By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – Businesswoman Admire Frances Bio and her husband Alhaji Dausy Jalloh appeared before Principal Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah and Magistrate Adama Kandeh on Friday, July 3, 2026, facing allegations of defrauding two foreign investors of more than $400,000 in a purported gold deal. State Prosecutor Yusuf Isaac Sesay informed the...Read More
By Sliieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 1, 2026: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the European Union-funded Spotlight Initiative, has presented an assessment report on Family Support Unit (FSU) service provision and capacity gaps to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu, according to a statement which was put out...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 1, 2026: The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs (MoGCA) today welcomed a joint courtesy visit from representatives of the Mano River Union (MRU) Secretariat and the African Development Bank (AfDB), reinforcing regional collaboration on peace, security, resilience, and sustainable development. The meeting, chaired by Hon. Deputy Minister Mr. Buakai Bindi...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Koidu, Sierra Leone: The Commissioner of Labour and his enforcement team have intercepted more than ten Chinese nationals at the Mambudu Checkpoint in Kono District during a nationwide compliance drive aimed at enforcing Sierra Leone’s Unified Work and Residence Permit regime, according to a statement which was put by the Ministry of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, July 2, 2026: The High Court of Sierra Leone has begun hearing the appeal of Yabu Zainab Sheriff, who is challenging her four-year prison sentence for incitement and threatening language handed down by the Magistrate’s Court in April. Defence counsel Roland Wright argued before Justice Mark Ngegba that the conviction was unlawful...Read More
