By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – Magistrate Sahr Kekura on Monday, January 27, 2025, ordered the remand of Abubakarr Turay, his wife Fatmata Bangura, and their daughter Kadiatu Turay in prison, following allegations of their involvement in the theft of US$7,000 from the residence of prominent footballer Kai Kamara. The family had been staying...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – Sierra Leone has reached a significant milestone under President Julius Maada Bio’s dynamic leadership, securing a place in the second cohort of beneficiaries of the Mission 300 initiative. This announcement was made by State House Communications. Mission 300, spearheaded by the African...Read More
By Mario Cortegana Jan 27, 2025 Within the space of six months, 18-year-old centre-back Juma Bah has gone from playing football in his homeland of Sierra Leone to paying his own €6million release clause in order to unilaterally break his contract with a club in Spain’s La Liga and days later join Premier League champions Manchester City. And then immediately get sent on...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu January 27, 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) and Climate Resilience for All (CRA), will co-host the first African Urban Heat Summit on February 6, 2025, according to a statement from FCC Communications. The landmark event will bring together African mayors from Kanifing, Monrovia, Conakry, Accra, Ouagadougou and Abidjan among others,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a dramatic turn of events, Detective Police Sergeant 10601 John Ansumana Marcathy testified on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, against Hawanatu Hawa Koroma, who stands accused of setting her husband, Nabieu Bangura, ablaze, resulting in his death. The accused was charged with murder, contrary to section 1 of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a dramatic turn of events, Detective Police Sergeant 10601 John Ansumana Marcathy testified on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, against Hawanatu Hawa Koroma, who stands accused of setting her husband, Nabieu Bangura, ablaze, resulting in his death. The accused was charged with murder, contrary to section 1 of...Read More
By Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE The escalating crisis of illegal substance abuse, particularly the kush epidemic, poses a grave threat to our city and country. In April 2024, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio declared substance abuse as a national emergency, but the devastating consequences of this epidemic are increasingly evident in Freetown. Youth are...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone – Renowned Nigerian actor and entrepreneur, Zubby Michael, has called on the government of Sierra Leone to provide substantial support to develop the country’s entertainment sector. His comments came during a recent conversation with Premier News while visiting Sierra Leone to film a new movie, The Battle of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – Lamin Tarawally, a senior accountant at Hastings Toll Gate, has been remanded by Magistrate Sahr Kekura for allegedly stealing over NLe300,000 three hundred thousand new Leones and forging Standard Chartered Bank deposit slips on behalf of the Toll Gate company. The accused appeared in court on six counts,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The leadership of the Justice Sector Coordination Office (JSCO) has reaffirmed its commitment to effective collaboration with the Judiciary of Sierra Leone in the full implementation of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy launched by His Excellency the President in September 2024. Speaking with the leadership of the judiciary...Read More
