The World Bank Group has on Thursday June 18, 2026 approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the Sustainable Agricultural Value-chains Intensification...
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Several students of Fourah Bay College have reportedly been denied entry into examination halls due to outstanding school fee payments, sparking concern among students and stakeholders in the education...
The sod has been officially turned for the construction of a new Community Health Centre in Manowa, a development local leaders and residents say will significantly improve access to healthcare across...
Sierra Leonean artist Fynface has dismissed online claims that a photograph of a house he posted on Facebook was generated using artificial intelligence, insisting the property is real and was largely...
In a ceremony that blended statutory oversight with customary protocol, Jane Kemah Seiwoh Fawundu was formally declared Paramount Chief of Mano Sakrim Chiefdom on 21 June 2026. The election, held at...
The historic Manowa Ferry, which for decades served as a vital crossing point between Kono and Kailahun Districts, has officially become part of Sierra Leone’s history following the commissioning of...
Thirty-five staff members of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have departed Sierra Leone for a two-week capacity-building training programme in China focused on identifying and monitoring corrupt practices. The...
Tensions ran high in Kailahun Town on Sunday 21 June 2026 after angry youths reportedly set part of a police barracks on fire following the death of a motorcycle rider, sparking widespread unrest in the...
The Coalition for Change (C4C) has concluded its first National Delegates Conference since 2017, marking a major step in the party’s efforts to strengthen its internal structures and position itself...
The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) has strongly condemned the ongoing violent clashes between the Sierra Leone Police and commercial motorcycle riders in Kailahun District,...
Twenty-three-year-old Alpha Umaru has been remanded at the male correctional facility in Freetown by Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No. 2, on a two-count charge of larceny contrary...
I am not a frequent traveler and haven't gone overseas for quite a while-not even to Bonthe! However, every time I am chanced to travel, I subconsciously try to compare my destination with Sierra Leone....
President Julius Maada Bio has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council, marking a significant milestone for Sierra Leone. From August 1st to 31st, 2024, President Bio will lead the...
As the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) entered its third day, Deputy Education Minister 1 Mrs Emily Gogra reported a successful continuation of the monitoring process. The day's schedule...
Sierra Leone’s current Chief Minister, Dr. Moinina David Sengeh, and Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, are celebrating nearly two decades of dedicated service to advocacy and...
Pastor Fatoma Tommy Jusu, a 38-year-old proprietor, made his initial court appearance on Wednesday before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown. Jusu faces charges under Section...
The Peace Ambassador of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Amadu Bah, and his team have returned home safely after a successful two-week seminar on the United Nations Forest Instrument held in Beijing, China. The team...
Ibrahim Barrie, a 21-year-old pupil, and Sao Fefegulah, a 30-year-old farmer, appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on four charges: conspiracy to commit a felony,...
Popular lawyer Basita Michael has called on Kandeh Yumkella to publicly support the reinstatement of the suspended Auditor-General, Lara Taylor-Pearce. Michael highlighted Yumkella's previous criticism...
The Local Unit Commander of the Mile 91 Police Division, Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael JK Lagga led a team of other officers to the Kehklee Lakkoh Memorial Agricultural Secondary School in Rokimbie-Two...
Kadiru Kaikai’s incendiary and belligerent utterances recently were vintage Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) antics. No two ways about it. Before and during the last electioneering rallies, the...
