In loving memory of the Late Mr Alfred Macavorie CokerSunrise: 29th October 1986Sunset: 8th November 2025Age: 39yrsFuneral and Communion service is on Friday 21st November at the Warren Methodist Church, Krootown Road.Time: 1pm. Interment at the Ascension Town Cemetry.May his soul rest in peace.
By Mohamed Mansaray, KenemaOn November 6, 2025, the High Court in Kailahun Town delivered a life sentence to Samai Lansana after he was found guilty of murder. Hon. Justice Abdul Sheriff presided over the case, which involved the fatal stabbing of Lansana’s stepfather on September 11, 2023, in Bandajuma village, located in the Luawa Chiefdom…
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily ScopeJustice Mark Ngegba of the High Court has sentenced David Johnson, a motor driver from Deep Eye Water on Waterloo Highway, to 30 years in prison for his role in transporting illegal drugs. The sentencing occurred at the Main Law Courts Building in Freetown. Johnson faced two charges under the National…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily ScopeOn November 10, 2025, Ibrahim Abdallaha Conteh was committed to the High Court of Sierra Leone by His Worship Harold Kamara, the presiding magistrate at the Mile 91 Magistrate Court. Conteh faces charges of murdering his neighbor, Pa Amidu, in Kumrabai Matuku village, located in the Kholifa Mabang region. The charges…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily ScopeOn November 12, 2025, the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, alongside Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk and Zurich Mayor Corine Mauch, launched a significant five-year Urban Regeneration Project during a sod-turning ceremony at Freetown City Hall. This initiative is part of a CHF 2.5 million City-to-City Urban Regeneration Partnership between Freetown…
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily ScopeOn November 12, 2025, Dr. Isata Mahoi, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, visited Reykjavík for a pivotal meeting with Ms. Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, Speaker of the Icelandic Parliament. Speaker Sveinbjarnardóttir warmly welcomed Dr. Mahoi, highlighting the strong bilateral relations between Iceland and Sierra Leone while praising the West African…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily ScopeSierra Leone has made significant strides in its Hajj preparations by securing a quota of 3,500 slots for the upcoming 2026 season. This achievement comes after commendation from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which praised Sierra Leone for adhering to all required benchmarks….
The death is reported of Ms Zainab Jah who died on 12th November 2025 in The Gambia.Age: 34yrsShe is survived by friends and families in Freetown, Liberia, The Gambia and in America.Funeral notice will be another later.May her soul rest in peace.
It’s with a heavy heart that the Beckley family at home and abroad regrets to announce with profound sorrow the passing of Mr. Augustine Beckley, who until his demise faithfully served as Director of Finance and Administration of The Wages and Compensation Commission. Mr. Beckley passed away suddenly on November 11th, 2025, after a distinguished…
By Saidu Jalloh reporter D.S Lagos, Nigeria November 12, 2025 – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a historic interception of cocaine worth ₦29.4 billion at the Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) in Lagos. The seizure involved 1,000 kilograms of the drug, concealed in a 20-foot container that arrived from Freetown, Sierra Leone,…
