Ace Ghanaian broadcaster and BBC senior broadcast journalist, Komla Afeke Dumor who died suddenly in January will be laid to rest on Saturday in Accra, the family has announced.
Several BBC staff from London and the corporation's reporter in Freetown and Politico editor, Umaru Fofana will be in attendance.
By Mohamed T. Massaquoi
The wife of the Vice President says Pujehun and Kono Districts have "the highest percentage of teenage pregnancy and child marriage" in Sierra Leone.
Khadijah Sam-Sumana told a conference on "gender equality and the reduction of teenage pregnancy" in Pujehun that she was committed to "combating the burning issues undermining women's development in the district".
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Lawyers in the eastern city of Kenema have slammed the man in charge of police operations in the region for "raiding schools and classrooms at random, searching the pupils' bags and checking for knives".
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Valentine's Day may be for love but not all love relationship end lovingly; at least so it seems for a 22-year-old in Kono district.
Police at the Tankoro Division in Kono have confirmed to Politico that on the eve of Valentine’s Day Amara Tarawallie took his own life after he had allegedly been snubbed by his girlfriend.
The girlfriend, Abbie Lebbie of Bakundu New Site in Koidu could not be reached after several attempts.
Police say they are also looking out for the girl.
Promoted OCTEA staff
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
It what it says is the beginning of its transformation process, diamond mining company, OCTEA Koidu Limited has promoted 23 of its local staff based in diamond-rich town of Kono.
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Diamond and Gold Dealers' Association in Kono has assisted the Muslim Brotherhood Secondary School in Penduma with 16 bundles of corrugated iron zinc to complete their unfinished six-classroom block.
The association also donated a laptop computer and a digital recorder each to Eastern Radio and SLBC, while an Elemax power generator, a digital recorder and a swivel chair were also given to the district’s newest Christian Radio New Song. The items are estimated at over Le 30 million.
By Crispina Cummings
Education Committee Chairman in parliament, Sulaiman Sesay, MP, has told journalists at his Tower Hill offices in Freetown that he is in support of the minister’s controversial changes in the country’s education system relative to those eligible to write the school-leaving exams.
He said that even students who had reached SSS 2 and 3, but had failed their public exams at the basic education level would have to be made to go back.
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