Tragedy struck at Sarola Junction along Old Road, east of Freetown, on Friday after a man reportedly died from electrocution. According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred at around 12 noon today when the man was on top of a zinc-roofed building and came into contact with a live electricity cable. Eyewitnesses said the contact led to his instant…
German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg has strongly condemned racist abuse and death threats directed at Sierra Leone international defender Juma Bah on Instagram. In a statement posted on Friday titled “NO ROOM FOR RACISM!”, the club said Bah was subjected to “utterly vile racist abuse and death threats” and that his family was also threatened. “Today, our player Juma…
Sierra Leone’s table tennis sensation Naomi Coker is continuing to fly the country’s flag high at the ongoing 2026 ITTF Africa Senior Championships in Tangier, Morocco. The 17-year-old rising star delivered a standout performance in the Women’s Singles group stage, securing an impressive 3-1 victory over Madagascar’s Hanitra Raharimanana. The win, under the guiance of her father and coach…
The provisional list of eligible voters for Monday’s Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) elections does not include outgoing President Tuma Adama Gento-Kamara, former Public Relations Officer Alfred Kamanda, and other members of the past executive. The 429-name list was published on 22nd October 2026 by the Caretaker Body Chairman, Osman I. Kanu Esq., with a notice stating that the…
The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Tehran has, with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), facilitated the safe return of four Sierra Leonean women who were stranded in Iraq after travelling in search of jobs. The women have now arrived safely in Freetown and have been reunited with their families. According to the Embassy, the women had…
Dr. Ibrahim Bangura, a Sierra Leonean scholar of peace and conflict studies and an All People’s Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer aspirant for the 2028 elections, has contributed to an international academic publication examining the future of peacekeeping missions amid institutional change. The study, titled “Keeping the Study of Peacekeeping Relevant: Exploring Peace Missions in Times of Institutional Change,” was…
