Local News

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S. The All People’s Congress (APC) has strongly criticized the government following its decision to postpone the constitutionally mandated 2025 Population and Housing Census to December 2026. Speaking at a press conference on May 16, 2025, at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, APC National Secretary General Lansana Dumbuya Esq. described…

Simeon Gbani, Reporter Kabala DSN Two individuals have lost their lives and several others remain critically injured following violent clashes between the Koranko and Limba ethnic groups in Lenkekoro, a town straddling the Wara-Wara Yagala and Diang chiefdoms in northern Sierra Leone’s Koinadugu District. Local Unit Commander CSP Ibrahim Barrie reported that the fatalities resulted…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S On May 15, 2025, the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Professor Ramatulai Wurie, officially inaugurated Engineer Mohamed Alie Jalloh as the new Chancellor of Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the Goderich campus in Freetown. The event also marked the inauguration of…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has addressed recent staff protests at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), which began on May 8, 2025. Following reports of an unannounced protest, SLAJ President Ahmed Sahid Nasralla and his team visited the national broadcaster to engage with the protesting staff. While…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, will host a two-day national workshop from May 20-21, 2025, at the Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo City. The workshop aims to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing. Key…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S Edward Abdul Lansana, a driver, appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, facing charges of fraudulent conversion under Section 20(1)(iv)(a) of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to the charge sheet, Lansana allegedly converted various properties entrusted to him by Edward Blackie for sale…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S Alhaji M. A. Sesay, Chairman of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Referees Committee, has resigned, citing political interference and a lack of support from SLFA leadership. His resignation, dated May 12, 2025, follows serious allegations made by five FIFA-badged referees regarding the integrity of officiating in the country. In…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S On May 15, 2025, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio’s Cabinet approved a groundbreaking poultry initiative aimed at enhancing child nutrition while supporting Sierra Leone’s local poultry industry. The initiative will provide one locally produced egg daily to each child aged 3 to 6 years through the Ministry of Basic and…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Bockarie Kalokoh, and the Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL), Mr. Foday Mansaray, participated in the Invest in African Energy 2025 conference held in Paris on May 13-14, 2025. Recognized as the continent’s premier forum outside Africa, the event…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, D.S The Parliament of Sierra Leone has approved the development of a Digital Unified E-Resident and Work Permit System, marking a significant advancement in the country’s digital governance efforts. The contract for this initiative was approved last week. Led by the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security in collaboration with…