By Fatima Kpaka Newton Johnson, an Italian, yesterday made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 for allegedly been found with two compress parcels of cocaine at the Freetown International Airport at Lungi. The accused person was arraigned on two counts of collection of prohibited drugs without lawful authority and possession...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Fullah Progressive Union (FPU) has strongly denounced the wave of harassment, ethnic profiling, and wrongful detention of peaceful Fullah Sierra Leoneans, which began on Sunday, December 15, 2024, in Freetown and has now reportedly spread to Waterloo, Kono, and other parts of the country. Hundreds of businesses run by Fullahs...Read More
By Bockarie Dickson Every Nation Polytechnic has celebrated a historic milestone with the official opening of its new ultramodern campus building at Samie II Section in Bo City. The event, attended by a distinguished audience, marked a significant step forward in the institution’s commitment to providing world-class education in Sierra Leone. The ceremony brought together...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Bramaia Chiefdom, located in Kambia District in the northern part of Sierra Leone, will officially launch its first-ever radio station, Radio Bankhi-Solofaray FM 93.7, on December 20, 2024, in Kukuna Town, the chiefdom’s headquarters. The name “Bankhi-Solofaray” translates to “seven houses,” symbolizing that the entire population of the town comes from...Read More
The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge provides learning gains equal to an extra year in the best performing sub-Saharan African education systems. Holy Cross Primary School Every child has the right to an education – a right enshrined in Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet, the stark reality is...Read More
The Public Accounts Committee of Sierra Leone Parliament has summoned top sports officials to a public hearing to examine the ‘financial management’ and ‘operational practices’ of the National Sports Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the Accountant General’s Department, and a few traveling agencies. The hearing, set to take place on Tuesday in the House of...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown Waste Transformers (FWT), an Organic Waste-to-Energy Solutions Provider in Sierra Leone, on Friday, December 13, 2024, launched the first innovative USSD feature ‘DortiBox’ App short code *380# in a drive to transform Freetown. The innovative USSD feature on the Orange mobile network, is designed to promote the digitalization of...Read More
BY Fatima Kpaka State House, Freetown, Monday, 16 December 2024 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Alpha Sesay, Esq., at State House. During the event, the President reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering support for advancing the justice sector...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Bill will now be tabled in Parliament for proper scrutiny and approval by the Legislative Arm of Government after consultations on the bill. The Minister of Health II, Madam Jalikatu Mustapha who is championing the bill, and the Minister of Information and Civic Education Mr....Read More
By Fatima kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 on Monday, 16 December 16, 2024, ordered bench warrant against a Canadian Consultant Sunanda Kikla after refusing to appear before the court over an alleged fraud matter. The accused was charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud contrary to law and obtaining money...Read More
