By Saio Marrah
Amadu Koita Makalo, the first accused in the ongoing treason trial, told the High Court in Freetown that he was completely innocent of all charges levied against him in relation to the November 26, 2023 coup attempt.
As UADF erects another Telecom Tower, rural connectivity reaches Yoyema, Moyamba District
Beaming faces, singing and dancing in the Village of Yoyema, Moyamba District heralded yet another milestone in the drive by Universal Access Development Fund (UADF) to bring telecommunication to rural areas and keep the people connected to other parts of the country, and the wider world.
Saturday 29th June 2024, marked the grand commissioning of a Telecom Tower built by funds from UADF in Yoyema which is some two miles from the district headquarter town of Moyamba.
Children in detention facilities call for speedy trial in Sierra Leone
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Children in detention at the Remand Homes in Freetown and Bo have, in a press release dated 26th June this year, called on the government for its immediate interventions to ensure speedy trials and provision of education for them in detention centres.
FBC expels, rusticates 13 students
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
One of the constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone (USL), Fourah Bay College (FBC) has expelled and rusticated 13 students from the institution for various crimes committed during their stay on campus.
A notice signed by the Deputy Registrar of FBC, Brima Bah on the 26th of June 2024 revealed the outcomes of the College Discipline Committee’s Investigations into various students’ non-academic disciplinary matters during the 2023/2024 academic year
MP blames failure of agriculture on ministry staff
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has blamed the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for the failure of agriculture in the country.
He said his next recommendation to President Julius Maada Bio will be for persons who have worked there for ten years and above to be sent to other ministries and never to work at the Ministry of Agriculture again.
Bio re-commits to his Big Five Game Changers
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
Sierra Leone’s Head of State, addressing a forum of the OPEC Fund for International Development, has spoken of his government’s commitment towards a partnership that will support robust, sustainable, and inclusive energy growth and reaffirmed dedication to his Big Five Game Changers in Sierra Leone.
President Bio made this statement on June 25, 2024, whilst delivering a speech on pressing global issues such as climate change, food insecurity, extreme poverty, gender inequality, educational deficit, and energy insecurity.
FoRUT engages Dwarzack youths on drug abuse
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
In commemorating the United Nations (UN) Day against Drugs and Illicit Trafficking, a local Non-Governmental Organization- FoRUT has engaged youths and stakeholders of the Dwarzack community, Freetown on the dangers of drug abuse.
The theme for this year’s commemoration is titled: “The evidence is clear: Invest in Prevention.”
