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By Saio Marrah

Eight men have appeared before a Magistrate Court in Freetown over an alleged attack on Gateway Evangelist Ministry Church, at Quarry, Kissy, east of Freetown.

The Overseer of the church, Apostle Amos Laurence Lelleh as the first Prosecution Witness narrated at the Pademba Road Court No.1 on Thursday 12^th October 2023, how the attack happened on Sunday 24^th October this year, the day of their Thanksgiving.

By Saio Marrah

One Mohamed Lamin Kamara appeared before  magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Pademba Road Court No.1 on Wednesday 11^th October 2023 over alleged unlawful passion of a prohibited harmful drug known locally as kush weighing 20.3 grams.

By Sylvester Alhaji Massaquoi

Disagreement has emerged between the Pujehun District Council (PDC) and sections of the headquarter town over the Council’s decision to construct a Clock Tower at Gobaru Junction on the approach to Pujehun town.

Defence for Children International (DCI) with support from UNICEF-Sierra Leone has trained sixty community facilitators and mentors on life skills and the National Referral Pathways for abuse prevention, empowering youths and providing critical support to those affected by Sexual and Gender–Based Violence (SGBV).  

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofana

People purporting to be farmers when actually they are not, are going to be weeded out, according to Yatta Samah, the President of the National Federation of Farmers of Sierra Leone.

Yatta was speaking during the weekly press conference by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 10^th October this year.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Three hundred and sixty-five applicants are set to take the faculty of Communications, Media and Information Studies at the Fourah Bay College (FBC) University of Sierra Leone’s diagnostic exam for the 2023-2024 academic year tomorrow.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

As part of its support to worthy causes, the VEEDFLO Foundation has provided 36 vulnerable Children with school learning materials to help in their education.

The presentation was made during the launch of the foundation with the motto: ‘Creating positive mindset’ at the Armed Forces Technical and Education College (AFTEC) Wilberforce, Freetown on the 7^th of October, 2023.