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By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S In a significant initiative to elevate healthcare standards, the Minister of Health, alongside WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, and various local and international partners, has unveiled the ‘Health Train’ campaign 2025 in Moyamba District. This innovative campaign aims to assess the quality of health services and establish new standards for improved healthcare…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S. The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has issued an injunction that effectively suspends the upcoming national executive elections of the Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union. This order arises from a legal dispute involving the Union’s current President, Alpha Amadu Bah, and challenger Mr. Abu Saidu. The court’s injunction…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S. The Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA) has issued a public warning regarding fraudulent job vacancy advertisements that are currently circulating on social media. In a notice disseminated through various media platforms, SLPHA management firmly denied the authenticity of these advertisements, which falsely claim to recruit casual workers for…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S. The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has formally recognized Ezekiel Wallace, a Sierra Leonean residing in Canada, for his remarkable contributions to education in the remote Mabombom Village. Chief Education Officer Edward Kpakra led an MBSSE delegation to the village, where they celebrated Wallace’s efforts in establishing…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S. Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has officially announced a postponement of the Decennial Population and Housing Census, now scheduled for December 2026, instead of the previously planned December 2025 timeline. This decision comes on the recommendations of a Census Assessment Mission that involved technical experts from the U.S. Census Bureau,…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S. Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE has officially announced her intention to seek the flag bearer position of the All People’s Congress (APC) Party in the upcoming 2028 elections. This declaration comes as she aims to transition from municipal leadership to a national political office. In a recent interview, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, Daily Scope The Pademba Road Magistrates’ Court in Freetown has seen notable progress in the ongoing murder case of journalist Samuel Brima Mattia. The primary accused, Joseph Lamin, appeared alongside two alleged accomplices before Magistrate Sahr Kekura, facing serious charges that include conspiracy to commit murder and murder. Detective Inspector Abubakarr…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter, Daily Scope Sheikh Mohamed Kamara, a prominent member of the All People’s Congress (APC) party and affectionately known as “Money Jagaban,” has made a significant contribution to the Southern Region of Sierra Leone by donating 415 bags of rice in observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan. This generous donation aims…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S. The Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Matthew Dingie, has reassured the public that Sierra Leone is poised to meet its revenue generation targets, despite experiencing initial setbacks in early 2025. During the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s (MOIC) weekly press briefing, Dingie emphasized the country’s strong performance…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S. The Mend Street/Circular Road community is engulfed in an overwhelming wave of grief and sorrow following a heart-wrenching incident that claimed the lives of two innocent children and left another severely injured at the National Pentecostal School on Fort Street. This tragedy unfolded on March 18, when three children, including…