Sackey Plans Crash Training for Teachers Amid High WASSCE Failures

U-15 Completes Baku Football Session

Thorpe Tops 2026 WASSCE Results

WASSCE Securitized: 2027 Malpractice Bill and Learner IDs Verified By NIN Sierra Leone’s Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, has announced plans to introduce a new West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Bill in 2027. The legislation aims to crack down on rampant examination malpractice, particularly on social media platforms, which accounted for over half of all recorded infractions during the 2026 WASSCE exams. Data released by the Ministry of

Woman, 56, In Court Over Assault Charge A 56-year-old woman has appeared before Magistrate John Manso Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 to face charges over an alleged physical assault in central Freetown. The defendant, Edwina Bockarie, stands accused of one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Sia Khan. The alleged incident occurred on Sunday, 18 July 2026, along ECOWAS Street. The charge has been brought under Section 47 of the Offences Against the Per