Judiciary expands court sittings to tackle surge in drug-related offences
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice has assigned additional judges and magistrates and ordered extended court sittings, including on Saturdays, to fast-track cases linked to the...
female councillors receive leadership & advocacy training
Female councillors from across Sierra Leone have received leadership and advocacy training aimed at strengthening women’s participation in local governance and improving development outcomes...
Union says 12 dead after mass dismissals Diamond mine
At least 12 people have died following mass layoffs at diamond miner Koidu Holdings in eastern Sierra Leone, where nearly 900 workers were dismissed...
Freetown mayor halts street corpse collection amid Kush death surge
Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has suspended the city’s collection of unclaimed corpses found on the streets, citing an alarming rise in suspected Kush-related...
WAEC withholds results of 45-year-old candidate, family demands probe
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of a 45-year-old woman who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE),...
ACC Returns Second Tranche of Stolen Funds to Freetown City Council
Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has returned a second cheque worth one million new leones — equivalent to one billion old leones — to...
