The Government of Sierra Leone has announced a major policy shift in the management of the country’s mineral assets, following directives issued by President Julius Maada Bio aimed...
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Officers from the Operational Support Division (OSD) of the Sierra Leone Police have reportedly fired teargas at Mohamed Omodu “Jagaban” Kamara and his supporters during a gathering in Wellington on...
Residents in several parts of central Freetown are currently experiencing electricity supply disruptions following a transformer failure affecting the Priscilla Street and the surrounding areas. According...
The leadership of Sierra Leone’s main opposition party, the All People’s Congress (APC), has held a meeting with several flagbearer aspirants as part of efforts to promote dialogue and unity within...
Health Alert, a civil society organisation (CSO) is deeply concerned about the findings of the 2024 Auditor General’s Report, which highlights widespread poor financial management and weak accountability...
A female student of Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU), identified as Salamatu Sesay, has been allegedly murdered following written threat that mentioned a campus ladies’ fraternity. The incident...
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio led a high-level ECOWAS Mission to Guinea-Bissau, in line with the communiqué of the 68th ECOWAS Summit, to engage the country’s military leadership on the...
The Lawyers’ Society of Sierra Leone has formally challenged the composition of a newly sworn-in tribunal tasked with investigating alleged misconduct by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Allan B. Halloway. In...
In a recent ruling by the High Court of Sierra Leone, David Kpakima, a minority shareholder and Group Chief Operating Officer of Zoodlabs (SL) Limited, Metro Cable (SL) Limited, and Smart Telecoms Limited,...
Two individuals were formally remanded in custody at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre (SLCC) in Kenema after facing charges related to a series of serious crimes, including murder and attempted murder. The...
Opposition leader Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has alleged that President Julius Maada Bio made an unannounced trip to Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, January 10, 2026. According to a social media statement...
Sierra Leone recorded 306,057 live births in 2025, according to the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) provisional report for the year ending December 31, 2025. The report indicate that Females...
A major drug bust occurred in Magburaka on Wednesday, December 31, when police officers arrested a suspect found with a large amount of Tramadol. The suspect, identified as Abubakaar Koroma, a resident...
The Government of Sierra Leone has officially launched the Unified Permits Platform, introducing a new, standardised price structure for all foreign workers and residents effective this January, 2026....
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has described 2026 as a decisive “Year of Action,” assuring Sierra Leoneans that his government will focus on delivering visible, everyday improvements in...
Chief Ambassador of the Kings Empire, organisers of the House of Stars Reality TV show, King Sannoh, has tendered his resignation, effective immediately, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Sannoh's resignation...
The Paul E. Farmer Maternal Centre of Excellence (MCOE)—a state-of-the-art facility on the Koidu Government Hospital campus- is set to open to patients in February 2026. The centre was completed in...
A key figure in the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has sharply threw jab, publicly, after the First Lady, Fatima Bio, endorsed Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr's bid to become...
LoLo Simeon, winner of House of Stars Reality TV Show Season 2, has publicly raised concerns regarding what she describes as unresolved issues surrounding the prizes awarded to her after the show ended...
The All People’s Congress (APC) has released a revised timeline for its internal elections, following the re-publication of the party’s Elections Rules by the Political Parties Regulation Commission...
Two distinguished Sierra Leonean cricketers, Abubakarr Kamara and Abass Gbla, have been named to the prestigious West Africa Cricket Team of the Year for 2025. The selection was based on their outstanding...
