In a significant operation, the Regional Police Commander of Freetown-East, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Francis Brima Meinday, led a joint security effort that uncovered an illicit Kush production facility at a residence on Kanu Drive, Temne Town, Upper Allen Town. Concerns had been mounting in the community as several pupils from the nearby Baptist Secondary School reported health issues linked …

Amb. Tamba Lamina, the Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs has led Government’s delegation including Minister of Internal Affairs, the Inspector General of Police, the National Coordinator of the Office of National Security, the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, and other dignitaries to the Gorama Mende Chiefdom and ordered Paramount Chief Haja Mariama G. Kanja IV to sort out …

State House, Freetown, Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio extended a warm welcome to His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of Liberia, during his working visit to Sierra Leone, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and regional collaboration. Describing President Boakai Sr. as a “big brother,” President Bio congratulated him on his recent election and …

The Hon. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday received a red carpet welcome on a two-day working visit to Guinea-Bissau. He met with the President of Guinea Bissau His Excellency Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Both men had very fruitful discussions. After meeting with the President of Guinea-Bissau, the Hon. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh also met with the Prime …

In a development that has sparked public debate, Jaffer Zeghir, CEO of SKM Group, stands accused of orchestrating a media campaign to undermine the credibility of Sierra Leone’s Judiciary. This controversy stems from an ongoing legal dispute between SKM Enterprise and Leonoil, a leading petroleum company, over the handling of a fuel transaction. The dispute revolves around a 2022 transaction …

At the end of October 2024, the National Revenue Authority (NRA) issued a final demand notice to Marampa Mines Limited for the payment of US$5.7 Million as freight levies for the shipments of iron ore from Sierra Leone. In a letter dated 27th September, 2024 and addressed to the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration, MML clarified that, …

With few hundreds of relatives and friends, the Hashim Family organised the Fortieth Day ceremony for the Hashim Brothers (Mr. Hashim Hussein Hashim and Mr. Hassan Hashim) who passed away in hospital in Beirut, Lebanon in September this year. The low-key affair took place on Saturday, 9th November, 2024 at the Lebanese Cultural Complex in Freetown. In his short but …

The Chief Immigration Chief Officer (CIO), Hon. Alusine Kanneh, has unveiled a new set of security uniforms for personnel of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department. At the official unveiling and launching ceremony at the Freetown City Council Auditorium on Friday, 1st November, 2024 Hon. Alusine Kanneh said, “Today is not merely a celebration of new attire-It is a statement of …

Accra, Ghana – 28th October, 2024 – Oyster Agribusiness, an innovative agri-tech company specializing in climate-smart agriculture, has raised US$2 million in funding to expand its operations and deepen its impact on smallholder farmers across Ghana. This milestone was made possible through the support of Root Capital, RDF Ghana, and Sahel Capital Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA …

In a tangled web of corruption, manipulation, and controversy spanning across Liberia and Ghana, Angela List’s once formidable empire is crumbling. The collapse of her over two decades old marriage to Paul List, an Australian mining services mogul coupled with her entanglements with associates across business cycles is just but a trail of wrecked bridge of controversy tied in her …