By Abu Bakarr Bangura On January 29, 2025, the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) organized a float parade in Makeni City, signaling the launch of the Salone Payment Switch Instant Payment Platform. The event, which followed similar parades held in Bo and Kenema, aimed to raise public awareness about the benefits and convenience of the...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu  Amnesty International has urged authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday to release and guarantee a fair trial for a TV personality detained under accusations of insulting the President and First Lady. Reacting to the ongoing detention of Hawa Hunt, a Sierra Leonean-Canadian artist and reality television personality who was arrested on...Read More

By George M.O Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Parliament of Sierra Leone has officially approved Joseph John Senessie as the new Director General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) and Madam Susan Baby Coker as the first female Deputy Director General. Following their approval on Thursday, both officials were formally decorated at the...Read More

Freetown, Sierra Leone – On January 30, 2024, Joseph Kobba, a tribal head of Bumpe Ngao Chiefdom, testified before Justice Alfred Tommy Ganda of the High Court in the ongoing petition case against the purported election of Alfred Sovula and two others. This civil matter, under Section 13 of the Chieftaincy Act, involves the petition...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – On January 30, 2025, Police Officer Dolly Faith Johnson testified before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 against Emma Morlia Sesay, who is accused of stealing a one-week, five-day-old baby boy. The accused, Emma Morlia Sesay, was charged with one count of child stealing, contrary...Read More

Freetown, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Chief Minister Dr. Moinina David Sengeh recently revealed that President Julius Maada Bio has introduced him as his Prime Minister on several occasions. Dr. Sengeh made this disclosure during an interview with SL News Blog, following his visit to Koinadugu, Bombali, and Tonkolili Districts. “Interestingly, depending on the context,...Read More