A 35-year-old Nigerian national, Newton Johnson, has been sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled drug, specifically 2.9 kilograms of cocaine. The charges...
Public frustration is mounting over the $25 Airport Security Fee charged at Freetown International Airport (FIA), with citizens, travelers, and civil society groups calling for a review or removal of the...
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has declared three former employees of the Freetown International Airport, Lungi, wanted in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy. The individuals are identified...
Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 1 in Freetown has remanded Mohamed Hassan Juma and Alfai Shabani Mkobela, businessmen from Tanzania, after they appeared before the court...
Air Sierra Leone has cancelled its scheduled flight from London Gatwick to Freetown this evening after the aircraft for the flight was delayed arriving into London, pushing the service past Gatwick Airport’s...
The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) has confirmed that passengers aboard SN Brussels Flight SN 1241, originally scheduled to depart Brussels on Friday, July 19, faced a 24-hour delay at Freetown...
Sierra Leone's Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) has made important strides in combating fraud and narcotics trafficking following a recent investigation in Lungi. On February 28, 2025, police...
A ferry traveling from Freetown to Lungi got stuck in the middle of the sea on Saturday, 28th June 2025, after running into exposed seabed where water had pulled back during low tide. The ferry had reportedly...
The first batch of Sierra Leonean pilgrims has arrived safely at Freetown International Airport after completing the Hajj. Meanwhile, the second and final group of 283 home-based pilgrims departed from...
The Government of Sierra Leone has officially announces the arrival of the first and second batches of Hajj pilgrims for 2025 at Freetown International Airport. The first batch is scheduled to arrive...
