By Theresa Thomas Businessman and APC political figure Sheik Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara, widely known as “Jagaban,” has unveiled plans to roll out a new line of locally-assembled motorbikes Jagaban Okada in a bid to create jobs and ease transport challenges across Sierra Leone. The initiative, announced during Kamara’s recent visit to China for supply…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker In democratic societies, politics is ideally a sacred call to serve, an opportunity to lead with vision and selflessness, and a platform to engineer social transformation. However, in Sierra Leone today, a sobering question is being asked with increasing urgency in every corner of society—from bustling street corners to student campuses,…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially submitted the 2025 National Primary School Examination (NPSE) results to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), nearly a month earlier than last year’s release. The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) Conrad Sackey said on live TV broadcast that a total of…
Sierra Leone took a decisive step toward electoral reform on Thursday, as over 500 citizens, political stakeholders, and development partners gathered at the Bintumani Conference Center in Freetown to engage in a national dialogue on the country’s preferred electoral system. The high-level event, organized by the Tripartite Steering Committee Secretariat and the Office of the…
A high-level delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China met with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, on Friday as part of a five-day working visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and assessing ongoing development projects in the country. The delegation, comprising Mr. Wang Hongjie and Mr. Li Wantong — both Country…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker In the age of digital transparency and rapid social media circulation, Sierra Leone has found itself at the center of an uncomfortable, albeit necessary, national reckoning. A series of leaked private conversations involving some of the country’s most powerful political figures have rocked the foundations of public trust, forcing citizens to…
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs Alfred Moi Jamiru on Wednesday defended the government’s controversial redistricting policy, saying the move is necessary to address rapid population growth and improve service delivery in overcrowded areas. Speaking on The Epic Morning Show, Jamiru described the creation of new municipalities as part of a broader effort…
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Iran, H.E. Salamu Koroma, has held a strategic meeting with executives from Turkish and Iranian firms to explore major industrial investments in Sierra Leone, following the Third Iran-Africa International Economic Cooperation Summit. The meeting brought together Ambassador Koroma and Mr. Mohammad Reza Ayyazi, managing director of TUBA Company (Turkey) and Petrochemical…
By: James Kamara-Manneh Sierra Leone has hosted the 4th Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Conference (HIPOC) for ARIPO Member States, bringing together top officials and stakeholders from across Africa to discuss the future of intellectual property (IP) on the continent. The three-day conference, held at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel in Freetown, was themed…
By: James Kamara-Manneh Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE), has intensified public engagement ahead of the 2026 Decennial Population and Housing Census (PHC), taking the campaign directly to residents of Moyamba District. Held at the Moyamba District Council Hall, the town hall meeting formed part…
