Freetown Set to Become Flour Milling Hub as Sonoco Unveils $50M Project

3 months ago

Sonoco Company is set to revolutionize Sierra Leone's food landscape with a whopping $50 million flour mill in Freetown, poised to churn out a staggering 6,000 tons daily and cement the country's status...

President Bio Appoints Umar Fuad Bawoh to National Youth Commission

3 months ago

Sierra Leone’s President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has appointed Mr. Umar Fuad Bawoh as a Member of the National Youth Commission (NYC), according to an official letter from the Office of the President. The...

Parliamentary Committee on Defense Inspects RSLAF Cashew Farm to Boost Food Security

3 months ago

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence, led by Chairman Hon. Alex Mattia Rogers and Deputy Hon. Captain (Rtd) Sylvester Arnold Maxwell Boima, conducted an inspection of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed...

SLPP Elder’s Council Begins Reconciliation Efforts Amid Tensions Between First Lady and Dr. Prince Alex Harding

3 months ago

The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has embarked on peace and reconciliation talks, led by the party's Elder Council, to address escalating tensions stemming from recent parliamentary events. According...

Parliamentary Committee Inspects Local Councils in Sierra Leone for Transparency and Accountability

3 months ago

The Parliamentary Committee on Transparency and Accountability has completed a four-day oversight tour across various local councils in Sierra Leone, aimed at scrutinizing the operations and compliance...

Civil Activist Urges Parliamentary Oversight Committee to Hold District-Level Engagements

3 months ago

Civil and Human Rights Activist, Gerald A. Foday from Moyamba, has called on the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Local Government and Community Affairs to conduct its oversight meetings at the district...

Africell SL Hosts Parliamentary Committee, Discusses Innovations and Future Collaborations

3 months ago

Africell Sierra Leone, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, welcomed the Parliamentary Committee on Communications, Technology, and Innovation to its Head Office for an oversight meeting. The gathering was poised...

Diang Chiefdom Landowners Reject Government Intervention in Kasafoni Iron Ore Lease Dispute

3 months ago

Tensions flared in Diang Chiefdom on Thursday when hundreds of landowners staged a mass protest against a government delegation led by the Minister of Finance, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura. The delegation...

SLPP MP Bernadette Wuyatta Songa Accuses Government Hospitals of Mismanagement and Illegal Charges

3 months ago

Hon. Bernadette Wuyatta Songa, Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Member of Parliament for Kailahun District and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, has accused several government hospitals...

Parliamentary Scrutiny Intensifies Over Judiciary’s Unpaid Revenue from Magistrate Courts

4 months ago

According to Nightwatch newspaper, the Judiciary of Sierra Leone has been collecting and generating revenue at the Pademba Road, Ross Road, and Waterloo magistrate courts but has never paid anything into...