By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — A 45-year-old man, Mohamed Massaquoi, alias Kokomani, was on Monday, November 17, 2025, sentenced to 100 years imprisonment by Justice Mark Ngegba after pleading guilty to multiple charges including aggravated robbery and unlawful possession of firearms. Massaquoi was arraigned on four counts: Conspiracy to commit robbery with aggravation Two counts...Read More
By Salllieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – November 16, 2025: Authorities at Freetown International Airport have intercepted a Zambian national, Miriam Shamane, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected cocaine through the Hold Baggage Area while traveling on Ethiopian Airlines, according to the Public Affairs and Tax Education Unit, National Revenue Authority. The incident occurred at approximately...Read More
Sierra Leone – November 17, 2025: The Sierra Leone Film Council (SLFC) has announced the commencement of a nationwide registration and verification exercise for all film entities operating across the country, in a bid to harmonize and strengthen the nation’s growing film industry. The initiative, which officially begins today, marks a major step toward professionalizing the...Read More
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia The China-aided Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, the first of its kind in Sierra Leone, has officially launched at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Freetown, the capital. FREETOWN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — The China-aided Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, the first of its kind in Sierra Leone, has officially launched at the Sierra...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Falaba District, Sierra Leone — November 17, 2025 Hon. Lahai Marah, District Chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC) in Falaba, was briefly detained by police on Sunday before being released without charge. According to Marah, he was stopped at the final checkpoint from Kabala while en route to Makeni and taken...Read More
