The African Union (AU) Executive Council has on February 4, 2021, elected the Head of the Anti-Corruption Commission-Sierra Leone, Francis Ben Kaifala Esq., to the AU Advisory Board on Corruption, following his nomination by the Government of Sierra Leone, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said in a statement on Friday. The ACC Commissioner led all the...Read More
Magistrate Isata Sellu-Tucker has remanded, Musa Kallon, a thirty-three- year old Labourer, in relation to his alleged killing of twenty-seven year old Sahr Gandi. Kallon appeared before the Magistrate for the third time on Thursday February 4, 2021 at Magistrate Court No. 2 where he is being investigated for the crime of manslaughter. The Police...Read More
Newly appointed Minister of Health and Sanitation, approved by Parliament, Dr. Austin Demby, is set to improve the health sector in Sierra Leone. Dr. Demby before his appointment had been a top US Government official for over 20 years. He had resigned his position to return home and has brought his expertise to help his...Read More
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats-SL) has on Wednesday February 3, 2021, commenced a week training for cartographers that would be tasked with demarcating land borders for the upcoming midterm population census on April 19, 2021. Cartography or mapmaking is the study and practice of making maps. Map making involves the application of both scientific and artistic elements,...Read More
The Principal of Government Technical Junior Secondary School, Lolile Denis Johnson has on Wednesday February 3, 2021, testified in a case of theft involving the sum of Le 90, 000,000. His testimony was recorded by Magistrate Isata Sellu-Tucker of Court No.2 on Pademba Road. After subscribing to the oath to speak the truth, Johnson told...Read More
Christian Kwame Coker, popularly known as Kwame Omele, a local musician is releasing a new song today Friday February 5, 2021. The song is titled ‘Party’, and it features Coco Rhymes, another local musician. According to Kwame, the track is themed on love and it describes the feelings which ran through him by a lady...Read More
Magistrate Mark Ngegba presiding at Principlal Magistrate Court No 1 on Pademba Road Freetown has on Wednesday February 3, 2021 sent Lu Ke Zhao, a Chinese national on remand. The accused is being investigated on the charges of conspiracy to defraud, larceny and malicious damage contrary to law. The police are alleging that between Saturday...Read More
Mohamed Kabia, councillor of ward 418, has recently supported Casell Farm, a community in Kissy in the east of Freetown with a borehole with solar pumping system and storage tank through Oxfam. Councillor Kabia told residents of the community that, the aim of constructing the borehole, and storage tank is to support the community and...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), has on February 2, 2021, filed an indictment against Julian Clarke, Human Resource Manager Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), and Sallieu Kargbo, Senior Finance Officer, SLCAA, on a total of nine counts of corruption offences bordering on Abuse of Office and Conspiracy to Commit a Corruption Offence, contrary to the...Read More
The Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) Directorate of the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE), headed by Dr. Victor Massaquoi has on Wednesday February 3, 2021 engaged the Director General of Sierra Leone Local Content Agency, Fodeba Daboh, at the Agency’s office in Freetown. The purpose of the engagement is to increase partnership between...Read More
