A football agent has been arrested after allegedly threatening a Premier League footballer with a gun. The footballer, in his 20s, was targeted in London on 6 September. The incident has been described as a “horrendous” ordeal for the player – who cannot be legally identified – to deal with. The player’s club are aware…
Jubilant India held their nerve under the weight of huge expectation to beat South Africa by 52 runs and clinch a historic first Women’s World Cup win. The showpiece event in front of a raucous, sold-out 45,000 crowd was delayed by two hours because of rain but no overs were lost and a match for…
The former top lawyer in the Israeli military has been arrested, as a political showdown deepens over the leaking of a video that allegedly shows severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers. Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned as the Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last week, saying that she…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham. The inauguration ceremony was held at a military parade ground in the capital, Dodoma, instead of a stadium as in previous years. It was…
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu President Julius Maada Bio has unveiled the creation of a Special Court to fast-track drug-related cases as part of a new set of measures to combat the growing Kush epidemic in Sierra Leone.
President Julius Maada Bio has officially received letters of credence from six newly appointed ambassadors to Sierra Leone in a ceremony at State House last week.
The Ministry of Works and Public Assets has officially handed over the Miatta Civic Center to the Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE). The ceremony took place on Friday, 24th October 2025, in the meeting room of the facility.
Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University, Professor Aiah Lebbie, has issued a firm directive ending the long-standing practice of appointing Class Representatives across all campuses. The decision was announced during a meeting of the Executive Committee of Senate held on October 24, 2025, where Professor Lebbie declared that lecturers are strictly forbidden from appointing…
By Mohamed Kamara The National Fire Force has provided updates on the new Fire Safety Bill, which seeks to assess and reduce fire risks to a tolerable level. Bintu Fatmata Kamara, Esq., the Legal Officer at the National Fire Force, explained that the Bill contains 58 sections, highlighting Section 8, which empowers the Chief Fire…
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has released updates on the 2025 WASSCE results. A total of 148,313 candidates registered for the exam, with 97,817 results released by WAEC. Results for 13,237 candidates were withheld, while 35,020 were absent. Moreover, results for 3,537 candidates from 20 private schools remain withheld pending payments. The…
