By Alimatu Jalloh A student at the Milton Margai Technical University in Freetown was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually penetrating a minor, following his guilty plea before Justice Cosmotina Jarrett. The incident, which occurred on April 29, 2024, in Allen Town, involved a 12-year-old girl who had been sent to...Read More

By Alimatu Jalloh In a bold step toward resolving Sierra Leone’s housing crisis, the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (SALHOC) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Groupe Banga, a Pan-African real estate and infrastructure development firm. The agreement aims to fast-track the delivery of 5,000 affordable housing units during a pilot phase, with...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 has ordered the transfer of a murder case to the High Court for trial. The accused, Mohamed Josiah, faces a single count of murder under Section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, as amended by the Abolition of the...Read More