By Alimatu Jalloh North-West Region, Sierra Leone — 27 October 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued a strong warning to security personnel stationed at the Mile 38 checkpoint, urging them to desist from bribery and extortion or face legal consequences. During an engagement held on 22 October 2025, ACC North-West Regional Director Zainab Othman addressed...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone —October 27, 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formally indicted Saidu Ibrahim Sahr Kanneh, a teacher at Sierra International Secondary School in Kenema, on eight counts of corruption-related offences, including academic malpractice and accepting bribes. According to a press release issued by the ACC, Kanneh faces three counts of academic malpractice,...Read More
By John Baimba Sesay Growing up, seeing a corpse was something sacred. When someone died in the community, everything stopped as it was a solemn moment. Children were kept away; even catching a glimpse of the body was unthinkable. Today, in my country, that sense of sanctity is gone. Death has been normalised due to several...Read More
Author: Jennifer Onyeagoro Through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the three organizations will work together to bring technology, efficiency, and better services to citizens and businesses across the country. The Ministry of Communications, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI), Sierra Leone Postal Services Limited (SALPOST), and GIG Logistics and Technologies Limited (GIGL) have taken a major step toward modernizing postal and logistics...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 24, 2025: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, alongside a visiting delegation from the Mayors’ Migration Council (MMC), toured Congo Market on Thursday to announce a series of transformative infrastructure projects aimed at improving sanitation, sustainability, and economic opportunity for market traders—many of whom are rural-urban migrants. The...Read More
