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 Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has raised a red flag over what she describes as a deepening national crisis, revealing that 220 bodies have been recovered across the city amid the growing Kush...
Female rapper Natasha Beckley has responded to her wanted declaration by the Sierra Leone Police over alleged drug-related offences. Shortly after the police made the announcement, Beckley took to social...
Two surveyors, 33-year-old Saio Turay and 30-year-old Fara Bangalie Kamara, appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 facing four charges related to alleged land fraud. The...
Calaba Town Community Residents of the Calaba Town community are calling for justice after a man identified as Alieu was allegedly beaten to death by his co-workers over accusations of stealing a five-gallon...
The Sierra Leone Police have issued a public "WANTED" notice and a warrant for the arrest of musician Natasha Beckley on charges of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs and other related offenses. According...
The National Public Health Agency (NPHA) welcomed Dr. Kokou Nouwame Alinoh, Regional Director for the West Africa Regional Coordinating Center of Africa (CDC), during a courtesy visit to its headquarters...
Sierra Leone has dramatically strengthened its national medical oxygen system, expanding from a single oxygen plant to twelve functioning PSA plants and distributing thousands of oxygen concentrators and...
Hon. Mohamed Alpha Jalloh, Member of Parliament for Falaba District under the All People’s Congress (APC), has described the Makeni–Kabala Highway as a “death trap” and urged the government to...
The Sierra Leone Police have ordered the exhumation of the body of a two-day-old infant following a formal report that the baby died after allegedly being exposed to teargas on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Inspector...
A police sergeant and his girlfriend have been remanded in custody after being charged with multiple drug-related offences in connection with a major cannabis bust in Kenema. The accused, Sergeant Augustine...
