The Court of Appeal has in a judgment delivered yesterday in Freetown upheld the sole Commissioner Justice Biobel Commission of Inquiry (COI) report findings against the former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma. The Court has directed the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) pursuant to Section 78 sub (1) of the ACC Act to investigate the former President who is an appellant …

By Mohamed Fofanah saramadifofana@gmail.com The former Director General of the National Minerals Resources (NMA) and current Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai yesterday officially handed over to his successor, Ing. Hadji Dabo to begin his official tenure of the political leadership at the NMA as members of staff bid farewell to his predecessor. During the official handing …

Amadu Koita, one of the alleged ring leaders of the coup attempt on Sunday, 26th November, 2023 has been arrested in Freetown and taken to Police custody for questioning. Reports say, he was arrested in an area called Tree Planting in the private residence of a female Police personnel attached to the Interpol section of the headquarters of the Criminal …

Commissioner Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Rupert Davies, the Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Monday, December 4th, 2023. Warmly welcomed by High Commissioner Davies and Deputy Anna Moussa, Commissioner Ambassador Ndomahina highlighted the significance of the official protocol that requires …

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq and the Minister of Transport and Logistics of Saudi Arabia, Saleh Al-Jasser, have signed a bilateral Air Service Agreement (ASA) to allow the free movements of commercial flights between the two countries. The milestone signing of the ASA agreement between the two countries at the 15th International Civil Aviation …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. On 10th August, 2022 a group of civilians (mainly opposition members and supporters) took part in demonstrations in some parts of the country calling for the democratically elected President Dr. Julius Maada Bio to resign and hand-over power to them. Six Police officers were brutally murdered by the protesters and several civilians killed. In the early hours …

The Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) Hon. Alusine Kanneh met with a delegation from the Belgium Immigration Office where he discussed progress made since he took over as the Chief Immigration Officer and requested for more support from the Belgium Immigration Department in Brussels. Hon. Kanneh said the meeting was a good one and thus happy to partner with the Belgium …

The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Wang Qing, handed over a quantity of state-of-the-art digital forensic laboratory equipment to the Inspector General of Police – Mr. William Fayia Sellu at the Chinese Embassy, Spur Loop in Freetown on Thursday 16th November, 2023. The equipment was donated by the Chinese Government as part of efforts to boost the capacity …

By Mohamed Fofanah saramadifofana@gmail.com. Waridala Descendants in Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali district, sponsored the renovation, and on Friday reopened the historic mosque which illustrates an extraordinarily rich history of the town. The Masjid Ikhlas had been in shambles for several years as the town people several times – failed to solicit funds, including from the Arabs for the rehabilitation efforts. Built …

In her role as Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority, Musayero Barrie is actively leading efforts to remove Sierra Leone from the European Union’s aviation safety blacklist, marking a crucial development for the nation. Reflecting on an inherited legacy, Barrie’s stated mission is to erase SLCAA from the EU’s blacklist, a status acquired in 2006 when the …