A 21-year-old student from Milton Margai Technical University has been handed a 10-year prison sentence for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, in a deeply disturbing case that has shaken the community. The...
Tensions have erupted at the Sierra Leone Postal Service (SALPOST), where over 65 workers have gone on strike to demand eight months of unpaid wages a crisis rooted in the loss of Air France’s Freetown...
The Deputy Director of Surveys at the Ministry of Lands, Abraham Cooper, on Tuesday, July 15 2025, took the witness stand before Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura of Pademba Road Court No. 8 to testify...
Three women were reportedly arrested on Monday, July 8, 2025, for allegedly mixing an unidentified chemical substance with palm oil in Bo. The arrests were made at approximately 1:00 PM on Sam Street by...
Magistrate Mamakoh Saio Kallon of Pademba Road Court No. 3 has committed Sahr Emmanuel Borbor to the High Court for trial on one count of arson, following the conclusion of preliminary investigations. The...
The Executive Director of Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI), Abdul M. Fatoma an esteemed figure in the realm of civil society has been elected to lead the newly established...
Residents of Culvert Community are calling for urgent government intervention as G-TEX Company constructs a wall on a vital waterway, raising serious concerns about potential flooding during the rainy...
A report has indicated that about 300,000 school-going children nationwide will likely go without the daily school meal in the next academic year. The report shows that the Ministry of Finance owes contractors...
The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 16th 2025, celebrated the second anniversary of his appointment to President Julius Maada Bio’s cabinet...
Former Information Minister and senior member of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hon. Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, has said he believes the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) will lose the next general...
In a recent courtroom appearance at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, fifty-year-old herbalist Alie Conteh faced serious charges of impersonation before Magistrate Sahr Kekura. Conteh is accused of...
The Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL), together with senior management staff, are participating in a two-day workshop from August 7-8, 2024, at the Atlantic Hotel, Lumley...
Today, British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Lisa J. Chesney, met with President Julius Maada Bio at State House for a formal farewell. Chesney, who has served as the UK's diplomatic representative...
Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown has remanded twenty-four-year-old mason, Musa Quee on charges of possession and sale of prohibited drugs under sections 8(a) and 7(c) of...
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has officially approved Asmaa James as the country's new Deputy Ambassador to Brussels, Belgium. This appointment, confirmed today Thursday 8th August 2024, marks a significant...
A Sierra Leonean national is among four Liberians facing charges for Suspected Drug Trafficking in the latest crackdown by Liberian authorities. Mohamed Nyallay was detained by agents of the Liberia Drug...
It is concerning to note that despite hosting two major revenue-generating companies, like Leone Rock, Salini Construction company (formally Salcost) Bumbuna town and its surrounding communities in the...
President Julius Madda Bio has officially launched Sierra Leone's National Security Policy and Strategy on August 8, 2024. This comprehensive plan serves as a guide for implementing the nation's security...
The Sierra Leone High Commission in the United Kingdom has issued a press release urging all Sierra Leonean citizens to exercise caution in the wake of protests and riots that have erupted across the country. The...
Magistrate Briama Jah presiding over the Kenema Magistrate Court No.2 has sentenced one Mustapha Jayah Kamara to four years imprisonment at the Kenema Male Correctional Center. Mustapha was standing trial...
