By Fatima Kpaka Samuel Benjamin Moiba and Alfred Abdul Karim Koroma, both sailors at Sea Coach Express, were sent to prison yesterday by Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No.1 for allegedly stealing items valued at $5,200 from one of their passengers. The accused, Samuel Benjamin Moiba and Alfred Abdul Karim Koroma, made their second...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Appeal Court Judge Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Steven urged state counsel Yusuf Isaac Sesay to expedite the ongoing treason trial involving Alie Badara Kanu and Thaimu Bangura. This request came after prosecutor Y.I. Sesay informed the court that witness Inspector Mohamed Jusu was absent due to other official...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Detective Inspector Abu Bakarr Kargbo testified before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No.1 against Joseph Mendel Lamin, the former station manager of VOPAD Radio, and two others who allegedly killed Samuel Brima Mattia. The accused, Joseph Mendel Lamin, also known as “Manager Dust,” along with motorbike...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Counter Terrorism Act 2024 into law, aiming to minimize and eradicate all forms of terrorism in the country. The bill initially faced criticism from many citizens, including members of the main opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC), who argued that some clauses...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Diegeh, a remote community in Kenema District, Sierra Leone, is home to a struggling primary school that lacks the basic facilities necessary for quality education. The school, constructed by ex-combatants who graduated from the ARC/DDR Skills Training Program, serves children from surrounding villages, many of whom walk long distances to receive an...Read More
