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By: Tommy Sidikie, Reporter Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, recently convened a significant meeting with Madam Fatmata Nippe Momoh, the former First Lady of Sierra Leone. The discussion centered on the challenges faced by former first ladies and explored avenues to enhance their recognition and contributions to national development. The meeting…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter The Sierra Leone Formed Police Unit (SLFPU-6) has been declared “fit for deployment” by the African Union Formed Police Unit Assessment Team after a thorough evaluation conducted from November 12 to 15, 2024, at the Sierra Leone Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy (SILEA). The unit is now set to join the…

By: Tommy Sidikie, Reporter United Kingdom – Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma, emphasized his country’s commitment to critical mineral reforms during a high-level Commonwealth roundtable at the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development (IGF) 20th Annual General Meeting. The session focused on developing a comprehensive…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter Freetown – In a decisive move to address chronic power outages and allegations of fuel mismanagement, Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, alongside Deputy Speaker Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, inspected a newly installed 5,000-liter automated fuel station designed to power Parliament’s generator. The state-of-the-art system, installed by NP-SL, is…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter November 14, 2025 – Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, has announced that the government will not introduce any new taxes in 2025. The declaration was made during the presentation of the Finance Act 2025 in Parliament on Thursday. Minister Bangura emphasized the government’s commitment to improving the effectiveness…

By: Tommy Sidikie, Reporte The Ministry of Energy convened a Mini-Grid Weekly Discussion today at its conference hall, gathering key stakeholders in Sierra Leone’s renewable energy sector. The meeting aimed to evaluate ongoing projects, review regulations, and address challenges related to expanding energy access for underserved communities nationwide. Kicking off the session, Chief Director of…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation announced the certification of four chiefdoms as Open Defecation Free (ODF), just in time for World Toilet Day. The chiefdoms—Kargboro, Lokomasama, Wara Wara Yagala, and Kulor Seradu—are being recognized for their successful efforts to eliminate open defecation, a crucial step toward improving public health…

By: Tommy Sidikie, Reporter The riverside community of Gbainty Wallah in Lokomasama Chiefdom is mourning the tragic loss of three young students from Gbainty Wallah Kankaylay Islamic Agriculture Secondary School, who died in a boat accident on November 5. The girls—Fatmata Shekuna Kamara, an SSS 2 student; Fatmata Sheka Kamara, a JSS 2 student; and…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter Supreme Court Judge Hon. Justice Abdulai M. Bangura (JSC) presided over the October Criminal Session in Bonthe District, Southern Province, where he sentenced fifteen convicts for various offences. This session concluded with significant progress on a total of thirty-three completed cases from a larger docket of seventy-nine cases under adjudication. Among…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter The land dispute between Dr. Richard Conteh, a prominent public official, and Marie Sesay has intensified, with Dr. Conteh filing a counterclaim against the plaintiff. This legal confrontation follows Sesay’s initial lawsuit concerning two town lots of land on Mamah Street, Gloucester, Western Freetown. Marie Sesay alleges that Dr. Conteh facilitated…