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By: Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter A Freetown pensioner has struck it big after correctly predicting 15 football matches on Mercury International’s betting platform. Leslie Prince Mensah-Coker received a cheque for Le692,000 on Monday, July 6, 2026, during a presentation at Mercury International’s headquarters on Walpole Street in Freetown. Company officials said the win qualified…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone, Mr. Edmond Sylvester Alpha, has arrived in Egypt to join other African election leaders at a high-level continental forum. Mr. Alpha, who also serves as National Returning Officer, and ECSL Director of External Relations, Albert Massaquoi,…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter Personnel from the Sierra Leone Police Legal and Justice Support Department and the Family Support Unit have undergone specialized training to strengthen how Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases are investigated and prosecuted. The one-day capacity-building workshop was organized by Legal Access Through Women Yearning for Equality Rights and Social…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter Personnel from the Sierra Leone Police Legal and Justice Support Department and the Family Support Unit have undergone specialized training to strengthen how Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases are investigated and prosecuted. The one-day capacity-building workshop was organized by Legal Access Through Women Yearning for Equality Rights and Social…

By: Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter A Freetown youth was remanded in custody on Tuesday after appearing before Pademba Road Magistrates’ Court on allegations of fraudulent conversion involving US$12,000. Osman Japtay faces one count of fraudulent conversion, contrary to Section 20(1)(iv)(b) of the Larceny Act 1916. He was not asked to enter a plea as…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter Pa Demba Road Magistrates’ Court No. 2 has remanded two Freetown businessmen in custody after denying bail in connection with the alleged theft of a medical machine valued at US$37,100. Magistrate John Manso Fornah made the ruling on Tuesday as committal proceedings continued against Abdul Jabba Mansaray and Joseph…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The Executive Secretary of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion, Madam Hawa Sally Samai, has called on Sierra Leoneans, particularly political leaders, to take collective responsibility for safeguarding national peace and unity. Madam Samai made the call on Wednesday during a Symposium on Governance Experience Exchange at…

By: Daily Scope Reporter Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay has held talks with senior UNESCO officials in Paris on harnessing Artificial Intelligence to reform Sierra Leone’s justice system while upholding ethical and human rights standards. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Minister’s engagements in the French capital. Discussions centered…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S The Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura used the opening of the 16th African Business Leadership Awards Summit to present Sierra Leone as a reform-driven economy attracting investment and trade. Addressing delegates at the Hilton London Metropole on Wednesday, the Minister said Africa must convert ambition into results. Speaking under the…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S Town Chief Tamba Nyuma has disputed the reported reopening of the Yenga border, saying displaced residents cannot return because the process lacked government and traditional leadership, and because Guinean security forces remain in control on the ground. Chief Nyuma said the talks that led to the reported reopening were held only…