By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — November 20, 2025: Justice Mark Ngegba of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced 70-year-old Ya-Kadiatu Barrie to 31 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, including Kush and Tramadol. Barrie was arraigned on three counts: Keeping a prohibited drug, contrary to...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced Edward Bangura to fifteen years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the offence of illegal possession of the prohibited drug kush. Delivering judgment on Thursday, 20th November 2025, Hon. Justice Cosmotina Jarrett (J) ruled that Bangura’s conviction under Section 8(a) of...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – November 21, 2025: Choithram International School (CIS), in partnership with its Parents’ Association, has officially handed over the newly renovated Hill Cut Road Community School to residents of the Hill Cut Road community. The ceremony, held on Friday, marked a major milestone in improving educational infrastructure for underserved children...Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa – November 22, 2025: Sierra Leone’s President and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has urged world leaders to establish a G20–Africa Compact on Critical Minerals, placing Africa’s vast mineral wealth at the center of global economic discussions during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg....Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – November 20, 2025 The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas Esq., on Thursday joined world leaders in commemorating World Children’s Day, celebrated this year under the theme “My Days, My Right.” The Chamber of Parliament was transformed into a lively space filled with school pupils, whose...Read More
