By Saio Marrah
The Exhibit Clerk attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police, Detective Constable Mohamed Jalloh, has presented 36 wraps of substance believed to be the prohibited drug, commonly known as kush and other items at a Magistrate’s court president over by Principal Magistrate, Mark Ngegba.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
President Julius Maada Bio has made a commitment to address learning loss and learning poverty at the foundational levels of education.
He made the commitment at the inaugural launch of the Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX) 2023 at the Bintumani Conference Center in Freetown on the 6th February, 2023.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) has launched two projects that seek to support electoral justice, security and accountability for human rights violations and electoral offences committed during elections.
The projects which were launched at the institution’s Freetown office on the 7th February are being funded by the Government of Ireland and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).
By Saio Marrah
Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the high cost of airline tickets.
The leader of the National Grand Coalition (NGC) in Parliament, Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, in his submission on a debate regarding ratification of international treaties in the house on Tuesday 07th February 2023, spoke about the high cost of air tickets unlike neighbouring Guinea.
By Saio Marrah
The prosecution in the ongoing preliminary investigation into the murder case involving the Managing Director of Skye Bank Sierra Leone, Ikubolaje Ncol, has played CCTV in court showing the alleged victim Sinnah Kai Kargbo, being driven into the facility in Freetown.
By Politico staff writer
A British Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Action-Aid has sympathized with the Government and People of Syria and Turkey after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the two countries on the 6th February, 2023.
By Saio Marrah
The lead lawyer, for Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyer who is charged with obstructing the work of the police has applied for the Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Mustapha KaiKai, to serve as witness because according to him, his name has been mentioned severally.
Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara also applied for a serving military personnel, Victor Swaray to also testify because his name had come up several times.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
