
CGG denounces Sierra Leone VP’s re-appointment
One of Sierra Leone's most respected local nongovernmental organisations, Campaign for Good Governance (CGG), has criticised President Ernest Bai Koroma’s re-appointment of Chief Samuel Sam-Sumana as running mate for the 17 November 2012 presidential elections.

Attorney General defends Robin Fallay’s acquittal
By Abubakarr Bah
Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Franklin Bai Kargbo, has defended the sudden acquittal of Robin Fallay, a former member of the opposition SLPP who defected to the ruling APC recently.

NDA damns court ruling
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Chairman of the beleaguered National Democratic Alliance in Sierra Leone, Sylvanus Kanyako has dismissed yesterday’s court ruling that could place the expelled party member, Mohamed Pateh Bah, ahead of the national executive.

Police swoop on fuel hawkers in eastern Sierra Leone
By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
Police in Sierra Leone's eastern district headquarter town of Kenema have arrested a substantial quantity of petrol and diesel fuel from illegal black marketers following a swoop that lasted for the most part of yesterday.

Jaiama Nimikoro gets new bank
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has officially commissioned a newly constructed community bank in Jaiama in the Nimikoro Chiefdom in the eastern Kono District of Sierra Leone.