By Fatima Kpaka In a significant development in the Leicester Peak murder case, Detective Police Constable Bangura H. on Monday, February 10, 2025, presented crucial photographic evidence before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at the Pademba Road Court No. 2. The evidence pertained to the gruesome murder of Nabieu Bangura, who was allegedly set ablaze by his...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, February 10, 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has raised concerns over the surge in fire incidents across Sierra Leone, with 38 cases reported in January and February 2025. The Southern Region has been the hardest hit, recording 15 incidents, followed by the Western Area with 10. The...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Kallon FC achieved a significant victory over the defending champions Bo Rangers, winning 1-0 in a thrilling encounter on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Approve School playing grounds. The decisive goal came from Gibrilla Koroma’s early header in the 14th minute, following a well-placed free-kick from David Janneh. The match...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu On Friday, February 7, 2025, the leadership of the National Protected Area Authority, Guma Valley Water Company, Conservation Society of Sierra Leone, and the Sussex community visited the Western Area Peninsula National Park to inspect the aftermath of recent bushfires. The inspection team discovered the devastating impact of fires allegedly set...Read More
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
