By Fatima Kpaka Musa Turay, a former teacher, has been remanded in prison by Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Stevens of the Sexual Offences Court No. 7 on Siaka Stevens Street, Freetown. Turay faces two charges: sexual penetration of a child contrary to Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2012 (as amended by the 2019 Sexual...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Ibrahim Idrissa Fornah, a sales agent, was remanded on Monday, March 3, 2025, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 for allegedly stealing over Le460,709 from Excell Biolife SL Ltd. Fornah made his first appearance and faced two charges: embezzlement under Section 17 (1) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916, and...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio met with the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. This meeting, held ahead of President Bio’s visit to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, focused on strengthening the partnership between Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The discussions were...Read More
By: Abdul Razack Gbla The Chief Executive Officer of the Save Africa from Malaria Infection (SAFMI), Artem Volchenko, has revealed that their initiative is significantly reducing malaria infections in Sierra Leone. Speaking on “Good Morning Salone,” a program on AYV Television on Friday, February 28, 2025, and on SLBC Television on Monday, March 3, 2025, Volchenko...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Saturday, March 1, 2024, Macoth Solar Farm – On the first day of Ramadan, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman of the Energy Governance Coordinating Group (EGCG), visited the 10 Megawatts operational and 15 Megawatts construction sites of the Macoth Solar Power Plant. Dr. Yumkella was accompanied by Deputy Minister-2 Designate Dr. Abdul Rahim...Read More