By Fatima Kpaka Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and seven board members that were presiding over the court-martial trial for the past eight months have on Friday, August 9, 2024 sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Charles Yamba and 23 others to a jail term of 120 years plus for various offences including Conspiracy to commit Mutiny, Mutiny, Failure to...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone’s president called Wednesday for “mutual trust and respect” between his country and Burkina Faso during a meeting with its junta chief. Julius Maada Bio and Captain Ibrahim Traore met in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou as Sierra Leone this month holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. According...Read More
The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Conrad Sackey, has shared insights into the government’s efforts to combat learning poverty at the literacy instruction workshop held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The workshop was organized by CODE WECARE and The Association of Language & Literacy Educators Reading Sierra Leone (TALLER-SL). Minister...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Abubakar Conteh, 26, has pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny when he made his first appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road court No.2 in Freetown. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at Law Court building on Siaka Steven Street in Freetown...Read More
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 August 2024: Freetown City Council announced August 6, 2024 that it will be distributing 25,000 tree saplings to the capital’s households, from 16th to 18th August 2024. When planted, this will add to the hundreds of thousands of trees that have so far been planted across the city to improve environmental...Read More
By Abdullahim Admin 1 The Enyimba Stadium will on Saturday, August 10, 2024, play host to an international friendly between Enyimba FC and their counterpart from Sierra Leone, FC Kallon. According to Enyimba Media, the clubs Sporting Director, Ifeanyi Ekwueme said that the CAF international friendly between the two West African club sides who are preparing...Read More
Dr. Abdul Jalloh from Sierra Leone has been selected as a Fellow for the prestigious 2024/2025 Kofi Annan Fellowship in Global Health Leadership. Dr. Jalloh’s selection is a testament to his exceptional qualifications and dedication to public health, standing out among over 6,000 applicants to be one of only 25 individuals chosen for this esteemed...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Lawyer I. Bangura from the Legal Aid Board, representing 11 accused persons, including Lance Corporal Abu Samuel Kamara, the 27th accused person, in the ongoing Court-martial trial, has in his closing address to Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and Board members stated that the state has woefully failed to present the elements of the offences against the accused persons....Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Jehad Basma a British National and two others have on Wednesday 7th August 2024 appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 in the case of a 75 carats diamond believed to have been stolen. The accused persons, Sheku Kobba, Tamba Lebbie and Jehad Basma were arraigned for the crimes of Conspiracy,...Read More
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) and UNICEF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding as a way of expressing their strongest support and commitment to the successful conduct of the seventh round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2024 (MICS-7 2024). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a document that clearly defines the framework of the...Read More
