By Sallieu S. Kanu On Friday, February 7, 2025, a day after the successful African Urban Heat Summit, the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, led a delegation on a tour of key climate resilience and heat adaptation projects initiated by the Freetown City Council (FCC). The delegation included the Mayors of Monrovia and Paynesville,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka In the ongoing court martial, both state prosecutors and defense counsels delivered their closing arguments yesterday, urging the board members to consider their respective positions as they prepare to render a verdict on the six accused military personnel. The trial, which commenced on Thursday, before Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and six board...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, February 7, 2025 – Twenty-year-old Julius Aruna Mongoh, a scrap metal worker, made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on Friday, facing charges of malicious damage and larceny. According to court particulars, on February 1, 2025, at the Government Printing Department in New...Read More
In rural Sierra Leone, a movement of community story-sharing is reaching women with life-changing information In a village in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone, a group of women and girls have gathered. Some perching children on their knees, they sit on wooden benches arranged in a square. At their centre, balanced on...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, February 6, 2025 – The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has ruled that private citizens cannot be forcibly removed from their land, reaffirming the protection of private property as guaranteed under Section 21 of the 1991 Constitution. The judgment was delivered in the case of Theophilus Pratt and Hawanatu Pratt v....Read More
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Prince Vandy Sualley, President of the National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association of Sierra Leone (NOC/CGA-SLE), has been appointed as the Chairman of the Fund Raising Committee for the sixth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games. The games will be held from August 6-15, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, February 7, 2025 – In an extraordinary demonstration of compassion and goodwill, the Indian Community in Sierra Leone has stepped forward to fund the life-saving medical treatment of two-year-old Samuel Favour Salfu Adikalie Mansaray, who has been diagnosed with severe congenital heart defects. This remarkable humanitarian gesture was formally announced...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The official nominees for the Leone Rock Premier League Player of the Month and Coaches award for January have been unveiled, and the voting process is now officially open. Fans, journalists, and football enthusiasts are invited to participate in selecting the standout performer of the month. Here are the coach nominees:...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, 6th February 2025 – A significant defamation lawsuit has emerged in the High Court of Sierra Leone, where businessman Kobi Walker has initiated legal action against Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray. The case centers around allegations that Walker claims have damaged his reputation and credibility. Kobi Walker, the former Chief Executive Officer of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, February 7, 2025 – The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, His Lordship the Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, along with other Justices of the Superior Courts of Judicature, has concluded an official tour of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL) peace museum and memorial garden. According to the Principal Defender...Read More
