By Sulaiman Jalloh Members of the parliamentary press gallery of the Parliament of Sierra Leone have benefited from a one-day capacity-building training on parliamentary reporting, on October 22, 2025, held under the theme enhancing parliamentary journalism for effective democratic Governance. Delivering the keynote address, the clerk of parliament, Karmoh Conteh,

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara Residents of Calabatown, Freetown, have expressed relief and cautious optimism following a successful joint police operation on Wednesday that led to the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of a quantity of suspected Kush, a dangerous synthetic drug devastating communities across Sierra Leone. The

By Emma Black   In a concerted effort to enhance police responsiveness to cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and juvenile justice, the family support unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone police (SLP), on 21 October 2025, in partnership with UNICEF, has launched a four-day intensive training programme for

By Emma Black As Sierra Leone battles a worsening kush epidemic that continues to claim the lives of young people across the country, citizens expected unity, compassion, and urgency from their leaders. Instead, they now witness an unsettling dispute between the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs and the

By Emma Black Mary Conteh  30-year-old woman, of Elizabeth Street, Bassa Town, Waterloo, has been sentenced to three years (36 months) in prison after being found guilty of possessing harmful substances, October 22, 2025, the verdict was delivered by Magistrate Joseph Toby at the Kambia district magistrate’s court. According to

By: Emma Black A devastating mining disaster has struck the town of Kumaror in Kono District, where at least 100 people are feared dead after being trapped in a collapsed mining tunnel. The tragic incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, October 19, 2025, at a site allegedly operated by

By Mohamed Mansaray, Kenema The Presiding Judge of the High Court in Kenema, Hon. Justice Abdul Sheriff, has sentenced 19-year-old Musa Koroma, a farmer from Pewama Village, Koya Chiefdom, Kenema District, to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murder. Musa Koroma was tried alongside two other defendants 23-year-old

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema     A 39-year-old trader, Alhaji Mustapha Sesay, of No. 1 Dama Road, Kenema City, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by Her Worship Magistrate Wilbri Hamida M. John of the Magistrate Court No. 2 in Kenema for unlawful possession of prohibited drugs (Kush).