By Fatima Kpaka Jude Advocate Mark Ngegba, who presides in the ongoing Court-martial trial for soldier who allegedly participated in the November 26, 2023 coup d’état, has on Thursday, August 8, 2024 ordered for one Corporal Abu Bakarr Koroma of the 4th Battalion of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces to be tried separately due to the accused’s health condition. Judge Advocate Ngegba also ordered for the 18th accused...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The U.S. Peace Corps on Friday hosted an official swearing-in and commissioning ceremony for six new volunteers at the Peace Corps Training Center in Kambia. U.S. Ambassador Bryan Hunt welcomed representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Basic, Senior & Secondary Education, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in addition to local dignitaries as he administered the oath of service for the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and seven board members that were presiding over the court-martial trial for the past eight months have on Friday, August 9, 2024 sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Charles Yamba and 23 others to a jail term of 120 years plus for various offences including Conspiracy to commit Mutiny, Mutiny, Failure to Suppress Mutiny, Communicating with the Enemy, Aiding the Enemy and Murder, all contrary to the...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone’s president called Wednesday for “mutual trust and respect” between his country and Burkina Faso during a meeting with its junta chief. Julius Maada Bio and Captain Ibrahim Traore met in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou as Sierra Leone this month holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. According to an official statement, the two leaders discussed the tensions undermining the Sahel countries. At...Read More
The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Conrad Sackey, has shared insights into the government’s efforts to combat learning poverty at the literacy instruction workshop held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The workshop was organized by CODE WECARE and The Association of Language & Literacy Educators Reading Sierra Leone (TALLER-SL). Minister Sackey expressed his delight in being part of the event and acknowledged the crucial work...Read More
