By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr Mighty Blackpool FC secured an impressive 2-0 victory over Wilberforce Strikers FC in the Leone Rock Premier League 2025/2026 at the Kingtom-SLFA Academy, making it back-to-back wins after their previous 1-0 triumph against Stars Sports Academy. The Tiss Tass Boys showed confidence and control from the start, continuing their growing…
By Marion George Former Majority Leader of Parliament, Ibrahim Rassin Bundu, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC), demanding a substantive ruling on the ongoing dispute over tenure extension within the All People’s Congress (APC). Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in Freetown, Bundu warned that failure by the…
By: Sorie Sesay The National Investment Board, in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday held a one-day validation workshop on the proposed Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2026, aimed at reforming the country’s business legal framework. The workshop, hosted at the Freetown City Council building, brought together…
By Osman Marah The Sierra Leone People’s Party has revealed that they regained control over governance in Freetown following a high-level meeting with the Ministry of Works and Public Assets on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The meeting, held at the ministry’s conference room, brought together SLPP leadership led by National Chairman Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa…
By Osman Marah A major diplomatic breakthrough has been reached in the long-running border dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea, as Guinea’s transitional leader, Mamady Doumbouya, has agreed to withdraw Guinean troops from the contested town of Yenga. The agreement was finalized in Conakry during a high-level summit of the Mano River Union (MRU), bringing…
By H.E. Zhao Yong, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Not long ago, China’s “Two Sessions” of 2026 — the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)— concluded successfully in Beijing. NPC deputies and CPPCC members from all parts of the country and all walks of life…
By: Sorie Sesay The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has received 45 motorbikes and 16 vehicles to strengthen its nationwide operations, particularly in rural communities. The equipment was provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations under the Pandemic Fund for a Resilient World Project, funded by the European Union. Speaking…
By: Patrick Sallia The ongoing murder trial of politician and businessman Abdul Kpaka is set to resume on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, with the accused expected to return to the witness stand to continue his testimony in the death of his girlfriend, Sia Fatu Kamara. Kpaka, who has been on remand for over one year…
By Daniel Julius Bangura The opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has rejected the proposed appointment of Edmond Sylvester Alpha as Chairman of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), describing the move as a breach of on-going electoral reform commitments and warning it could withdraw from participation in governance structures nationwide. In a press release…
By: James Kamara-Manneh The Government of Sierra Leone has confirmed that personnel of the Guinean Armed Forces crossed into the border town of Kalleyereh in Sulima Chiefdom, Falaba District, on Monday, 23 February 2026, and detained members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and the Sierra Leone Police. According to a press release…
