By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – December 20, 2025: AP Business Venture, the official manufacturer of Bluemoon Ice Cream in Sierra Leone, has completed the construction of Sunday Street and installed 15 solar-powered street lights in the Pamoronko Community, Calaba Town, eastern Freetown. The initiative forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme aimed at improving infrastructure and living conditions in its host community. The project was officially...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN – The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced Hawa Dukuly to thirty-five (35) years in prison after she pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of drugs, contrary to Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008 (Act No. 10 of 2008). On June 11, 2025, Dukuly was arrested in Lungi, North-West Region, with 800.4 grams of cocaine in her possession without lawful authority. During...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka December 2025 – The High Court in Freetown has sentenced two Tanzanian nationals to 30 years imprisonment each after finding them guilty of unlawful possession of cocaine. The convicts, Hassan Mohamed Juma and Alfai Shabani Mkobela, were charged with one count each under Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008 (Act No. 10 of 2008). Case Background According to the indictment, both men were...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh December 18, 2025: Two customs officials have been sentenced to three years imprisonment each after being found guilty of soliciting and accepting bribes totaling Le 2.5 million (old leones) to facilitate the clearance of a shipping container at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. Delivering judgment at the High Court, Honourable Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu, a Court of Appeal Judge sitting as a High Court Judge, convicted Akmed...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu December 18, 2025: The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has honoured its former Secretary General, Umaru Napoleon Koroma, with a prestigious award in recognition of his distinguished service, institutional stewardship, and transformative contributions to the party’s organizational development. The award was presented during the party’s Inaugural Dinner and Dance in Freetown, an event that brought together senior executives, grassroots leaders, elders, youth representatives, and guests from...Read More
