By Saio Marrah
An autopsy report detailing the causes of the death of one Isha Saidu Hughes has been tendered in evidence in the ongoing murder trial of his elder brother Sulaiman Conteh has concluded that the deceased was stabbed seven times leading to her death.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Mixed feelings engulfed the jam-packed well and precincts of Parliament as fifty-two members of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) who had not subscribed to the oath of office due to their party’s decision to boycott all forms of governance, finally assumed their seats.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The latest Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard has indicated a drop in the control of corruption indicator. Even though the country met the standard set by MCC, the nation declined by three percent from last year’s scorecard.
The scorecard which was published on the 7th November 2023 shows that Sierra Leone scored 76%, - a 3% drop from last year’s 79%. The nation passed ten out of twenty indicators.
In 2022 and 2021, the country even had better scores 83% and 81% respectively.
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
Guinean forces have strongly warned Sierra Leoneans not to interfere in their security crackdown following the attack on the Central Prison in Conakry which saw many prisoners including the ex-junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, freed alongside former Head of Presidential Security, Colonel Claude Pivi.
Captain Camara was soon recaptured but Col.Pivi is still at large.
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
The Premier League Board (PLB) Chairman of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Victor Lewis has revealed that the Winner of the 2023-2024 edition of the Leone Rock Premier League would bag 500 million Old Leones.
He was explaining in a media interview on the 7th November, 2023 regarding the activities of the board as well as assuring the public that the trophy and the medals are all in place.
By Saio Marrah
A police recruit, Fengai Babonjo has appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown for unlawful possession of Cannabis. In his testimony, the commandant of the Sierra Leone Police Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy (SILEA) at Hastings, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Alieu Jalloh said on Saturday 30th September this year at about 14:30 hours, he was performing his routine checks at one of the billets at the said Hastings campus where he met the accused in a strange uniform going in the opposite direction.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The announcement of a tariff increase by the National Telecommunications Authority (NaTCA) following review of tariffs for voice and data services, in Sierra Leone this week has sparked criticisms of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with some describing the act as “outrageous.”
A public notice issued by NaTCA regarding the increment on the 5th of November, 2023 noted that the review has been warranted by “rapid changes cost variables.”
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
