By Sallieu S. Kanu Newton Village, Western Area Rural District, June 10, 2026: Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has commissioned two historic solar power facilities — a 30‑megawatt plant with a 15‑megawatt‑hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Newton and a 10‑megawatt plant with a 6‑megawatt‑hour BESS in Lungi — marking the largest single addition to renewable energy capacity in the nation’s history. Developed under the Regional Emergency...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, June 11, 2026: Lawyer Roland Wright has filed a 19‑ground appeal at the High Court in Freetown challenging the four‑year custodial sentence handed down to Yabu Zainab Sheriff by Principal Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah on 14 April 2026. The appeal, heard before Justice Mark Ngegba at High Court No. 8, contests both the conviction and sentence, arguing that the trial was riddled with legal and procedural...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, June 11, 2026: Lawyer Roland Wright has filed a 19‑ground appeal at the High Court in Freetown challenging the four‑year custodial sentence handed down to Yabu Zainab Sheriff by Principal Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah on 14 April 2026. The appeal, heard before Justice Mark Ngegba at High Court No. 8, contests both the conviction and sentence, arguing that the trial was riddled with legal and procedural...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Freetown, June 10, 2026: Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Bio has rejected reports that she was “evicted” from her London home, describing the story as “stale news” and politically motivated. Posting on her Facebook page, Mrs. Bio wrote: “How do you evict a person who doesn’t even live in the property? The termination of the tenancy was entirely consensual; both parties agreed and signed off on it....Read More
By Alusine Sesay Freetown, June 10, 2026: Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Bio has rejected reports that she was “evicted” from her London home, describing the story as “stale news” and politically motivated. Posting on her Facebook page, Mrs. Bio wrote: “How do you evict a person who doesn’t even live in the property? The termination of the tenancy was entirely consensual; both parties agreed and signed off on it....Read More
