A 25-year-old mother of a two-year-old child has been reportedly released from custody in Freetown after spending 11 months in detention over a case involving food and drinks she allegedly consumed without...
Musician and women’s empowerment advocate Zainab Sheriff has appeared once again before the Pademba Road Magistrate Court, marking her fourth court appearance after three previous bail applications were...
A 28-year-old unemployed man identified as Sam Momoh, widely known as “Mende Boy,” has been reportedly remanded to the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown after appearing before Pademba Road Court...
More than 110 inmates living with HIV are facing severe medical neglect inside Freetown’s heavily congested correctional facilities, according to an alarming new report released by a human rights watchdog. Following...
The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has released a new report alleging that official procurement records show prisoners in Sierra Leone were allocated between four and 15 cups of rice per day, raising...
Zainab Sheriff, a Member of the All People’s Congress (APC) Party and Chairperson of the “We Duty” movement, has been reportedly denied bail and will remain in detention for another three days following...
A courtroom observer, Ibrahim Sorie, on Monday, February 16, 2026, strongly criticized the handling of a case involving Lansana Dumbuya, the National Secretary General of the All People’s Congress (APC),...
Three men have been sentenced to a combined total of 15 years in prison after being convicted of breaking into a vehicle and stealing cash and personal items in Murray Town, Freetown. The convicts -...
A former camera operator of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), Osman Daramy, has been reportedly remanded in custody after making his first appearance before Magistrate John Manso Fornah...
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have arrested Kandeh Sesay, a suspected fugitive who escaped from custody during the November 26 failed coup attempt. Sesay was apprehended on Tuesday, 27 January 2026,...
