By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown —Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay, has provided crucial insights into the ongoing treason trial of former President Ernest Bai Koroma, currently receiving medical treatment in Nigeria. In a recent statement, Sesay addressed the growing public interest surrounding Koroma’s legal status and clarified the implications of Resolution 4 of the National Peace Agreement. While the resolution advocates for the release of...Read More
With just days remaining before the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Extraordinary Congress on April 5, 2025, a bribery scandal has sent shockwaves through the country’s football leadership. Allegations have surfaced claiming that the incumbent SLFA president, Thomas Daddy Brima is offering $1,000 bribes to district executives to manipulate the congress attendance list, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the event. According to insider reports, district executives across Sierra...Read More
On Friday, April 4, 2025, the Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians (SLAAM) will host its 10th Annual Awards Ceremony in the United States, specifically in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area. The event aims to honor and celebrate the remarkable achievements of Sierra Leonean artists and musicians both at home and abroad. Giileh Kebbie Scholz, the founder of SLAAM, shared her excitement about the milestone,...Read More
Caitlin Kelly Associated Press Freetown, Sierra Leone — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took friends’ advice and bought misoprostol, a drug whose uses include abortion, from a local pharmacy. It didn’t work. Desperate, she tried again and miscarried. “I went to the toilet… and the baby came...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka On Thursday, March 27, 2025, Police Inspector Foday Bobor tendered key evidence in the ongoing murder trial of 35-year-old Santigie Kamara, an Operational Support Division (OSD) officer, accused of killing his brother, Francis Amara Kanneh. The accused appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, facing a charge of murder under Section 1 of the Offence Against the Person Act of 1861....Read More
