Category: Current News
FSU Sensitises Fire Force Personnel on SGBV Laws and Mandate
Officials from the Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police engaged personnel of the National Fire Force at their headquarters in Freetown on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The session, led by ASP Abu Bakarr Kanu, Operations Officer of the FSU, aimed to familiarise Fire Force personnel with the FSU’s mandate and roles, as…
RAIC Extends Deadline for Annual Compliance Reports
The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has extended the deadline for Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to submit their Annual Compliance Report (ACR) and Proactive Disclosure of Information (PDI) from Thursday, 22nd January to Monday, 16th February 2026. The extension comes in response to formal requests from public institutions seeking additional…
Wusum Stadium’s $95,000 Facelift: Babadi Kamara’s Modest Step with Major Meaning
By Samuel Serry When the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, recently launched the construction of a perimeter fence, a borehole and other facilities at Makeni’s Wusum Stadium, the announcement was met with mixed reactions. To some, it was a minor project unworthy of fanfare; to others, it was a long-overdue…
Woman Gets 40 Years for Drug Trafficking in Port Loko
The High Court of Sierra Leone, sitting in Port Loko and presided over by Hon. Justice Sahr Elogima Kekura, has handed down significant sentences in two separate criminal cases. Abdul Kamara Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Offences Against a Minor. Abdul Kamara has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after being convicted on three…
Justice Mark Ngegba Sentences Two Liberian Citizens to 35 Years’ Imprisonment for Possession of 2,130 Tablets of Tramadol
High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Mark Ngegba, has sentenced two Liberian Citizens to thirty-five (35) years’ imprisonment for trading and transporting of two thousand one hundred and thirty (2,130) tablets of tramadol. The convicts, Annet Maflah and Lovetta Maflah, are sisters and Liberian citizens resident in Zorzor, Monrovia, Republic of Liberia. The two convicts were…
President Julius Maada Bio Advances Sierra Leone’s Global Economic and Diplomatic Engagements at WEF 2026 in Davos
By Mohamed Sheriff, Information Attaché, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone, Geneva On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio deepened high-level diplomatic and economic engagements aimed at strengthening international cooperation, expanding trade, and advancing development partnerships for Sierra Leone. During the Forum, President Bio…
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐃𝐫. 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨’𝐬𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
By Strategic Communications Divisions, Office of the First Lady, Republic of Sierra Leone First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, was met with an overwhelming and jubilant reception in Kailahun District this afternoon, reflecting strong grassroots support for her flagship initiatives championing women and girls. The visit, part…
Ten MDAs Adopt Gender Responsive Budgeting
Finance Minister, Sheku F. Bangura By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The Government of Sierra Leone has expanded the implementation of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) to ten Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as part of efforts to promote gender equality in line with the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Act, 2022 and the Medium-Term National Development…
At Ministry of Basic Education…
Deceased, Unverified Staff Paid Millions Basic Education Minister, Conrad Sackey By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The 2024 Auditor General’s Report has uncovered serious financial and administrative lapses within a government ministry, including the payment of salaries to deceased staff, unverified employees on the payroll, and long-delayed contracts despite advance payments. According to the report, salaries continued…
In Bombali…
Ebola Orphans Cry for Support By Yusuff Moseray Suma Ebola orphans between the ages of 10-16 years at Bumba village in Pakimassabong Chiefdom, Bombali District, have cried for urgent support to pursue their education. It could be recalled that in the 2014-2015 Ebola scourge, Bumba village was amongst the villages that were badly hit by…