Category: Current News
No More Class Reps at USL
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…
Prank Calls to Fire Lines Now Criminalized
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…
WASSCE: English Pass Rate Only 11.77%
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…
Drug Offenders Get 10 & 12 Years
High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Isata Susan Sellu-Tucker, has sentenced two individuals for illegal possession of prohibited drugs under the National Drugs Control Act, 2008. The defendants, Sheka Kamara, 25, of Leah Street, Kissy Road, and Abu Bakarr Sesay, 55, of Kosso Town, Freetown, had pleaded guilty to possessing Kush without lawful authority. Sheka was…
Chief Minister Tops Budget Excess List
Chief Minister David Sengeh By Mohamed Kamara The Office of the Chief Minister has recorded one of the highest expenditure overruns within the General Services Sector for the first half of the 2025 financial year, according to the Ministry of Finance’s mid-year budget performance report. The report reveals that the Office of the Chief Minister…
SLPP Welcomes New Executive in Grand Ceremony
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) is poised for a historic moment this weekend as it formally hands over leadership to a newly elected National Executive. The highly anticipated ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the party’s National Headquarters in Freetown, beginning at 10:00am sharp. The event, themed “A New Dawn for…
3,500 WASSCE Results Withheld…
Fees, Malpractice Cited By Mohamed Kamara The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, has announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, pointing out major achievements in the country’s education sector. According to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), results were released for 143,985 candidates. However,…
SL’s CIO Heads ECOWAS Immigration Forum
Sierra Leone’s Chief Immigration Officer, Dr. Moses Tiffa Baio, has been appointed Chairperson of the ECOWAS Heads of Immigration Forum during the Forum’s 9th annual meeting held from 14th to 16th October 2025 at the Cotonou International Conference Centre in Benin
Kingtom Police Hospital Boosts Eye Care, Builds New Mortuary
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) Hospital at Kingtom Barracks has received a major upgrade with the commissioning of new eye care equipment and the construction of a modern mortuary. During a ceremony held on Thursday, 16 October 2025, the hospital’s Deputy Director, ASP Dr. John Mumuneh Konteh, revealed that advanced ophthalmology tools, including a slit…
Trade Strategy 2024-2030 Unveiled
By James Conteh President Julius Maada Bio on Monday welcomed the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, during his official visit to Sierra Leone for the launch of the country’s AfCFTA Readiness Assessment Report and Updated National Trade Strategy (2024–2030).