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Sierra Leone to ban street SIM card sales

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

The Director General of National Telecommunication Authority (Natca), Amara Brewah, has revealed the authority’s plans to ban the sale of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards on the Streets of Sierra Leone, saying that it was a security concern.

Brewah made this pronouncement at the weekly government news conference organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education at the Foreign Affairs Ministry on the 26th of September this year.

Sierra Leone Police officers in Rwanda for child protection training

By Politico staff writer

Two senior Police Officers from Sierra Leone have joined counterparts and civil society representatives from other African Countries for Specialized Child Protection Training in Rwanda.

Chief Superintendents Hawa Koloneh Conteh and Zainab Mbalu Gbla are being trained alongside those from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Sudan, Uganda, and host country Rwanda for the 5 days training from 25th -29th September, 2023.

Information Minister wants state broadcaster as top broadcaster

By Politico Staff Writer

Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education (MOICE) Yusuf Keketoma Sandi has expressed his desire for the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) to be the centre of broadcasting transformation in the country, therefore calling on China’s Hunan Broadcasting to support the state broadcaster in its transformation drive.

Nigerian “kidnapper” grills police witness

By Saio Marrah

A police prosecution witness in the ongoing preliminary investigation into an alleged case of kidnapping of a Nigerian has told a magistrate in Freetown that he could not recall where the alleged kidnapping took place.

Tourism Minister discusses Sierra Leone’s potential in Saudi

By Politico Staff writer

As Tourism Leaders converge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to celebrate World Tourism Day, on the Theme “Tourism and Green Investment”, the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Sierra Leone, Madam Nabeela F. Tunis, has held successful bilateral meetings with some of her counterparts to enhance connectivity and unlock Sierra Leone’s potentials in tourism. 

Prison Court frees 11 in Kono

By Politico Staff Writer

A Convicted Schoolteacher, who was part of 11 prisoners released in Kono during the just concluded prison court sessions, has narrated his ordeal getting in conflict with the law and ending up in jail.

Magistrate to discharge Sumaila town murder due to lack of a witness

By Saio Marrah

A Magistrate in Freetown has promised to discharge a murder Preliminary Investigation (PI) after the prosecution failed to present their first witness for three consecutive hearings.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mark Ngegba, said this at the Pademba Road Court No.1 on Thursday 28th September 2023, after the acting police prosecutor, Sergeant Momoh Lahai applied for adjournment of the PI informing the court that there was no witness.

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