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By Abass Jalloh

As preliminary investigations continue into the murder case against Ikubolaje Nicol, former Managing Director of Skye Bank Sierra Leone at a Magistrate’s court in Freetown, the lead defense lawyer, Roland Wright Yesterday December 13, told the court that the search carried out on the property of the accused was illegal. He said this while cross-examining Detective Police officer Brima Amara Munu, attached to the Criminal Investigations unit of the Central Police Station in Freetown.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Executive Secretary Independent Media Commission (IMC), Khalil Kallon has admitted they are currently understaffed; a situation he said has the tendency to affect the execution of their mandate.

By Saio Marrah

With support from an independent aspirant for the Freetown Mayoral position, Serray Kabba, over 500 youths have commenced cleaning of major markets in the Freetown municipality, starting with the Dove Cut and Magazine Cut markets.

The cleaning process started on Sunday 11^th December, 2022, with the youths being grouped, each with their Chairman and Chairlady.

By: Aminata Sameena Sesay

The European Union (EU) has joined partners to support the local Government with market facilities, 33 bedrooms of students’ hostels, a cattle paddock and water facilities in Bombali District, northern Sierra Leone.

By Politico staff writer 

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says 67 (sixty seven) journalists have been killed so far in 2022 which is a spike in the number of journalists killed or imprisoned this year alone.

IFJ in a press release dated 10^th December this year renewed its call on the international community to take concrete action to protect the safety and freedom of journalists around the world.

By Saio Marrah

The Macpherson Foundation has donated food items and other basic commodities to the Monahin Orphanage home of disabled children at Grafton over the weekend.

The items donated include rice, cooking oil, Cartons of Tomatoe paste, onion, candies, and other basic things like diapers.

A representative of the foundation, Simeonette Pontis, said they decided to donate those specific items because of the home needs expressed by the care taker during their previous engagement.

By Alpha Abu

Visiting President of Namibia, Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob has reminisced moments of his country’s struggle for independence during which time Sierra Leone became a haven and centre of learning for a good number of his compatriots, two of whom are today Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the Southern African nation.