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...
The newly appointed Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, officially took office on Thursday 18th July, 2024, after power was handed over to him by his predecessor David...
The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) mandated to regulate the affairs of political parties in the country has condemned the speech make by Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) politician, Kadiru...
Magistrate Sahr Kekura delivered a decisive judgment on Monday, July 15, 2024, sentencing Alusine Jalloh, a 32-year-old mason, to 18 months in jail following his guilty plea to charges of wounding. The...
In combating Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Sickle Cell Society (SLSCS) has reaffirmed its dedication to raising awareness and improving the understanding of this prevalent...
As neighboring Liberia's President Joseph Boakai takes a bold step to align with the struggles of his people by taking a 40% pay cut, his Sierra Leonean counterpart, President Julius Maada Bio, faces criticism...
Towards enhancing justice delivery for residents of the Western Area Rural District, the Acting Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke, has directed the establishment of an...
With rising tensions and misinformation surrounding the forthcoming Motor Drivers’ Union elections, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, the Minister of Employment, Labour, and Social Security, has intervened to ensure...
President Julius Maada Bio confirmed today that Dr. Emmanuel Gaima has officially assumed the position of Secretary to the President. At a solemn ceremony held at the State Lodge, Dr. Gaima took the Oath...
The Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC) unequivocally condemns the statement made by Mr. Abdul Kadiru Kaikai, which was widely circulated on social media. Mr. Kaikai’s declaration...
Ambassador Harold Saffa from the Sierra Leone Embassy in Addis Ababa has recently come across a disturbing video circulating widely on social media. The video shows a Sierra Leonean woman purportedly...
