By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, Daily Scope During an official visit to the United Kingdom, S/L’s Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Mr. Amara Kallon, met with Ms. Kate Foster OBE, Director for Africa at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The meeting aimed to deepen cooperation on public service reforms and explore…
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, Daily Scope Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, took center stage at the International Conference on Information Integrity and Independent Media in Paris, where he shared the country’s significant strides in media freedom alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and other global leaders. Co-hosted by Presidents Macron and…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, Daily Scope Madam Musayeroh Barrie, the Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), has been awarded the Africa Women Leadership Impact Award at the launch of the Africa Women Summit UK in London. The event convened leaders, diplomats, and women changemakers from across Africa and the diaspora to…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, Daily Scope State House, Freetown, Thursday, 30 October 2025 – President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has unveiled a comprehensive set of measures aimed at combating the escalating Kush epidemic in Sierra Leone. This announcement took place during a high-level meeting with stakeholders at State House, where the one-year report from the…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, Daily Scope In a startling revelation, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Conrad Sackey, announced that over 5,570 candidates missed all subjects in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This absenteeism accounts for approximately 4.3% of the total registered candidates. While the examination boasted a near-record…
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter The Sierra Leone Police have apprehended a suspect, Yusifu Jalloh, during a routine security operation at the Fallah Checkpoint in Bo. Jalloh, who resides in First Pump Line, Adonkia, Goderich, Freetown, was found in possession of nine black plastic bags allegedly containing kush, a narcotic substance. According to police…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter The Northwest Regional Police Division is actively investigating the suspicious death of Sergeant Bayoh, a military officer whose body was discovered in a pit near the Commodity Trading Company (CTC) Mining site at Gbere Junction, Port Loko District. The grim discovery occurred on October 27, 2025, when Umaru Bilkish…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter A resident of Freetown, known as Mr. Sesay, has made history in Sierra Leone’s betting landscape by winning an impressive NLe 720,136 through Mercury International Online Football Betting. His remarkable victory came after placing a total stake of just NLe 60 across three separate winning tickets. Mr. Sesay, a…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter Stephen Barnes, the architect behind the GO-FOR-GOLD Program, recently led a delegation of foreign investors from the United States, Germany, and India in a courtesy visit to Rt. Hon. Speaker Segepoh Solomon Thomas on October 27, 2025. During the meeting, the delegation expressed a keen interest in investing in…
In loving memory of Mr. Nathaniel Thomos The family wishes to inform the general public of the funeral of the late Mr. Nathaniel Thomos, which will take place on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, at the New Testament Church, Congo Cross. Interment will follow immediately after the service at the Congo Town Cemetery. May his gentle…
