By Elizabeth Kamara The High Court of Sierra Leone has commenced hearing an appeal filed by the defence team of popular musician and social media influencer, Zainab Sheriff, challenging her conviction and sentence imposed by Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah of Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 1. Sheriff was convicted on charges of incitement and using…
By: Idrissa Bangura Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Madam Kenyah Barlay, laid in Parliament the 2025 Annual Report of the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Centre. The laying of the report took place in the Well of Parliament. Submitting the report, Minister Kenyah Barley said that the National Early Warning Response Mechanism Centre…
(The Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) Alumni Association United Kingdom Branch, on Friday 12th June 2026, donated 5 laptop computers, 2 projectors and 2 screens to be installed in the Great Hall and the Education Department. The UK Alumni also donated other Information Communication Technology (ICT) items, all estimated at over Le300, 000 million New…
As Parliament prepares to consider the concession agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and Aminata & Sons (SL) Limited, the debate should focus on one fundamental question: what best serves Sierra Leone’s long-term economic and energy security interests? The agreement has already undergone scrutiny at the highest level of government and reportedly received unanimous…
Did Higher Education Minister Adhere To Applicable Rules? As public interest in the University of Sierra Leone impasse continues, Evidence 3 turns attention to payments reportedly made under the ARISE and CRIBBS projects during the period when Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie was serving as Minister of Technical and Higher Education. The documents submitted to the…
By Mackie M. Jalloh The Sierra Leone Broadcasters Association (SiLBA) has taken another significant step toward strengthening professionalism and unity within the country’s broadcasting industry by awarding official membership certificates to registered radio stations during a regional engagement held in Makeni. The certification ceremony, which took place on Saturday, 6 June 2026, at Where Else…
VP Jalloh To Strengthen Diaspora Investment In National Development …Leads Landmark Push to Unite Diaspora Capital, Investment and National Development By Ibrahim Alusine Kamara (Kamalo) Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, is set to headline the inaugural Sierra Leone Diaspora Week in London, a groundbreaking four-day event that aims to strengthen ties between Sierra Leone…
Yankuba Askia Bio Transforms Freetown Port To West Africa’s Gateway By: Nelson Adebayo Johnson, Media Consultant The Queen Elizabeth II Quay is no longer a story of delays and losses. Under Director General Yankuba Askia Bio, the Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority has become a model of reform, turning Freetown Port into one of…
Orange-SL & Tacugama Plant 5,000 Trees at National Park By Foday Moriba Conteh As part of activities marking World Environment Day 2026, Orange Sierra Leone, in partnership with Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, on Friday, June 5, 2026, undertook a major tree-planting exercise at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, planting 5,000 trees across six acres of degraded forest…
Public Anxiously Awaits ACC’s Second Report On USL Impasse The publication of documents and evidence relating to the University of Sierra Leone impasse has reignited public debate about the role of the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education and the conduct of key officials involved in the matter. As more information enters the public domain,…
