By: Sorie Sesay The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security under the Feed Salone Project, has hosted a three-day Agrifood Investor Summitat the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, aimed at attracting local and international investors into the country’s agricultural sector. In his opening remarks, Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy, Executive…
By Musa Kamara [Intern Reporter, Epic Radio] Natural Resource Governance expert, Dauda Massaquoi, has called for greater transparency, accountability, and stronger leadership in Sierra Leone’s mining sector. He made the call on Monday, October 27, 2025, while speaking on the Epic Morning Show on the topic: “Examining the Impact of Mining in Sierra Leone: Safety,…
High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Isata Susan Sellu-Tucker, has sentenced two people for unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, contrary to the National Drugs Control Act No. 10 of 2008. The Defendants, Sheka Kamara aged 25, of Leah Street, off Kissy Road, Freetown, and Abu Bakarr Sesay aged 55, of Kosso Town, Freetown, were arraigned before…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker A new political season has quietly dawned within the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). On Saturday, Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa officially took over as National Chairman of the ruling party, succeeding Dr. Prince Alex Harding, a veteran strategist who for years served as both guardian and gatekeeper of the party’s internal…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker When I listened to Melvin Mansaray and James Fortune on the Brutally Frank Show interviewing James Kanyako, a journalist and anti-drug advocate, alongside Ibrahim Samuel Dugba, the Director of Drug Prevention, Education, and Training at the NDLEA I felt the weight of Sierra Leone’s reality. The tone of their voices, the…
By Sorie Sesay The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Country Planning, on Monday hosted the 5th Regional Conference of the African Land Institutions Network for Community Rights (ALIN) at the Freetown International Conference Center in Aberdeen. The conference brought together government representatives, traditional authorities, civil society organizations, youth networks,…
Court of Appeal Judge, Honourable Justice Tonia Barnett, has sentenced Nuru Deen Bangapoma Bangura, a 40-year-old businessman, to nine years’ imprisonment for Migrant Smuggling, contrary to Section 20(1) of the Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, 2022, Act No. 12 of 2022. According to the indictment, Nuru Deen Bangapoma Bangura and his brother, Sheik Ibrahim…
By: Musa Kamara [Intern Reporter, Epic Radio] The Ministry of Health has convened a workshop on Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) with university youth groups at the Freetown City Hall. The session brought together representatives from the Ministry of Health, university youth groups, health experts, civil society activists, facilitators, and gender specialists…
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Judicial Council, has outlined key plans aimed at reforming the Council during his tenure. Speaking on the theme “The ECOWAS Court and International Law: Expanding Access and Navigating Contemporary Challenges,” the Chief Justice emphasized his commitment to…
Women in Port Loko District have received a total of NLe 2 billion in soft loans under the J-IMPACT initiative, spearheaded by APC flagbearer aspirant Sheikh Alhaji Mohamed “Omodu” Kamara, popularly known as Jagaban. The final disbursement took place at the Waka Waka Resort in Kaffu Bullom Chiefdom, where 320 beneficiaries were presented with interest-free…
