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SOGREA Initiative Unveils €22 Million Fund to Boost Green Mini-Grid Development
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, Daily Scope FREETOWN, 21 October 2025 — The Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) Initiative has launched an Investment Support Window aimed at catalyzing private sector investment in Green Mini-Grids (GMGs) to enhance electricity access across Sierra Leone. In collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone and private sector partners, this…
ACC Launches Crackdown on Bribery at Checkpoints in Port Loko and Kambia
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter In a decisive move to address rising concerns over bribery and extortion, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) carried out unannounced inspections at various checkpoints in Port Loko and Kambia Districts on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. This operation was initiated in response to growing public reports alleging corrupt practices among police…
Chief Justice Kamanda Mobilizes Judges to Expedite Drug-Related Cases
By Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, has taken decisive action to expedite the handling of drug-related cases by assigning seven judges and four magistrates in the Western Area, along with all judges and magistrates in the provinces, to focus on drug and drug-related offenses. This directive, announced in a…
WAEC Withholds WASSCE Results of 45-Year-Old Candidate Amid Controversy
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has decided to withhold the entire West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results of 45-year-old Saminatu Tarawally after she was found participating in the school-based exams earlier this year. Tarawally, who took the WASSCE at Bishop Jane Middleton Senior Secondary School in…
Missing Kush Container Sparks Outrage and Calls for Investigation
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter A container seized by police for transporting a significant quantity of the illegal drug kush has reportedly vanished after being handed over to the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) for safekeeping, raising serious public concern and prompting official inquiries. The container, identified as TCNU 17239445G1, was intercepted on May 22,…
Government Closes Drug Rehabilitation Centers Amid Funding Crisis
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter All government-operated drug rehabilitation centers have been shut down due to a lack of funding, halting essential treatment for thousands of individuals struggling with addiction to the synthetic drug kush. The facilities in Hastings and Gondama were closed after the last group of patients was discharged in July 2025,…
Chief Minister Sengeh Reinforces Liquor Act to Safeguard Children
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, Daily Scope Freetown, Sierra Leone — Dr. David Sengeh, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, has issued a public reminder regarding the Liquor Licensing Act (1963 Amendment), emphasizing the prohibition of minors under the age of 16 from entering bar areas during operating hours. In a recent Facebook post, the Chief Minister…
Parliament Greenlights 15 Presidential Nominees in Strong Show of Bipartisan Support
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S Freetown – On October 15, 2025, the First Report of the Committee on Appointments and Public Service, chaired by Acting Leader of Government Business Hon. Bashiru Silikie, led to the approval of fifteen presidential nominees aimed at advancing the development of Sierra Leone. The nominees approved by Parliament include: Presenting…
Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella Calls for Unity in Sierra Leone’s Energy Transformation
Freetown – In a landmark address to Parliament on October 15, Hon. Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, Energy Sector Lead and Chair of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security (PI-CREF), emphasized the need for collective ownership in Sierra Leone’s energy transformation. Invited by Speaker Hon. Sengepoh Thomas, Dr. Yumkella received a…
Traders Warn: NLe 6,000 Fee Could Exclude Local Businesses at Sewa Grounds Market
Freetown – Following the official launch of the Sewa Grounds Market by President Julius Maada Bio in September 2025, traders are voicing their concerns regarding the annual fee of NLe 6,000 for open stalls, a cost many consider prohibitive. Constructed at an estimated value of over $20 million by the National Social Security and Insurance…