Local News

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, Daily Scope The Sierra Leone government, led by Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security (PI-CREF), is set to implement tamper-proof smart electricity meters across the nation. This initiative aims to enhance energy management and combat widespread electricity theft. A recent assessment…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S Moyamba Town has entered a new era of energy access with the commissioning of a 1-megawatt solar power plant, marking a significant step towards energy independence in Sierra Leone. This initiative, financed by the World Bank and implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), aims to illuminate…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S Alhaji Sheku Fofanah, the Youth Chairman of Koinadugu District, has expressed profound sorrow following a violent clash between youth in the Diang and Wara-Wara Yagala chiefdoms, which resulted in the deaths of two individuals. In a statement released after the incident, Fofanah condemned the violence and urged for calm and…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S The Surgeon in Action Foundation, a Spanish medical organization, has significantly improved healthcare services at the Sierra Leone Police Hospital through a series of free surgical operations and the donation of advanced medical equipment. This initiative aims to enhance medical support for police officers, their families, and the broader community….

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S. The All People’s Congress (APC) has strongly criticized the government following its decision to postpone the constitutionally mandated 2025 Population and Housing Census to December 2026. Speaking at a press conference on May 16, 2025, at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, APC National Secretary General Lansana Dumbuya Esq. described…

Simeon Gbani, Reporter Kabala DSN Two individuals have lost their lives and several others remain critically injured following violent clashes between the Koranko and Limba ethnic groups in Lenkekoro, a town straddling the Wara-Wara Yagala and Diang chiefdoms in northern Sierra Leone’s Koinadugu District. Local Unit Commander CSP Ibrahim Barrie reported that the fatalities resulted…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S On May 15, 2025, the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Professor Ramatulai Wurie, officially inaugurated Engineer Mohamed Alie Jalloh as the new Chancellor of Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the Goderich campus in Freetown. The event also marked the inauguration of…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has addressed recent staff protests at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), which began on May 8, 2025. Following reports of an unannounced protest, SLAJ President Ahmed Sahid Nasralla and his team visited the national broadcaster to engage with the protesting staff. While…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, will host a two-day national workshop from May 20-21, 2025, at the Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo City. The workshop aims to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing. Key…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S Edward Abdul Lansana, a driver, appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, facing charges of fraudulent conversion under Section 20(1)(iv)(a) of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to the charge sheet, Lansana allegedly converted various properties entrusted to him by Edward Blackie for sale…