By Saio Marrah
Apex Bank Branch Manager in Kenema, Foday M.A.S. Sesay, has appeared in a magistrate court in Freetown to answer to one count of embezzlement of one million one hundred and ninety thousand nine hundred and twenty-six new Leones and twenty-five cent (NLe 1,190, 926.25), a property of the bank.
The Head of the Banking Operations Unit of the bank, Annah Jusu Lavalie, testified before the presiding Magistrate, Sahr Kekura on Thursday 8th February 2024.
By Alpha Abu
Influential traditional rulers in Kono District, have thrown their support behind Popular Football Stakeholder and Businessman Babadi Kamara who is vying for the Presidency of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA).
They converged at the house of Paramount Chief Saquee where they held discussions with Babadi and openly endorsed his candidature and wished him success in the race after his expressed intention to run for the Presidency of the country’s football governing body.
By Saio Marrah
The High Court in Freetown has ordered Leone Oil Company to supply (200,000) two hundred thousand liters of petroleum products to SKM Group of companies, which the latter had paid for.
On the issue of cost, Justice Samuel Taylor told the two parties to negotiate and arrive at a common ground.
By Nasratu Kargbo
ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a law that criminalizes illegal mining in all of its member states at the 2024 First extraordinary session held in Freetown Sierra Leone after discussions at the parliamentary seminar on “Illegal mining and its implications in the ECOWAS region”.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
As cases involving land become more rampant in the Western Area, the Sierra Leone Land Alliance has urged the National Land Commission to work with the executive of the affected landowners to conclude the remaining cases.
A Policy brief conducted by Land Alliance titled: “Agony of affected landowners: A case for National Land Commission” was presented to pressmen at the Amnesty International Hall in Freetown on the 7th of February 2024.
By Saio Marrah
The High Court in Freetown has ordered Leone Oil Company to supply (200,000) two hundred thousand liters of petroleum products to SKM Group of companies, which the latter had paid for.
On the issue of cost, Justice Samuel Taylor told the two parties to negotiate and arrive at a common ground.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
ActionAid, Sierra Leone has launched its fourth country strategy document to guide their operations from 2024 to 2028.
Keynote Speaker at the launch in Freetown on Wednesday 7th February, Chief Minister, David Moinina Sengeh Ph.D stated that the three key areas highlighted in the strategy document are aligned with their government's values and principles of inclusivity, resilience, and sustainable development and hoped that the new strategy succeeds.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
