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By Saio Marrah

A man facing preliminary investigation into a larceny charge has rejected a statement tendered by a police prosecutor saying it was different from what he told the police. 21-year-old accused Bockarie Koroma was testifying in his defence after the prosecution had closed its case.

By Saio Marrah

A police prosecution witness has testified at a Freetown Magistrate’s Court that the two accused persons in an on-going store breaking and larceny case Steven Sesay and Saio Marrah removed the zinc from the roof of a store in Waterloo and gained entrance to the building.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Actionaid Sierra Leone has demanded that the government ensures the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice to decrease the wage bill by 6% of the GDP, does not affect the recruitment and placement of health workers and teachers.

Like him or loathe him, hardly has any footballer in the recent history of Sierra Leone been a fan favourite like Musa Tombo. His prowess on the field has been phenomenal.  A back-to-back golden boot winner for two clubs in the country’s top league.

That notwithstanding, the goal-scoring maestro has had several issues (mainly off-field) with his club, Bo Rangers FC, which led to the Premier League back-to-back champions terminating his contract on 31 August 2022.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara in Monrovia

The ECOWAS Parliament at its just concluded Delocalized joint committee meeting held in Monrovia, Liberia from the 25^th to 29^th July unanimously condemned the military coup that took place in Niger on the 26^th July, 2023.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara in Monrovia

Parliamentarians in the ECOWAS Parliament have called on majority and minority Political Parties of parliament in the different member states to always work together, regardless of their disagreements.

The motion was moved by the Liberian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mawine G. Diggs on the 27^th July 2023 during a Delocalized Joint Committee meeting held by the ECOWAS Parliament.

By Mabinty M. Kamara in Monrovia

As part of the outcome of a three-day conference in Monrovia Liberia, Regional actors from central and West Africa have mapped out a collective approach that would minimize the spread of Fake News and enhance effective information -sharing across the continent.

Issues such as gendered approaches to data governance and regional research were deliberated on, and the importance of diverse perspectives, in shaping the strategies, also highlighted.