By Ibrahim S. Bangura Rome, Italy – October 2025: In a compelling demonstration of African youth leadership on the global stage, Alhaji Alusine Kebe, Global Coordinator of the World Food Forum (WFF) Sierra Leone Chapter, proudly represented Sierra Leone and the African continent at the 2025 World Food Forum Flagship Event. Held at the Food...Read More
A COMMENTARY BY: ALIMAMY LAHAI KAMARA I continue to follow him, read his speeches, study his diplomatic behaviour, and relate those attitudes to the political governance of the very state he represents in internationalism. President Julius Maada Bio! Sierra Leone was adequately represented at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — October 27, 2025: Police Constable Augustine Tamba Saffa and his partner Isha Conteh have been committed to the High Court for trial following allegations of unlawful possession and dealing in prohibited drugs. The duo appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Monday, 27...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Kenema, Sierra Leone — October 26, 2025: In a solemn and emotionally charged ceremony held in Kenema City, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare Melrose Karminty, led the admission of 40 drug-addicted youth into the Daru Barracks rehabilitation program. The initiative marks a critical step in the government’s ongoing efforts to...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone —October 24, 2025: Dr. Kaifala Marah, a seasoned public servant and leading contender for the All Peoples Congress (APC) standard bearer position, has pledged a data-driven covenant to transform Sierra Leone’s rural communities. Speaking at the Bintumani Conference Center in Freetown, Dr Marah outlined his vision for rural revival...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone — October 27, 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) has resumed the collection of corpses from the city’s streets, despite lacking a formal mandate for the task. The decision, announced by Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, follows a prolonged stalemate with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs (MLGCA) over...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh North-West Region, Sierra Leone — 27 October 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued a strong warning to security personnel stationed at the Mile 38 checkpoint, urging them to desist from bribery and extortion or face legal consequences. During an engagement held on 22 October 2025, ACC North-West Regional Director Zainab Othman...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone —October 27, 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formally indicted Saidu Ibrahim Sahr Kanneh, a teacher at Sierra International Secondary School in Kenema, on eight counts of corruption-related offences, including academic malpractice and accepting bribes. According to a press release issued by the ACC, Kanneh faces three counts of academic...Read More
By John Baimba Sesay Growing up, seeing a corpse was something sacred. When someone died in the community, everything stopped as it was a solemn moment. Children were kept away; even catching a glimpse of the body was unthinkable. Today, in my country, that sense of sanctity is gone. Death has been normalised due to...Read More
Author: Jennifer Onyeagoro Through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the three organizations will work together to bring technology, efficiency, and better services to citizens and businesses across the country. The Ministry of Communications, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI), Sierra Leone Postal Services Limited (SALPOST), and GIG Logistics and Technologies Limited (GIGL) have taken a major step toward modernizing postal and...Read More
