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By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya

The Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI), Abdul Fatorma has asked that the Sierra Leoneans;  mostly government officials attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) give public feedback after the Summit.

Speaking to Politico in an interview on the 19^th of September 2023, Fatorma emphasized that there is every need to update the public, as citizens have to be abreast with happenings outside of Sierra Leone.

By Saio Marrah

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) chaired by Justice Bankole Thompson in respect of Francis Kaikai, former procurement Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security (MAFF).

By Saio Marrah

Sierra Leone Court of Appeal has affirmed the seizure of Former Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Abdul Ignosis Koroma’s Mansion in Makeni.

The value of the said property was said to be Six Billion and Four Hundred Million Old Leones (Le 6, 400, 000, 000)

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

In an effort to create jobs for young people, the Centre for Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) has trained 20 youths as part of the skills development on transformational leadership and Social Change Programme.

 The youth hub programme was launched on the 16^th of September, 2023 in Kenema.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

All town and section chiefs in Nongowa Chiefdom, Kenema District have been engaged in land governance. The engagement was to help prevent conflict and control the use of land in the country.

The engagement which was held on the 18^th of September 2023 was to educate them on the levels of the establishment of towns, villages, and chiefdoms land committee.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

9-year-old Aminata Gallia who tragically fell to her death from a two-story school building in Kenema East of Sierra Leone has been described as the brightest pupil in her class by Acting Head Teacher, Joseph Philip Baun.

By Saio Marrah

A Supreme Court Judge, Alusine Sesay, has during the September criminal session, sentenced a Truck Driver, Ishmael Bendu to five years imprisonment for accidentally killing a 19-year-old Victor Mansaray while driving the truck.

The convict, Bendu, after pleading guilty to the offence at the Freetown High Court No.1 on Tuesday 19^th April 2023, also begged for mercy from the bench.