The Students’ Union Government of the Eastern Technical University of Sierra Leone (ETU) has taken a leading role in addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) on campus, with the organisation of a high-level awareness seminar aimed at promoting safety, accountability, and behavioural change within the university community. The seminar, organised through the Students’ Union Ministry of Peace and Resolution and the Ministry of Gender Affairs, in collaboration with BRAV

Court Remands Teenager Over Alleged Store Breaking at Lumley Mall Eighteen-year-old Gibrilla Sowie has been remanded in custody following his first appearance before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown. Sowie faces charges of store breaking and larceny. He did not enter a plea, as the case is before the court on a preliminary investigation. According to court particulars, on 28 November 2025, at Lumley Mall, Western Area, Freetown, Sowie all

Mamoud Kargbo, 23, has been remanded in Custody after appearing before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown. Kargbo is charged with house breaking, larceny, and malicious damage. He did not enter a plea, as the matter is before the court on a preliminary investigation. According to the particulars of offence, on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, at No. 17 Fudia Terrace, Spur Loop, Western Area, Freetown, Kargbo allegedly broke and entered the reside

President Julius Maada Bio has welcomed the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution on Youth, Peace and Security, describing it as a significant milestone and a fitting conclusion to Sierra Leone’s tenure on the Council. The resolution, co-tabled by Sierra Leone and Guyana, was adopted on Saturday, 13 December 2025. President Bio said its adoption reflects a strong global commitment to recognising young people as active partners in peacebuilding, rather than

Building Contractor Remanded on Theft and Conspiracy Charges A forty-four-year-old building contractor, Mohamed Mansaray, alias Kolo, has been remanded in custody following an appearance before Magistrate Mary Julian Gbloh at Pademba Road Court No.5. Mansaray faces charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and housebreaking with larceny, to which a plea was not entered. Court documents indicate that between October 1 and October 30, 2025, at Mansaray Drive, Regent Village, in t