The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police has declared Aminata Kanu wanted after her family reported her for engaging in a same-sex relationship with another woman, Isatu Sall. Sources close to the investigation revealed that Aminata was allegedly caught twice in compromising situations with Isatu at her father’s house, which led to her being reported to the …

Stakeholders of Mandu Chiefdom in Kailahun District have commended the Government of President Dr Julius Maada Bio for awarding scholarships to three descendants of their Chiefdom to perform the 2022 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Natives and descendants from the Chiefdom on Friday, July 29, 2022 received the pilgrims at Mobai Junction and escorted them with fanfare to the Mandu Central …

The Ministry of Finance has commenced engagements with authorities as part of an effort to reconstitute the District Oversight Committees in de-amalgamated chiefdoms in the eastern region of the country and ensure prudent fiscal discipline among local authorities. Speaking during a meeting with the newly reconstituted District Oversight Committees, traditional leaders in the Kailahun District, the Principal Deputy Financial Secretary, …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚.   The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), in collaboration with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Stakeholders on Monday 25th July, 2022, commenced a five- day workshop on the second National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment. The event which took place at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown is financially and technically …

The Sierra Leone police is currently on the lookout for Sylvanus S. Cole who was among those recently arrested for riotous conduct and robbery alongside popular hip hop rapper, Alhaji Amadu Bah, alias LAJ. Although Cole was released on police bail and never charged to court alongside the others, he was reported to have shared some pictures that exposed the …

By Ahmed Habib Kallon Reports reaching this newspaper state that Mr. Simeon Tucker, formerly of Makari village near Makeni in the Northern Region of Sierra Leone, is now on the run fearing for the safety of his life after he was declared wanted by members of the dreaded Poro secret society because of his refusal to be initiated into the …

At the time of going to press last night, reports came in that one Idrissa Plo Sesay has been forced to flee his Kamalo home in the northern part of the country. It all started when men belonging to the Secret Poro Society broke into his house on the night of January 29th 2022 in a bid to force him …

A secret society from the northern part of Sierra Leone, Portloko Town are in search for one James Conteh. Report reaching out this medium indicates that James has violated the rules of their society, according to them which is against the laws of their society. They have declared him want for committing crimes against the laws. They had declared him …

By Mohamed Conteh.                                                                                                                    …

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR PROJECT OFFICER CONSULTANT AT FAIRTRADE AFRICA IN SIERRA LEONE 1.      ABOUT FAIRTRADE AFRICA Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the umbrella network organisation representing Fairtrade-certified producers and workers in Africa. It has four (4) regional offices in Eastern & Central Africa; Southern Africa; Western Africa; and the Middle East and North Africa with a workforce that comprises of …