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By Mariama Bundu The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) have undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, positioning itself as one of Sierra Leone’s most dynamic and people-centered public institutions. Under the visionary leadership of Director-General Mohamed Fuad Daboh, NASSIT has moved beyond its traditional role as a pension administrator to become a […]

By Mackie M. Jalloh President Julius Maada Bio has stepped into the heart of Sierra Leone’s drug crisis with a renewed call for compassion, accountability, and national action, following a deeply emotional visit to the Government’s Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Hastings. His visit exposed both the human cost and the systemic failures surrounding the “kush”

By Mackie M. Jalloh New York, USA – In a bold demonstration of Sierra Leone’s growing presence on the world stage, Africell Sierra Leone has become the first company from the country to secure advertising space at the iconic Times Square in New York City. The move, unveiled during the 80th Session of the United

By Musa Koroma FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The case of Ibrahim Jalloh, a man once caught in the storm of Sierra Leone’s political unrest, has grown into one of the most frightening and unresolved manhunts in the country’s recent history. Nearly three years after the August 10, 2022 protests, his whereabouts remain unknown, while the

By Idrissa Sesay Seven years after he first went into hiding, the name Muhammed Maju Alim Kamara continues to ignite tension in the Lungi community. What began in 2018 as whispers and unverified claims of his involvement in a same-sex relationship has now snowballed into a full-blown community standoff. To this day, his exact whereabouts

By Abdulai Kamara In August 2025, tragedy struck a small village on the outskirts of Makeni when three young girls lost their lives after undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as part of their Bondo society initiation. The victims—12-year-old Adamsay Sesay, 13-year-old Salamatu Jalloh, and 17-year-old Kadiatu Bangura—were buried quietly by grieving families, but their deaths

SPECIAL COMMENTARY As the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) prepares for its crucial Elective Congress on August 2nd, 2025, controversy looms large over the disqualification of two high-profile presidential aspirants—Thomas Daddy Brima and Aminata Bangura. Disqualified by the SLFA Ethics Board after failing integrity checks, both individuals have challenged the decision in court, with reports

In a compelling display of corporate citizenship and national solidarity, Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Limited (SLCB) made a resounding impact at the 2025 National Health Summit and Performance Awards, held from May 15 to 17 at the Freetown International Conference Centre in Aberdeen. Under the banner “Improving Health Outcomes for All: Every Sierra Leonean Matters,”