By Emma Black.     Ibrahim Kamara, a 21-year-old unemployed man, faced Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on Monday, April 14, 2025, charged with office breaking and larceny. The case, involving a bold theft at the Defence for Children International office in Freetown, saw compelling testimony

By Dadson Musa   In a powerful show of trust and unity, delegates of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in East Rural District overwhelmingly re-elected Dr. Eldred Tunde Taylor as their District Chairman on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The landslide victory reaffirms Taylor’s dynamic leadership, which has transformed a

By Emma Black     Sahid Delwyn Saccoh, a 43-year-old Sierra Leonean, was ordered to stand trial in the High Court on Monday, April 14, 2025, charged with failing to report a mutiny aimed at overthrowing President Julius Maada Bio’s government and possessing illegal drugs. Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba

By Emma Black   Newton Johnson, an Italian-Nigerian national, was ordered to stand trial in Sierra Leone’s High Court on Monday, April 14, 2025, following his alleged possession of cocaine at Freetown International Airport. Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 ruled the evidence sufficient to escalate the

By Fatmata Binta Bah   The digital age is reshaping education, moving it far beyond the chalkboards and textbooks of traditional classrooms into a vibrant, personalized, and globally connected experience. This transformation is not just about adopting new tools it’s about redefining how knowledge is shared, skills are built, and

By Dadson Musa   The Radisson Blu in Freetown buzzed with ambition and creativity as Sierra Leone’s youth gathered for the Javis Master Class, a pivotal event empowering young content creators to shape the nation’s digital future. Led by Nigerian digital sensation Javis, the workshop drew hundreds of aspiring influencers

By Kadiatu A. Turay     On April 14, 2025, Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Social Welfare embraced 88 deported migrants 52 women, 30 children, and 6 men returning from Mauritania, offering them immediate medical care, food, and a pathway to rebuild their lives, the homecoming, marked by compassion and urgency,

By Kadiatu A Turay   A relentless wave of fire disasters is sweeping Sierra Leone, reducing homes to ashes, shattering livelihoods, and exposing deep cracks in the nation’s disaster preparedness, from Freetown’s crowded slums to Bo’s bustling markets, over 2,000 blazes in 2024 alone 60% preventable, per the National Fire

By Emma Black     Former president Ernest Bai Koroma made a compelling appearance at the African Leadership Forum (ALF) on April 7–8, 2025, in Kampala, Uganda, the summit, themed realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, brought together prominent leaders to chart the continent’s development path. Koroma’s participation