Author: Truth Media

The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced a Pakistani national, Abdullah Abdul Rehman, to 40 years imprisonment after convicting him of unlawful possession of cocaine. The ruling, delivered by Hon. Justice Mark Ngegba, follows a full trial in which the prosecution proved that Rehman was found with 300 grams of cocaine at Lungi in January 2025. He was charged under Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008.

Freetown, 17th February 2026- The heart of Freetown’s business district is choking under piles of uncollected waste, as an administrative standoff at the Freetown City Council (FCC) cripples sanitation services.

Kazan, Russia, 16th February, 2026 – Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mohamed Rahman Swaray, has arrived in the Russian Federation for high‑level talks focused on expanding youth employment opportunities and strengthening bilateral cooperation.

Freetown, 16th February 2026 -Sierra Leone’s Citizen’s Budget 2026 has placed domestic revenue mobilisation at the heart of government’s economic strategy, with projections showing that 85% of total receipts will come from internal sources. The simplified guide to the national budget underscores the government’s commitment to financing public services, especially for the poor and vulnerable, while strengthening accountability and transparency in public finance.

Freetown, 16th February 2026 — Sierra Leone’s Consolidated Fund closed the 2025 financial year with SLE 17.34 billion in total domestic revenue, according to the latest Statement of Fiscal Operations issued under Section 66(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016.