In a session held at Kenema Magistrate Court No. 2 under the oversight of Magistrate Mustapha Brima-Jah, 19-year-old student Wurie Jalloh, a resident of Pujehun Section in Kenema, has been sentenced to five years in the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre. The sentence follows his guilty plea to a charge of larceny, as per Section 2…
The Appeals Committee of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has concluded the appeals process involving East End Lions and BO Rangers regarding the FA Cup. The committee has decided to reduce the fine imposed on BO Rangers from sixty million old leones (60,000,000) to twenty million old leones (20,000,000). Despite the reduction in the…
Dusu Daboh and Mariama Jawara made their first appearance in court before Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of the Kabala Magistrate Court. They are accused of allegedly beating their landlord, Shekuba Kamara, to death. The accused, Dusu Daboh and Mariama Jawara, are facing two charges: conspiracy and murder, under the laws of Sierra Leone. During the court…
The Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has announced the temporary closure of the Upgun Roundabout-Bai Bureh Road intersection. The closure is scheduled to take place from 10:00 p.m. on Friday, June 28th, until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 30th, 2024. The SLRA has stated that this closure is necessary to conduct a major maintenance intervention…
Thomas Daddy Brima, President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), is thrilled to announce Sierra Leone’s participation in the FIFA Connect program. As a member of FIFA, Sierra Leone will join this global initiative aimed at revolutionizing the management of football stakeholders through advanced digitalization. “The FIFA Connect online system is designed to help…
Mohamed Konneh, Sierra Leone’s Chief Electoral Commissioner, has declared that he will not be seeking a second term in office, citing family reasons. This announcement, made during a two-day citizen’s dialogue session, has garnered widespread attention. The event, aimed at consolidating democracy and promoting inclusivity, was organized by the National Council for Civic Education (NaCCED)…
Justice Kumba Kamanda of the High Court of Freetown has granted former All People’s Congress (APC) Youth Minister Bai Mahmoud Bangura a separate trial in the ongoing Treason Trial due to health reasons. Bangura, whose health issues have affected his regular court attendance, will commence his separate trial on July 10th, 2024. The decision to…
Some students at Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, have been expelled yesterday from the university following the circulation of a viral video depicting their physical altercation on campus. The university’s Disciplinary Committee, in its review of 14 cases during the 2023/2024 academic year, made the decision to expel some students while others…
US actor Bill Cobbs, known for roles in films like Night At The Museum and The Bodyguard, has passed away at the age of 90. His agent confirmed to the PA news agency that Cobbs died on Tuesday evening in California, surrounded by his family. Cobbs gained recognition for his role as Whitney Houston’s manager,…
At a recent press engagement held at the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) headquarters in Freetown, Commissioner Abubakarr Koroma, representing the North, provided insights into the 3% difference between the National Election Watch (NEW) tally and the official results of the 2023 elections. According to a report by Awoko, Koroma sought to address public…
