News

By Alpha Abu

The frontier village of Yenga town which is at the centre of a dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea has reportedly been entered into by Guinean soldiers who were said to have this time erected concrete pillars to demarcate boundaries between the two countries.  

The latest move by the Guinean forces if confirmed would be the first time they have taken such an action and would be seen as an escalation of a crisis that has gone on for some two decades.

By Politico Staff Writer

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) has donated the sum of two million dollars to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to improve Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Science Laboratories and Libraries nationwide.

By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Cairo (Egypt) has in a press release called on the Tunisian Government to look into allegations of maltreatment of a number of Sierra Leonean nationals in the North African country.

The news of ill-treatment came to the notice of the Sierra Leonean embassy after a press release to clamp down on illegal migrants was issued by the state of Tunisia, in response to President Kais Saied’s statement last week that if illegal migration continues it has the potential to change the demography of Tunisia.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Leader of the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the European Union (EU), Dr. Julius Munthali has been recognized for the role he played in implementing EU projects in the District Councils of Sierra Leone, whilst he was presenting a status report of the project, at the end of mission.

The event took place at the conference room of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Relations (MLGCR) at Youyi Building on the 2^nd March 2023.

By Alpha Abu

In what is seen as a big coup for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), the outgoing Mayor of Koidu in  Kono District, Komba  Mathew Sam joined the party in a well-attended declaration ceremony on Wednesday 1^st March that was witnessed by President Julius Maada Bio.

By Saio Marrah

The third defence witness in the ongoing police obstruction case against Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyer has told the Principal Magistrate in Freetown that the Mayor was emotional and appeared angry on the evening in question at the Lungi Airport police station.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Following a motion moved by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Ethics Paramount Chief Alie Badara Sheriff III to pardon three suspended MPs, the Speaker of Parliament Chernor Abass Bundu on the 28^th February 2023 ordered that the men return to their allotted seats in the House.