By Alfred Fornah.           Harmless August 10th protester Maseray Sesay and Alhassan Mansaray are presently on the run as armed police officers and military personnel, together with government operatives, are after them because they were identified in one of the videos that went viral on social media of the August 10th protest in the country. In a …

Many Sierra Leoneans believe that homosexuality, Lesbianism and Bisexual is practiced exclusively by, or through inducements from foreigners. A number of Sierra Leoneans, even those with considerable exposure to Western culture, said that homosexuality does not exist locally, and any cases were due directly to Western influence The few Sierra Leoneans who admitted knowing someone they believed to be homosexual …

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 …

Manhunt For Makeni Generator Proteste Makeni, August 2, 2022 Authorities have launched a nationwide manhunt for Foday Tarawalie, a prominent member of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), following his escape from prison under unclear circumstances on August 1, 2022. Tarawalie rose to national attention for his alleged role in the July 17–18, 2020 protests in Makeni, triggered by the …

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 …

By Alimamy Jalloh A disturbing incident in the central part of Freetown has sparked renewed debate about the tension between traditional practices and personal freedom after a promising young footballer reportedly fled the country following an alleged attempt by community elders to forcibly initiate him into the Poro society. The teenager, 16-year-old Ibrahim Kargbo, had been gaining recognition for his …