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By Aminata Phidelia Allie

First prosecution witness (PW1) in the ongoing preliminary investigation of three accused persons who allegedly pirated hundreds of Sierra Leonean movies, has identified hundreds of pirated movies tendered as evidence before magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No.2 in Freetown.

Film maker and director, Pastor Aiah, tendered the over 1,000 CDs alongside a monitor, a CPU, a writer or burner, a video camera and a printer. He said the pirated films were being sold at Le 2,500 whiles original copies were being sold at Le 10,000.

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By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema

By Jenneh Braima

Youth of Segbwema town in the Njaluahun chiefdom, Kailahun district say they are in the final stages of planning a demonstration against the road construction company, ISU for “violating an agreement with the community people”.

Speaking to Politico, the local parliamentarian, Abu Jajua of constituency 07, said: “I am aware of a demonstration being planned by youth of the community but I have calmed them down until we meet with stakeholders”.

By Mohamed Massaquoi

The Police Family Support Unit in Pujehun town has confirmed the discovery of a seven-month-old baby in a pit latrine in Yikandor village in the Kpanga Karbondeh chiefdom, Pujehun district.

Constable Lahai Koroma told Politico that the baby was found alive by one Musa Kaitibie and the matter was reported to them on the 1 February this year by the town chief, Jusu Moibel.

By Bampia James Bundu

Njala University will tomorrow continue with its week-long activities of marking 50 years of its existence.

President of the alumni association, Sanusi Deen said the institution was founded in 1964 as a university college, with the support of the United States agency for international development (USAID) and the technical implementation agency of one of the best agriculture schools in the USA, the University of Illinois.

By Tilly Barrie

Ministry of social welfare with funding from the UN Women has held a report sensitisation and mock session at the Njala Venue in Freetown before the country presents its gender report in Geneva on 19 February 2014.

Head of UN Women, Melrose Kargbo, said state parties, including the government of Sierra Leone, signed up to that treaty and that they had done their first five reports.

The would-be delegation needed to understand how and what would be presented in Geneva so that they would not be found wanting, she added.

By Crispina Cummings

After a seven-day ultimatum by the majority leader in parliament, urging government ministries, departments and agencies to give reasons for failing to witness "important sessions" of the House, they MDAs have not budged.