Arsenal have signed goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free transfer from Leeds on a two-year deal with the option to extend for a further year. Meslier made 215 appearances across seven seasons with the Yorkshire club, keeping 70 clean sheets. The French goalkeeper, 26, said he “cannot wait to win trophies” with “the biggest club in England”. BBC…
Uganda’s judiciary has pushed back against a directive by the country’s lawyers’ association instructing its members to stop addressing judges as “My Lord” or “My Lady” and to abandon the longstanding practice of bowing before them. In the directive, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) said such “feudal and colonial honorifics” elevate judicial officers above citizens,…
The Indian state of West Bengal has been on the boil for the past few days over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. The body of the child was fished out from a pond on Sunday – a day after her family reported her missing. The incident in Surjyapur village in Baruipur, on…
Zimbabwean footballer Divine Lunga has survived a gun attack in Johannesburg, South African police have said. The football star, 31, was driving in the inner city suburb of Hillbrow on Sunday when his car was shot at by an unknown gunman, according to local reports. Lunga, who plays for both Zimbabwe’s national football team and…
By Aminaash Nyande Brima, Information Attaché Sierra Leone Embassy, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco Under President Bio’s chairmanship, Sierra Leone has played a prominent role in promoting dialogue, constitutional governance and regional cooperation. Whether through diplomacy, mediation or engagement with fellow leaders, the country’s voice has become more influential than at any time in recent history….
By Mariama Bundu The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone (USL), has rusticated six students and terminated the contracts of six lecturers following an investigation into examination malpractice allegations. The action follows the cancellation of the Pre-Admission Examination for the Diploma in Nursing programme on 10 March 2026 after…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The High Court in Freetown has convicted six people for their roles in the robbery and murder of Rev. Fr. Augustine Dauda Amadu, who was killed at Burma Section in Kenema on 30 August 2025. Delivering judgment, Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Stevens sentenced five of the convicts to 80 years imprisonment…
By Mariama Bundu The Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC) has continued engagements with key national stakeholders to assess progress on the implementation of the Agreement for National Unity and the Tripartite Committee recommendations. On the second day of the dialogue process, the Commission met with representatives of Parliament and the All People’s…
By: Mariama Bundu The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Alhaji Timothy Musa Kabba, has highlighted what he described as the significant achievements of President Julius Maada Bio since assuming the Chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, saying the President’s leadership has strengthened regional peace, democratic governance, and integration…
By Alhaji Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Embassy of Sierra Leone, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The Director of Asia, Africa and the Pacific Political and Negotiations Affairs for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Al-Ibrahim Hussain Omar, on Monday paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Barrie at the Chancery of the Sierra Leone Embassy in…
