By Saio Marrah
A 22-year-old convict Kaidatu Conteh has confessed at a High Court in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone that she put caustic soda onto the food of her one-year and six-month-old baby, who eventually died.
Ms. Conteh, according to a report by the communication unit of the judiciary of Sierra Leone told the Court before Justice Abubakarr Sannoh on Saturday 2nd September 2023 that she resorted to committing the act because she was under pressure from her family members.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The Resident Minister East Gbessay Jusu Chuckie Ngobeh has called on the people of Kenema District to be united and not undermine indigenes from the district who have been appointed to hold positions in governance.
He made this appeal on the 19th of August 2023 at a gathering held to appreciate President Julius Maada Bio for appointing persons from the district, including the appointment of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Moriba S. Koroma.
By Mabinty M.Kamara
The United States Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken last evening in a press statement announced the US government’s decision to levy a travel ban on Sierra Leonean officials who the statement said played a compromising role in the last national elections of the country.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Office of National Security (ONS) has unequivocally condemned posts making rounds on social media calling on parents and guardians not to send their children to schools come September when schools reopen, threatening mass protests across the country.
By Politico Staff Writer
Newly appointed Commissioner-General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) Ibrahim B. Swaray has expressed his desire to listen to the concerns of the Business Community with the aim of meeting their expectations in accordance with the law.
The new NRA boss gave the impression during a meeting with members of the business community held at a Lumley Beach resort in Freetown on the 30th of August 2023.
He spoke of his intention to remove barriers impeding collaboration between NRA and the business community.
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
The much- reported joint exercise by the Police and road safety corps to address public road safety commences this Friday September 1. The Police in an earlier Press Release notified the public about their action and warned of prosecution against defaulters.
The exercise to be undertaken by the Directorate of Traffic Management and Road Safety will ensure stationary vehicles, motor bikes and tricycles parked on roadsides are removed or those responsible will face prosecution.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Politico can authoritatively confirm that the suspended Director General of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Agency, EDSA has been reinstated. At the time of his indefinite suspension alongside his deputy in 2021, the Ministry of Energy which supervises EDSA gave no reasons but it was a particularly difficult time for EDSA as public outcry grew louder over the rolling blackouts, especially in Freetown.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
