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It is with deep sorrow and humble submission to the will of God that the Koroma family announces the passing of our beloved father, brother, uncle, and friend Mr. Daniel Koroma (OrDan).who peacefully departed this life onMarch 15, 2026 in Washington DC. He was a man of strength, wisdom, and quiet dignity whose life touched…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter: D.S. The All Peoples Congress (APC) has written to Statistics Sierra Leone requesting urgent clarification about alleged partiality and restricted access during the ongoing national cartographic mapping exercise. In a letter dated March 16, 2026, addressed to the Statistician General, the opposition party cited comments made on AYV Media Empire on…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter: D.S. The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) has held an internal training workshop to prepare staff for digitized price-norm reporting via the Electronic Government Procurement (E-GP) platform. The session part of a series of capacity-building activities ahead of the Authority’s full digital procurement rollout focused on capturing, validating and publishing price-norm…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S. The All People’s Congress (APC) has warned of a nationwide peaceful protest and a withdrawal of its elected officials from governance if Edmond Sylvester Alpha remains Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). At a press briefing at party headquarters on March 18, 2026,…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S. More than 850 former employees of Koidu Limited have launched a class-action suit in the High Court of Sierra Leone, seeking $36.9 million in alleged unpaid wages tied to a dispute over exchange-rate calculations. Lead counsel Janisa E.F. Momodu told Justice Tonya Barnett that workers who contracted in US dollars…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S. Presidents Mamadi Doumbouya of Guinea, Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia and Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone reaffirmed a joint commitment to peace, security and development along their shared frontiers following a tripartite summit in Conakry on March 16, 2026. Côte d’Ivoire attended the meeting as an observer. The leaders…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S The Embassy of Sierra Leone in the People’s Republic of China has formally asked Cambodian authorities for waivers and leniency on behalf of roughly 60 Sierra Leonean nationals stranded in Cambodia after their visas expired. In a Note Verbale dated 13 March 2026 (SLE/PEK/ADMIN/NV No.53/26), the embassy requested that the…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has accused the national government of conducting only a “limited dialogue” before deciding to adopt a Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system, a move that has prompted opposition officials from the All People’s Congress (APC) to announce a boycott of governance. The dispute centers on Recommendation 78 of…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S. Freetown The National Revenue Authority (NRA) and the Office of National Security (ONS) have moved from warning to the brink of enforcement in what they describe as a decisive effort to collect outstanding licence-related revenues from private security companies (PSCs) operating in Sierra Leone. In a public notice dated March…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Mustapha Kpaka, a tiler and laborer, has been detained following his appearance in court on charges of larceny under Section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916. The charges arise from allegations that he stole construction materials from a church located in the Western Area. Court records indicate that the…