President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has received the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), His Excellency Wamkele Mene, who is in Sierra Leone to grace the official launch of the country’s AfCFTA Readiness Assessment Report and the Updated National Trade Strategy (2024–2030). Introducing the delegation, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr….
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…
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone through the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (JLTI), has commenced training for Thirty Eight Magistrates across the country on the new Criminal Procedure Act of 2025 as part of the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Komba Kamanda’s broader set of reforms to enhance judicial efficiency. The two-day professional development training,…
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…
By: Sorie Sesay The JMan Group of Companies has officially opened its fourth fuel station in Sierra Leone, located at Adelaide Street in the heart of Freetown. The opening attracted motorists, bike riders, and community members who described the new facility as a timely intervention amid frequent fuel shortages in the capital. Alex M. Feika,…
By: Sorie Sesay APC flagbearer aspirant Sheikh Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara, popularly known as Jagaban, on Friday welcomed a team of Chinese engineers from the Uniocean Group to Freetown to begin a feasibility study for a new ferry project. The delegation, received at Abadeen Seacoach, is in Sierra Leone to launch technical studies for what…
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…
By: Musa Kamara | Intern Reporter, Epic Radio Tucked away on the eastern outskirts of Freetown lies Bomeh, a community better known as the city’s main waste disposal site. For decades, thousands of residents have lived here, surrounded by mountains of garbage, inhaling the pungent fumes of burning plastic, and struggling to find dignity in…
By: Musa Kamara | Intern Reporter, Epic Radio The Yenga border dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea has long been a source of tension and diplomatic negotiations in the Mano River Basin. Yet, when President Julius Maada Bio took the stage at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, many Sierra Leoneans expected…
By: Sorie Sesay A coalition of tribal chiefs in the Western Region has crowned All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer aspirant, Sheikh Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara, popularly known as Jagaban, as Chief during a ceremony held at Malta Street, Freetown. The event brought together leaders from four prominent local tribes—Limba, Soso, Loko, and Themne—who jointly endorsed…
