Category: Current News
PPRC Fines APC NLe 350,000
The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has fined the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party for violations of the Political Parties Act 2022 during its “Mammoth Meeting” held at Atouga Mini Stadium in Freetown on Saturday, 31st January 2026. According to the Commission, fines of Two Hundred Thousand Leones (Le 200,000) and One Hundred and Fifty…
Free Surgical Mission Begins at Police Hospital
A team of Spanish medical specialists from the Surgeons in Action Foundation has paid a courtesy visit to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. William Fayia Sellu, following their arrival in Sierra Leone to conduct free surgical operations at the Police Hospital in Kingtom. Introducing the delegation, the Medical Superintendent of the Police Hospital,…
ACC Presents Anti-Corruption Policies to Registrar General
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formally presented five policy documents to the Office of the Administrator and Registrar General (OARG) aimed at improving governance, accountability, and service delivery. The presentation, which took place on 28th January 2026, covered policies on Fuel Distribution and Allocation Management, ICT and Digital Management, Petty Cash, Assets Management, and Gifts…
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Calls for Community Ownership of the National Forest Inventory Exercise in the Eastern Region
The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jiwoh Abdulia, has called for community ownership of the National Forestry Inventory exercise in the Eastern Region, scheduled for February and March 2026. He made this call during a stakeholder engagement in Kenema on Thursday, 29th January 2026, with Paramount Chiefs, District Councils Chairmen, and other community…
Sierra Leone Represented at ECOWAS Security Meeting…Experts Push for Intelligence Sharing and Human Security Frameworks
A two-day high-level consultative conference of intelligence chiefs and security officials from West Africa and the Sahel is ongoing in Accra, Ghana. The conference, which was officially opened on Thursday, 29th January at a ceremony held at the Movenpik Ambassador Hotel, is aimed at strengthening regional cooperation against the growing threat of terrorism, violent extremism,…
APC Members Called to Discuss 2028 Election Roadmap
The All Peoples Congress (APC) has announced a National Mammoth Meeting for all party leaders, executives, and members. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, 31 January 2026, at Attouga Stadium, Cline Town, starting at 1:00 PM. According to the APC National Secretariat, the meeting will focus on the party’s roadmap to the 2028 elections, emphasizing…
“The whole Electoral Reform Process is under threat and manipulations” – APC’s Dr. Kaifala Marah blasts
By Yusuff Moseray Suma In a press conference held at its party’s headquarters in Brookfields, Freetown, the main opposition party, the All Peoples Congress (APC), has sounded the alarm on numerous irregularities unfolding in the Agreement for National Unity, the Constitutional Amendment Bill, the Proportional Representation, and the planned National Housing Census Presenting the party’s…
IPRP Orders Freetown City Council to Hand Over Garrison Street Market Site to Textiles Dealers Association
Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyer The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has ruled in favour of the Textiles Dealers Association, directing the Freetown City Council (FCC) to immediately hand over the construction site for the Garrison Street Market in Freetown. The ruling follows a complaint filed by the association over delays in receiving possession of…
TVET Institutions Starved of Funds…238 Schools Denied Subvention
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu At least 238 out of 252 registered Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across Sierra Leone did not receive government subvention in the 2024 financial year, leaving a funding gap of NLe4,125,000, according to the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report. The report notes that despite repeated recommendations in previous audits, the…
PPRC, IPCB, IMC, SLBC Face Structural Challenges – Reports
By Mariama Bundu Sierra Leone’s key electoral and media oversight institutions are grappling with structural weaknesses, according to four Management and Functional Review Reports received by Chief Minister David Sengeh recently. The reports cover the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC), Independent Police Complaint Board (IPCB), Independent Media Commission (IMC), and Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC)….