By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone — Social Welfare Minister Melrose Kaminty is under intense scrutiny following allegations that she defied a court injunction concerning a long-standing land dispute in the Kuntorlor community, Wellington. The injunction, issued by Justice Hannah Bonnie of the High Court of Sierra Leone on February 4, 2025, prohibits any development or...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN — The Court of Appeal has sentenced 40-year-old businessman Nuru Deen Bangapoma Bangura to nine years in prison for Migrant Smuggling, in violation of Section 20(1) of the Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, 2022 (Act No. 12 of 2022). Delivering judgment on Monday, Honourable Justice Tonia Barnett JA found Bangura guilty...Read More
Alexander Onukwue Sub-Saharan Africa is the global epicenter of self-reported feelings of anger, worry, sadness, and physical pain, a new Gallup survey showed. The region accounted for nine of the top 11 countries in the world with the largest share of adults reporting feeling worried: The top two were Sierra Leone and Guinea, where at least...Read More
Jendema, Pujehun District – October 10, 2025: In a decisive move to curb the rising tide of illicit drug trafficking and cross-border crimes, Sierra Leone’s Security Sector leadership convened a high-level stakeholder meeting in Jendema Town, Sorogbema Chiefdom, near the Sierra Leone–Liberia border. The meeting, chaired by National Security Coordinator (NSCoord) Abdulai Caulker of the Office...Read More
By Contributing Writer Monrovia – Over the weekend, the Governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Programme (WFP), and other partners, concluded the second phase of the Joint Project Steering Committee Meeting of the GOLA Resilience, Empowerment, Access, and Peacebuilding (GOLA-REAP) Project. The meeting, held in Monrovia, sought to...Read More
