By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, May 25, 2026 – The High Court in Freetown has sentenced Zainab Bintu Samura to 45 years imprisonment after finding her guilty on six counts of unlawful possession and dealing in prohibited drugs. The judgment was delivered by Justice Mark Ngegba at the Criminal Division of the High Court on Monday, following a trial that centered on Samura’s arrest near the Pademba Road Magistrates’ Court in...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, May 25, 2026: Sierra Rutile Limited, now fully Sierra Leonean-owned under Leone Oil Company, has announced sweeping workforce reductions as part of a cost‑cutting drive aimed at salvaging dwindling returns. The restructuring, described by management as a “realignment,” could see hundreds of employees lose their jobs, sending shockwaves through one of the country’s largest mining employers. Rising Costs, Shrinking Returns The company spends an...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, May 25, 2026 – A 26‑year‑old security guard, Sampha Koroma, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown after appearing before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 on allegations of theft. Koroma faces one count of larceny servant, contrary to Section 17(a) of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to the charge sheet, on April 28, 2026, along Wilkinson Road...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Freetown, May 25, 2026: The Human Rights Defenders Network Sierra Leone (HRDN‑SL) has raised alarm over a new bilateral arrangement that allows Sierra Leone to temporarily host deportees from the United States, warning that the policy could expose vulnerable individuals to serious human rights violations. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sierra Leone received its first group of deportees on May 20, 2026, under...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Bo, May 25, 2026: Sierra Leone’s Parliament has stepped up efforts to integrate climate priorities into national spending, with lawmakers receiving training on green budgeting during a one‑day workshop held at Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo. Organized by the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Climate Change, in collaboration with the Parliamentarians for Climate Finance Project and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the session aimed to...Read More
