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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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
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).
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has officially begun a nationwide cartographic mapping exercise in preparation for the 2026 Population and Housing Census (PHC ’26). This critical phase aims to ensure an accurate and comprehensive count of the country’s population and households. The announcement was made by the Statistician-General and Chief Census Officer, Mr. Andrew Bob…
The DAQVAH Charity Foundation, Sierra Leone’s leading local Islamic charitable organization, has once again demonstrated its commitment to education and community development with the unveiling of two newly constructed schools in Port Loko District — a Junior Secondary School in Mabain Village and a Primary School in Rogbaray Ka Bangura Village.
