Members and administrative staff of Parliament’s Committees on Defence and National Security and Internal Affairs have begun a three-day capacity-building workshop in Bo to strengthen parliamentary oversight of the country’s security sector. The workshop, held from 6 to 8 October 2026 at Dohas Hotel in Bo, is being conducted under the theme “Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has indicted two men on three counts of corruption offences linked to the marking of the May 2026 National Primary School Examination (NPSE). The accused are Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, a teacher at Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood Primary School and an examiner for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and Mohamed Musa…
By Mariama Bundu The Government of Sierra Leone has renewed its commitment to ending preventable maternal and child deaths as the Ministry of Information and Civic Education convened a special town hall meeting under the 300 Days of Activism for Triple Zero campaign. The meeting, held on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at the Miatta Civic…
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has received 25,000 tablets and accessories as preparations intensify for the December 2026 Population and Housing Census. The equipment, which includes power banks and protective tablet cases, was officially received on 7 October 2026 at Tower Hill in Freetown. The procurement was fully funded by the Government of Sierra Leone….
Leinster suffered a second defeat in a row at the start of the new season as the United Rugby Championship title holders went down 26-20 against the Sharks in a keenly contested encounter in Durban. Leo Cullen’s side lost 27-26 to the Lions in their opening game of the campaign in Johannesburg, but they have…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for 29 November after recent defeats on legislation aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis. Speculation about a snap election had been building over the weekend after parliament rejected two decree laws put forward by the minority government to protect tenants in the rental market….
Nigerian police say they have located a camp where 19 national youth service recruits are being held by gunmen but cannot move in as they believe the place is mined with explosives. Police Commissioner Audu Bosso said drones helped locate the camp where the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were taken after being…
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has welcomed the approval granted by the Chief Justice for the live broadcast of the forthcoming Supreme Court hearing on constitutional matters scheduled for Wednesday, 7 October 2026. According to a press release issued by SLAJ on Monday, the approval follows a request made by the Association to…
By Jamil Sahid Fofanah Introduction The judiciary’s public notice that the Supreme Court will hear all matters relating to the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2025 on October 7, 2026, underscores the principle of constitutionalism. This means the Constitution is the supreme source of both power and legality. In essence, it is a government of laws, not…
OSMAN I. KANU ESQ., Chairman, SLBA Caretaker Body The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has announced 26 October 2026 as the date for its forthcoming elections. The elections will be held at the Freetown International Conference Centre, Bintumani, Aberdeen, Freetown, starting at 3:00 p.m. The announcement was made by the SLBA Caretaker Body in a…
