Port Loko, Sierra Leone – February 4, 2026: The Minister of Internal Affairs, Morie Lengor (Esq), together with the Director General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS), Joseph John Senessie, visited the Port Loko Correctional Centre following a riot incident that, fortunately, resulted in no deaths or escapes. The disturbance, carried out by inmates, left the Centre’s administrative building completely burnt and destroyed, causing extensive damage to facilities. During...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, February 4, 2026: An Information and Technology engineer, Ibrahim Kabia, has appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 on allegations of theft from his employer, Leone Construction and Engineering Services. Kabia was arraigned on four counts, including Larceny by Servant contrary to Section 17(1)(a) of the Larceny Act 1916, along with related offences. According to police reports: Between 3rd and 6th October...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – February 2, 2026: Dr. Richard Konteh has appeared before the High Court in Freetown following a writ of summons filed by Marie Sesay, a Sierra Leonean resident in the United States, over an alleged land fraud dispute. The case, presided over by Justice Manuela A. J. Harding, concerns the recovery of a two-town plot of land situated at Mamah Street, Gloucester, in the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – February 5, 2026: The Secretary-General of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr. Lansana Dumbuya Esq., has been released on bail after spending a night in custody at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). His detention followed remarks he made during the party’s recent “Mammoth Meeting” held at the Atouga Mini Stadium in Freetown on January 31, 2026. Mr. Dumbuya was formally invited to...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, February 4. 2026: Mounting public anger over rising fuel costs has taken a political turn as Dr Richard Konteh, flagbearer aspirant of the All People’s Congress (APC), accused the Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of misleading Sierra Leoneans about the true extent of the recent pump price increase. Konteh dismissed the regulator’s claim that only Le1.10 was added to the fuel...Read More
