra Leone's public sector. From October 24...
