The High Court of Sierra Leone has ordered Mohamed Pope Kamara, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC), to appear before it on Monday to show cause why he should not be jailed for contempt of court. In a ruling handed down on Friday, October 16, 2026, presiding judge Mr. Justice Adrian Fisher issued…
The DIB Movement has donated white canes to visually impaired people in Freetown as part of an initiative to promote mobility, dignity and inclusion, alongside the launch of the Forward and Progressive Visionaries for Dr. Ibrahim Bangura. The event, held on Wednesday, October 15, coincided with the International White Cane Safety Day, which highlights the importance of white canes…
The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet) says it is investigating an earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean after tremors were felt in several parts of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 13th October 2026. In a public update issued on Wednesday, the Agency said the earthquake was recorded at about 12:23 p.m. Sierra Leone time, with an initial magnitude of 6.9. The…
The Minister of Energy, Hon. Cyril Grant, convened an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), the Electricity Generation and Transmission Company (EGTC), and senior management of the Ministry of Energy to address the intermittent electricity supply affecting the Western Area. The meeting, held in the Conference Room of the Ministry of Energy,…
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has commenced preliminary works on the FIFA Arena project at the Bo Government Secondary School (Bo School). The Association said work has started with backfilling and levelling at the project site, following the official signing of an agreement between the school and the SLFA. The project will see the construction of a permanent…
A Sierra Leonean, Jaime Yaya Barry, has expressed support for Dr. Ibrahim Bangura’s vision for Sierra Leone, describing the presidential aspirant’s Heal, Unite, Build agenda as a message that resonates with his hopes for the country’s future. In a public Facebook post, Barry said he had been following the public appearances of several aspiring presidential candidates and had also…
