Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, has dismissed claims of any connection between her family and Dutch drug kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, one of Europe’s most wanted criminals, during a candid exchange on the BBC programme The Interview with journalist Megha Mohan.
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Sex workers in Freetown say 2026 has brought one of the toughest downturns in their trade, with customer numbers falling sharply compared to previous years. They link the slump to Sierra Leone’s worsening economic challenges, which they believe have reduced the spending power of their regular clients and cut into their earnings.
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Football fans across Sierra Leone are calling on the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to ensure an open and transparent process in the recruitment of a new head coach for the national team, Leone Stars.
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Former presidential candidate Dr. Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara has expressed his readiness to join efforts aimed at resolving the deepening divisions within the All People’s Congress (APC), calling for an expanded meeting to address what he described as the “untenable state” of the party.
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Responding to the invitation of the Waterloo Market Women and the SLPP Western Rural District on 17th May, 2026, First Lady Fatima Bio has officially launched the Women’s Development Organization in Waterloo.
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