By Fatima Kpaka Freetown — Bloom Bank Africa has brought legal action against two of its former employees, Musa Joseph Sesay (Human Resources) and Joshua Gbanyah (Administrative Officer), for allegedly misappropriating over six hundred new Leones meant for EDSA electricity top-up payments. The duo appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown — In a landmark event at the Bintumani Conference Centre on Saturday, July 26, 2025, Bai Mahmoud Bangura officially launched the Bai Mahmoud Bangura (BMB) Foundation and announced his intention to contest for the All People’s Congress (APC) standard bearer position ahead of the 2028 elections. The declaration ceremony drew hundreds of...Read More
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 dispose...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 the...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 Death...Read More
