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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.

By Nasratu Kargbo

According to a report published by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR), 69% of respondents believe that the Opposition’s role after losing an election should be to accept defeat and collaborate with the government in a bid to foster development in the country.

By Anthony Leevay in Bo

Njala University has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Ibrahim Sesay, for his public service to Sierra Leone, which spans nearly three decades.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

President Julius Maada Bio says there has been a 33% drop in teenage pregnancy and a 37% increase in girl-child education in Sierra Leone since 2018.

The President gave the statistics whilst delivering a Public Lecture at his Alma Mater- American University’s School of Public Service in the United States on the 15th of September this year.

Bio thanked the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and his wife Madam Fatima Bio for their efforts in the reduction of teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The latest report by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has indicated that 88% of respondents have indicated their preference for democracy as the preferred system of governance, which is the highest ratio in the whole West African region and almost 20% above the regional average.