By Fatima Kpaka Bo, Sierra Leone – June 26, 2025: In celebration of World Drug Day, the local NGO People’s Effort Advocating for Community Empowerment Sierra Leone (PEACE SALONE) hosted a community engagement session at the National Rehabilitation Centre on Drugs and Substance Abuse in Gondama, Bo. The event targeted reformed drug users—referred to as...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 27, 2025 — A coalition of civil society organizations has issued a sharp rebuke against a government proposal to reduce the size of the Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAPNP) by nearly 5,000 hectares—a move they say would have catastrophic environmental consequences for Sierra Leone’s capital and the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN — Two female pupils, including a 15-year-old juvenile, have been remanded in custody for allegedly sharing an explicit image of a schoolmate without her consent. The accused appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. They are facing two counts under the Cyber...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh FREETOWN — Three individuals accused of stealing electrical cables valued at over Le59,000 have been remanded in custody following their first court appearance on Monday, June 23, 2025. The suspects—Alpha Kamara (22), Siaka Kanneh (18), and Alfred Ndapi (31), all mastic designers—were arraigned before Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura at Pademba Road Court No....Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh FREETOWN — A nurse at Pujehun Government Hospital, 40-year-old Sylvester Musa, also known as Sylvester Amara, appeared before Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura at Pademba Road Court No. 8 on charges of theft and fraudulent conversion of government medical supplies. Musa faces two counts under the Larceny Act of 1916—Larceny by Servant (Section 17(i))...Read More
