By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, November 19, 2025 – Three labourers have been remanded in custody after making their first appearance before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown on multiple charges, including wounding and assault. The accused – 30-year-old Abass Sesay, 19-year-old Abdulai Sesay, and 17-year-old Foday Kamara – face five...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone – November 2025: Four visually impaired Sierra Leoneans are raising an urgent call for increased support to help them fully harness their talents in both formal education and music. Led by Mohamed Sallieu Conteh, Principal of the Bo Blind School, the group stressed that while their skills are undeniable,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — November 19, 2025: Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No.2 has sentenced Mohamed Chris Fofanah, a staff member of Call to Business Savings and Loans, to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of defrauding the institution of over NLe417,000. Fofanah was arraigned on fifteen counts,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone — November 18, 2025 Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on Tuesday warmly welcomed Liberia’s Inspector General of Police, Hon. Gregory O. W. Coleman, during a courtesy call at his office in Freetown. The meeting underscored the deep human ties and long-standing friendship between the two...Read More
The second Steering Committee meeting of the UNSDCF 2025–2030 convened this week, co-chaired by the UN Resident Coordinator, Seraphine Wakana, and the Minister of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), Ms. Kenyeh Barlay. The UN RC emphasised the strong alignment between the Cooperation Framework and the Mid-Term National Development Plan, highlighting global development financing shifts and...Read More
On the sidelines of the CAF Awards 2025, the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚, on Wednesday paid a high-level courtesy visit to the newly established 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨. President Kamara was warmly received by 𝐄𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐣 𝐖𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐩, Head of the FIFA Regional Office, and 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚, Development Manager,...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh New York, USA, 18 November 2025: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, presiding over a high-level United Nations Security Council briefing on Peace Consolidation in West Africa, has called for the establishment of an ECOWAS–UN–AU Compact for Peace and Resilience in the Sahel, according to a statement from the Office of the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — November 18, 2025: The Legal Aid Board (LAB) has successfully mediated and resolved a protracted inheritance dispute between the spouse and longtime partner of a deceased man, bringing closure to a six-year stalemate over his estate. Background of the Dispute The case involved two women, Marion and Isha...Read More
Representatives from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), which works to commemorate those who died in the two world wars, marked Remembrance Day this year at the Freetown Memorial in Sierra Leone on November 9. Richard Hill, CWGC’s Director of Commemorations, laid a wreath in honour of Sierra Leonean soldiers and carriers who served during...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — November 18, 2025: The All People’s Congress (APC) has formally challenged a NLe120,000 fine imposed by the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC), arguing that the sanction was unfairly levied without proper evidence or due process. The fine was issued after the PPRC accused APC’s Falaba District Chairman, Hon....Read More
