By Kadijatu Bangura. D.S FREETOWN — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sierra Leone has partnered with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Armed Forces Technical and Education College (AFTEC) to train 100 young Sierra Leoneans as professional drivers for electric vehicles. The training is being conducted under the Sierra Ride electric mobility…

By Joseph Momoh D.S BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia — Former President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has called on African leaders to take full ownership of the continent’s peace and development agenda, warning that Africa cannot claim sovereignty while it fails to fund itself and protect its own resources. Koroma made the call while…

By Saidu Jalloh D.S FREETOWN — A 27-year-old fisherman, Alhassan Morray, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Facility at Pademba Road after he was arraigned for allegedly stabbing and wounding a man at Tambacula Wharf, Aberdeen in Freetown. Morray made his first appearance before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2…

By Kadijatu Bangura D.S FREETOWN — The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, has disowned a viral social media report claiming he explained the delay in the release of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results and that government saved US$1.37 million. In a strong rebuttal, Minister Sackey said…

By Joseph Momoh D.S FREETOWN — The nationwide strike by university lecturers remains in full force after government failed to make any offer on their demand for a 100 per cent salary increase, the Union of Academic Staff Associations (UASA) has announced. In a press release issued after a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Ministry…

By Saidu Jalloh Lagos, Nigeria A Sierra Leonean national, Favour Foday Kamara, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos over an alleged $190,324 property fraud involving a 70-year-old US-based Sierra Leonean woman. Kamara was arraigned on Tuesday, 20th October, 2026, before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting…

By Saidu Jalloh A massive free cataract outreach programme has restored the sight of 1,522 Sierra Leoneans and provided screening and consultations for over 5,768 adults between March and August 2026, in a major boost to the fight against avoidable blindness in the country. The initiative is being implemented by the Choithram International Foundation in…

By Joseph Momoh D.S The Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Chernor Mamoud Jalloh, has conducted a high-level inspection of the 108.4-megawatt NANT Power Project at Kissy Dockyard in Freetown, to get first-hand updates on its progress, operations and compliance. Mr. Jalloh led a delegation from the Trust on the…

By Saidu Jalloh D.S Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, on Thursday held a crucial high-level meeting with the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at the Commonwealth headquarters, Marlborough House in London, as part of renewed efforts to strengthen Sierra Leone’s global partnerships and advance its national development priorities. The meeting, described…