By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — The court-martial trial of high-ranking military officers accused of orchestrating the November 26, 2023, failed coup against the government of Sierra Leone continued on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Prosecution Witness No. 11, Corporal David Saidu, tendered statements from the first accused, Major Patrick Ordende Sesay, and other senior officers,...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, Sierra Leone — Back-to-back Sierra Leone Premier League champions, Bo Rangers, have publicly called on the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to release their long-overdue prize money. Despite being crowned champions of the 2023/24 season on June 30, the club has yet to receive the financial rewards associated with their triumph....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Republic of Sierra Leone is hosting the 42nd Technical Commission and Plenary of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) from the 17th to 23rd November 2023 at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. According to David Borbor, the Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency Sierra...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Kanu The Regional Stakeholders Meeting of the Sierra Leone Health Service Commission was held with the aim of promoting the decentralization of health services. The event brought together key stakeholders, civil society organizations, media personnel, and government representatives to discuss the commission’s role in improving the health sector through recruitment, appointment, and human...Read More
to the State by George M.O. Williams The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has entered into a No-Fault Settlement Agreement with Ecobank (Sl) Limited to pay back to the Commission the sum of Thirty-Four Million, Eight Hundred And Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred And Seventy-Six (New) Leones Eighty-Seven Cents (NLE 34,825,176.87), the Commission said in a statement on Wednesday....Read More
