By: Alimatu Kargbo The icy grip of cross-examination tightened around a Zenith Bank operations manager, as she faced a barrage of questions in the Le 2.1 million Q-Cell fraud case, while the two accused bankers remained in the dock. The internal officer, whose core duty is to scrutinize all cash-related matters, stood firmly in the…
The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) is currently under investigation following a recent report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which uncovered significant anomalies in the agency’s withholding tax payments. According to the report published this month, the PAC identified a total of Le710,149,449.28 (approximately four hundred and fifty-four million, seven hundred and ninety-five…
The ongoing matter between Zainab Sheriff and the State was adjourned after the defence informed the court that it had just been served with the prosecution’s file and was not prepared to proceed. The defendant made her second appearance before Principal Magistrate Braima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, in connection with…
Guinean Soldiers Detain RSLAF Personnel By: Sheku Morlai Kamara In a dramatic development early Monday morning, February 23, 2026, tensions escalated along the Sierra Leone-Guinea border when the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) attempted to erect a security checkpoint in Kaliyereh Village. The goal of this operation was straightforward: to enhance community safety…
High Court Holden, Portloko District, 23rd January 2026: The High Court of Sierra Leone, sitting in Port Loko and presided over by Hon. Justice Sahr Elogima Kekura, has handed down significant sentences in two separate criminal cases. Abdul Kamara Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexual Offences Against a Minor. Abdul Kamara has been sentenced to…
