The Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, is set to commission three major projects this month as part of ongoing efforts to modernise and strengthen the Sierra Leone Police (SLP). The projects include the newly established Masingbi Police Division, a state-of-the-art Forensic Laboratory at the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) Headquarters in Rogbangba Junction, and the inaugural Blood …

𝐁𝐲: 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐫 The Sierra Leone Bar Association presidential candidate, Martina Baindu Egbenda Esq., has continued her nationwide consultative engagement with members of the legal profession, holding a strategic meeting with Benchers and legal practitioners in Makeni, the judicial hub of the Northern Province. Welcoming Madam Egbenda and her team, Billy Kamara Esq., Coordinator for Lawyers in the Bombali and …

𝐁𝐲: 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 Media Consultant & Development Communicator                             In recent days, some faceless bloggers and unscrupulous media practitioners have circulated reckless publications linking the Director General of Sierra Leone Ports & Harbours Authority, Mr. Yankuba Askia Bio, to drug involvement. As a media professional, I believe …

Parliament has given the go-ahead to the Deputy Leader of Government Business who doubles as the outspoken SLPP Member of Parliament for Bo District, Hon. Bashiru Silikie, to move a motion to investigate how Musa Koroma alias “Musa Dollar” is conducting business in the country. One of Musa Koroma’s companies, Logistics Solutions and Services, is unlawfully charging importers US$1000 if …

𝐁𝐲 𝐋. 𝐆𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has at no point since the 1970s been free from serious criticism and strictures. The 2004 report of the Truth and Reconciliation noted that members of the bar, in colluding with various governments since Siaka Stevens’ depraved one-party state, “contributed a great deal towards the massive abuse of human rights that …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on Friday, 8th May, 2026 turned the sod for the construction of the Eastern Regional Headquarters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party in Kenema City, dedicating the project to the party’s grassroots supporters across the region. The ceremony attracted supporters and members of the SLPP, many of whom made financial pledges and donations …

A credible and reliable Online Casino Gaming Platform ‘CHOPWIN’, on Saturday 9th May, 2026 established operation in Sierra Leone. The launch was held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, and was attended by many personalities, including the Deputy Parliamentary Chairman of Youth Committee, Hon. Ibrahim Barrie, representatives from the Ministry of Social Welfare, John Buckle, the Entertainment Industry, Media …

As a guest at the recently concluded First Lady’s meet the people meeting in London, Hon Robin Faley eloquently appealed to the mammoth audience that the strength of any productive political party lies in the solidarity of the membership and the inclusive environment within the party. Hon Robin Faley, who is now classed as one of the new peace ambassadors …

In Sierra Leone’s capacity as the chair of the African Diamond Producers Association, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma chaired the pre-KP meeting for all ADPA members on Sunday, 10th May 2026, and participated in a dialogue on the future of the diamond industry dealing with mining, trading, and retailing. On Monday, the 11th of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 A case of seditious libel has been filed against the Minister of Sports, Madam Auguster James-Teima. The lawsuit was filed by the former Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, in relation to issues surrounding the sacking of the Head Coach of the Sierra Leone national football team, Leone Stars, Mr. …