Police officers attached to the Anvil Division have discovered 37 cartons of tramadol at the cargo warehouse of the Freetown International Airport following a tip-off. The discovery was made on Tuesday, 6 December 2026, during an operation led by the Local Unit Commander, Mrs. Cecilia Akiebo Cole, as part of ongoing efforts to combat drug…
Nairobi, Kenya, December 2025: Immediate Past President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, has been appointed Chairman of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) Working Group on Climate Change, a decision that was met with resounding applause from colleagues across the continent. The appointment was made during a high-level FAJ…
The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Ambassador Col. (Rtd) Alhaji Fanday Turay, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work at the new office complex of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) at Africanus Road in Freetown. The Minister made the remarks on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, during a working visit to the facility,…
Minister of Finance: Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura By Festus J Lahai, Information Attaché, Republic of Sierra Leone Embassy in Moscow, Russian Federation Sierra Leone’s financial system continues to demonstrate resilience and stability amid global and domestic economic headwinds. A combination of disciplined fiscal management, tight monetary policy, and a robust banking sector has helped ease…
The Guild of Newspaper Editors’ Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) has convened its maiden meeting to set the agenda for the review of the organisation’s Constitution. Addressing the meeting at the SLAJ Secretariat, Chairman of the CRC, Alfred Junior Koroma, stated that he would rely on the expertise of Committee members with legal backgrounds to guide…
By James Conteh More than 194 vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Health have been declared unroadworthy, with no immediate plan in place for their repair or disposal, according to the latest Auditor-General’s Report. The audit revealed that the Ministry currently faces a shortage of functional vehicles for its operations, even as hundreds remain grounded,…
Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsi has been sacked a day after the team’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) last-16 defeat by Mali. The 2004 champions were playing against 10 men for more than 90 minutes of a match that went to extra time in Casablanca, after Mali’s Woyo Coulibaly was sent off early on. Tunisia, who…
Maduro tells the court in New York he remains the leader of Venezuela, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. “I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I’m a decent man, the president of my country,” he says via an interpreter. Maduro pleaded not guilty to all the charges he is faced with. Four counts were…
Armed men have violently stormed a village in Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 people and looting shops, state authorities have said. The attackers emerged from a forest near the village of Kasuwan-Daji on Saturday and set fire to the local market, looted shops and kidnapped an unspecified number of people, police said. “The…
By James Conteh As Sierra Leone welcomes 2026, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has reflected on Freetown City Council’s (FCC) achievements in 2025 and outlined priorities for the year ahead. In her New Year message, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlighted progress in waste management, including the introduction of new bylaws that mandate household registration with approved service providers and…
