By Joseph Momoh FREETOWN — An Intelligence Officer attached to State House has been granted bail of Le50,000 after he was charged with fraudulent conversion of an official motorcycle valued at Le35,000. Daniel Yankuba made his first appearance before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown. Court records show that…
By Daily Scope Newspaper KENEMA – A Magistrate Court in Kenema has remanded 62 persons in custody in connection with disturbances reported in Pendembu on October 16 and 17, 2026. The accused persons appeared before Magistrate Hadiru Daboh at Court No. 1 in the Kenema Judicial District in two separate cases. In the first case,…
By Kadijatu Bangura D.S FREETOWN — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) has trained over 150 Livestock Farmer Field School (L-FFS) facilitators across 11 districts in a major push to improve livestock farming and boost rural livelihoods. The training was conducted through the Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project (LLDP) in a two-week intensive…
By Kadijatu Bangura D.S FREETOWN — Sierra Leone’s WASSCE crisis has deepened dramatically, with the number of withheld May/June 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results surging to 47,454 over alleged examination malpractices. A WAEC document titled Summary of Crime Types (Captured for WASSCE 2026) details a total of 47,525 cases across 13 categories,…
By Saidu Jalloh D.S FREETOWN — President Julius Maada Bio on Monday made a historic apology to victims and survivors of Sierra Leone’s civil war, saying “I AM SORRY” on behalf of the State for the suffering they endured and the protection they did not receive. The President also pledged an initial Le25 million contribution…
By Saidu Jalloh D.S FREETOWN — Sierra Leone’s preparedness against Ebola and Marburg virus diseases has received a major boost following the donation of 480 PCR test kits and about 500 extraction materials by the World Health Organization (WHO). The consignment was donated to the National Public Health Agency (NPHA) to strengthen the country’s capacity…
By Saidu Jalloh. D.S FREETOWN — Security forces have smashed a suspected international cybercrime network operating in Freetown and Kenema, arresting 18 people and detaining about 400 others in coordinated raids. The operation, carried out in collaboration with the National Telecommunications Authority (NaTCA), uncovered a massive cache of electronic devices, telecommunications equipment and travel documents…
By Joseph Momoh MAGBURAKA — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has warned that Sierra Leone’s food security, as well as human and animal health, is under serious threat from the rising spread of drug-resistant diseases. The warning was issued in Magburaka during the commemoration of World Food Day by the Director of Livestock…
By Kadijatu Bangura FREETOWN — In a major boost to women’s economic empowerment, the Women Advocacy and Agriculture Development Organization (WAADO) has trained women from seven communities in the Western Rural District in Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and provided NLe10,000 to each community as start-up capital. The training, held on Saturday, 24th October…
By Kadijatu Bangura FREETOWN — Tension gripped Shell New Road in the east end of Freetown yesterday after angry youths blocked major roads in protest over a corpse allegedly abandoned on the street for several days. Residents said the decomposing body has been left lying in the open, emitting a strong, offensive odour and posing…
