By Alpha Abu

Growing encroachment by people building houses on the forested property of Sierra Leone’s coveted Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary close to Regent in the Western Rural District, poses the greatest challenge to the existence of the touristic facility, according to Bala Amarasekaran, its Founder and Programme Director.

By Saio Marrah

The matter of a man accused of killing his sister has been committed to High Court.  58-year-old  Sulaiman Conteh admitted  killing  his younger sister, Isha Said Hughes on 14th July this year.

In his ruling at the Ross Road court No. 1 on Friday 25th August 2023; Magistrate Sahr Kekura noted that the prosecution led in five witnesses.

By Nasratu Kargbo

All Political Parties Association (APPA) has in a press statement accused outgoing United States Ambassador David Reimer of breaching the Vienna Convention.

The statement dated 24^th August 2023 says “APPA-SL takes note of the statement made by the outgoing US Ambassador as a total breached of the Vienna convention and wish to state that such statement undermined the respect of diplomatic principles covering each and every diplomat in a nation state”.

By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya

The Chief Nutritionist who is also Director of Food and Nutrition at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Aminata Shamit Koroma says there’s been a 26% decrease in the number of children with stunted growth in the country since 2021.

Koroma made the disclosure in an interview with Politico on the 23^rd of August 2023. 

On the impaired growth and development of children manifested by low height in contrast to age, she stated that between 2010- 2021, the number was 33.1%.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

A pregnant woman, Fatima Mansaray of Koko Street in Kabala was said to have poured liquid suspected to be acid on the face of her partner, Adam Saccoh.

The incident happened in the early hours of Friday 25^th August 2023 in Kabala.

According to Detective Police Constable (D/P.C) Christiana Fambulleh of the Family Support Unit (FSU) Kabala Division who is leading the investigation, the couple got into an argument after the man returned home from an unexplained destination late into the night.

By Politico Staff Writer

In an effort to promote health and environmental journalism in Sierra Leone, Free Media Group, Publishers of Politico Newspaper as the recipient of Internews’ media grant under STOP Spillover project has today commenced an extensive three-day training of journalists across the country.

The training which brings together 50 students and professional journalists from across print, electronic and Journalism Schools in Freetown focuses on Zoonotic diseases with support from Internews’ Stop Spillover project.

By Saio Marrah

A 30-year-old accused, Ibrahim Kargbo of 18 Bangura Street in Waterloo, has appeared at a Freetown Magistrate court on allegation of fraudulently obtaining 94 million Old Leones, on the pretext of him having a vehicle for sale.

The accused appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Ross Road Court No.1 on Friday 25^th August 2023.