By Sallieu S. Kanu Country Director of UNICEF, Dr. Suleiman Braimoh presenting the keys of the donated vehicles to the Inspector General of Police Mr. William Fayia Sellu. In a bid to enhance operations of the Family Support Unit (FSU), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, donated two brand-new...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone’sPresident Dr Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, met with Tribal Heads in the Western Area to discuss their role in government’s efforts at consolidating peace and democracy and seeking justice following the August 10 violence that claimed innocent lives. Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa, who called the meeting...Read More
By Dr. Moinina David Sengeh When we published the National Primary School Examination earlier this month, there was lots of confusion about the scores. A major reason behind that was people were worried their kids won’t get into their schools of choice. Will Annie Walsh take candidates who score below 300? They wondered. My team...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh The presiding Magistrate at the Ross Road Magistrate court No.3, Magistrate Hadiru Daboh has sentenced Alimamy Conteh to 59 months ii prison for conspiracy and larceny. Magistrate Daboh said whilst delivering his Judgements that the quantum or value of what were stole doesn’t matter; “it is the act and the preservation of...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Principal Magistrate His Worship Magistrate Mark Ngegba on Tuesday August 16, 2922 committed for trial at the High Court the case between the Inspector General of Police and accused Alhaji Amadu Bah popularly known as LAJ. LAJ is one of Sierra Leone’s popular musicians who was before the Court to answer to...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The head Coach of the National U15 Alimu Koroma, on Monday, August 15, 2022 said that they got a team of determined and focused young boys who could make a change and raise the flag of the county. He made this statement during a news conference in Freetown ahead of the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Mary Sesay, 20, and John Bangura, a mason, were yesterday sent to prison by Magistrate Peter Gogra of Pademba Road court No.6 in Freetown over allegation of theft. The accused persons made their first appearance in court and were arraigned on two counts of Conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to law...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh One Ibrahim Kamara and Alhaji Kamara were yesterday arraigned before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Court No. 1 for the offence of Larceny and receiving stolen goods contrary to the Laws of Sierra Leone. It was alleged by the police that the first accused Ibrahim Kamara, on diverse dates between...Read More
Security forces have shot dead Hassan S. Dumbuya aka Evangelist Samson, an ardent critic of Bio Administration, in the northern city of Makeni on Sunday, August 14, 2022, according to eyewitnesses. The incident was said to have occurred in front of a merchandise shop on Station Road. Another eyewitness account stated that the assailants took...Read More
State House, Freetown, Monday 15 August 2022 – Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has paid a solidarity visit to Freetown after the violent insurrection of August 10 that killed innocent Sierra Leoneans, including Police Officers on duty. His Excellency President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, told...Read More
