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...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...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....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...Read More

 By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Residents of Kambia District have commended President Julius Maada Bio’s administration for fostering transparency and bridging the gap between the government and the people. The praise follows a two-day dialogue facilitated by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, aimed at addressing critical development issues. The event, part of the Ministry’s...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Ballanta Music Makers are set to deliver an enchanting evening of vocal artistry and musical brilliance at the highly anticipated Vocal Variety concert. This premier event will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Logie Wright Auditorium, 27 Liverpool Street, offering attendees a showcase of extraordinary talent and...Read More

By: Miracle Seer Guma Building, Freetown—Monday, March 24,  2025. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay, along with Deputy Minister of Justice, Madam Saptieu Elizabeth Saccoh, have officially launched the development of the e-Justice Blueprint, a transformative initiative marking a pivotal step in Sierra Leone’s digital transformation journey within the justice sector. This...Read More