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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,”

By Musa Sesay More than years after a dramatic escape from an alleged forced initiation into the Poro Secret Society, the whereabouts of Osman Kanu and his immediate family remain unknown, leaving residents of Yoni Chiefdom and human rights advocates deeply concerned about a case that has lingered unresolved since late 2020.The incident reportedly began

By: Ibrahim Kargbo What began as a family tragedy in the quiet farming community of Makint Village, outside Magburaka in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, has spiraled into a tense cultural confrontation — as a young teacher, Abdul Samad Kamara, now finds himself a fugitive from the powerful and feared Poro Society. Kamara, a

The Unanswered Story of Sulaiman Sesay By Musa Sesay Sulaiman Ahmed Sesay came from a deeply Muslim family. His father, Amadu Ahmed Sesay, was a Chief Imam of the Temne Central Mosque on Old Field Street. In December 2020, Sesay reportedly came to terms with his bisexual identity. The revelation later created serious tension within

By Mohamed Kabia In a quiet but brutal execution sent shockwaves through a small community mid last year— but not through the country’s legal system. No one has been arrested. No one has been charged. The victim, identified by locals only as “Kabba,” was beaten to death by a group of men in Congo Town

The Sierra Leone Police have officially launched a nationwide manhunt for the organizers of the August 10th protest, which rocked the nation in 2022. The wanted individuals include Abubakarr Turay, Ibrahim Bangura, Mohamed Lamin Kamara, Foday Samura, Mohamed Conteh among other co-conspirators. They are accused of orchestrating what the government has described as an attempted

The Sierra Leone Police have officially launched a nationwide manhunt for the organizers of the August 10th protest, which rocked the nation in August, 2022. The wanted individuals include Mohammad Hamza Sesay, Santigie Kargbo, Sulaiman Samura, Saidu Sesay, Lamin Bangura, among other co-conspirators. They are accused of orchestrating what the government has described as an