By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. Reporter Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 18, 2025 Julius Daniel Mattai, SL’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, has urged African diamond-producing countries to present a united front to influence decisions and policies beneficial to the continent. Mattai, who also chairs the African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), made the appeal during…
By Dr. Doma Sometimes Sierra Leone surprises you and sometimes the legal profession does it even better.These days, it feels like we suddenly have two bodies claiming to speak for lawyers: the long-standing SLBA and now the very active Lawyers Society that sprang up after the controversial SLBA AGM. The SLBA is supposed to be…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter Freetown, Sierra Leone – November 17, 2025 – The government has taken a significant step in the fight against cervical cancer with the launch of the Integrated Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign, announced today by Minister of Health *Dr. Austin Demby, PhD, MPH. This initiative aims to vaccinate…
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter UN Headquarters, New York, USA – November 17, 2025 – His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority, led a high-level United Nations Security Council debate today on “Threats to International Peace and Security: Conflict-Related Food Insecurity.” During his address, President…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter November 16, 2025 – A Zambian national, Miriam Shamane, was apprehended at Freetown International Airport early this morning for allegedly smuggling suspected cocaine. The 30-year-old traveler, carrying a Zambian passport (No. 2Q077540), was intercepted around 08:30 hours while in transit on an Ethiopian Airlines flight. During routine baggage screening,…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone is set to be represented at the upcoming International Conference on Crimes of Colonialism in Africa, taking place in Algiers, Algeria, from November 30 to December 1, 2025. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Timothy Musa Kabba, will lead the nation’s delegation. This high-profile…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter In a significant step towards tackling substance abuse among young people, the Ministry of Social Welfare has admitted 50 youths for drug rehabilitation at the Gonduma Barracks Rehabilitation Centre in Bo. This initiative is part of the government’s ongoing campaign to rehabilitate vulnerable individuals grappling with addiction to substances…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has fined the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Leones (NLe 120,000) following reports of incendiary statements made by one of its members. The PPRC stated that Hon. Lahal Marrah, the APC’s Chairman for Falaba District, made provocative remarks…
It is with a heavy heart that the Thomas families announced the death their beloved Mother, Sister, Aunt, Grandmother and friend the late Mrs Gina Evelyn Banda-Thomas who passed way on the 30th October 2025Born on 19th May 1949Age: 76yrs Mrs. Gina Banda-Thomas was a former Director -General of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS)…
The sudden death is reported of our beloved brother, uncle and friend the late Lamin KamaraDied on 18th November 2025Age: 35He has already been buriedRest well brother Lamin.
