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...
As the fifth week of the national school term begins on Monday, October 6, 2025, parents and caregivers of students at the Bo Government Secondary School are growing increasingly anxious over the prolonged...
Musician and youth advocate, Fynface, has denied allegations made by a street figure known as Ratty, who accused him of attempting to hire him to carry out an assault over an unpaid drug deal. Ratty...
A 20-year-old student, Moris Sillah, was remanded to Pademba Road Correctional Centre after appearing before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown on serious drug-related...
Magistrate Braima Jah of the Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 1 in Freetown has sentenced an unemployed youth, Ishmael Sesay, to six months’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of larceny under Section...
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology has announced the appointment of Professor Alpha Tejan Wurie as its new Chancellor, a move widely regarded as a major boost to the institution’s leadership...
The Sierra Leone National Football Team, also known as Leone Stars, will hold a pre-match press conference today, Tuesday, 7th October 2025, ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Burkina...
Sierra Leone’s rising swimming star, Peter J. Bewie, put the nation in the continental spotlight with a stellar performance at the Africa Aquatics Zone II Championship. Competing in the 50-meter breaststroke,...
A footballer, Abdul Sesay, who had recently benefited from a presidential pardon, was sentenced to five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing a mobile phone at the Freetown Magistrate Court...
Honorable Ernest Dura Koroma, a Member of Parliament for the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, tragically died today in a fatal road accident along with his driver. The accident has plunged...
The Algerian Ambassador to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Hachem Abdelhafid, has paid a courtesy visit to the Sierra Leone News Agency (SLENA) to discuss avenues for collaboration between the two nations’...
