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By Politico staff writer

The outgone Minister of Works and Public Assets Peter Bayuku Konteh, says he is grateful that he was accorded the opportunity to serve the Government and people of Sierra Leone.

He was speaking during the formal handing over of office to his successor Dr. Dennis Sandy and deputy in Freetown.

The event saw the presentation of a comprehensive Handing-Over-Note which outlines the Ministry's functions, ongoing programmes, agencies under its supervision, and its financial status.

By Saio Marrah

A Magistrate in Freetown has committed four accused, one being a minor, to High Court over various counts including robbery with aggravation.

The accused are Christopher John known as Arkor the teen first accused, Osman Tarawalie alias 5-4, Mohamed Bai Kamara nicknamed Alkaline, and Ibrahim Koroma alias Dino  second, third, and fourth accused respectively.

By Saio Marrah

A man facing preliminary investigation into a larceny charge has rejected a statement tendered by a police prosecutor saying it was different from what he told the police. 21-year-old accused Bockarie Koroma was testifying in his defence after the prosecution had closed its case.

By Saio Marrah

A police prosecution witness has testified at a Freetown Magistrate’s Court that the two accused persons in an on-going store breaking and larceny case Steven Sesay and Saio Marrah removed the zinc from the roof of a store in Waterloo and gained entrance to the building.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Actionaid Sierra Leone has demanded that the government ensures the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice to decrease the wage bill by 6% of the GDP, does not affect the recruitment and placement of health workers and teachers.

Like him or loathe him, hardly has any footballer in the recent history of Sierra Leone been a fan favourite like Musa Tombo. His prowess on the field has been phenomenal.  A back-to-back golden boot winner for two clubs in the country’s top league.

That notwithstanding, the goal-scoring maestro has had several issues (mainly off-field) with his club, Bo Rangers FC, which led to the Premier League back-to-back champions terminating his contract on 31 August 2022.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara in Monrovia

The ECOWAS Parliament at its just concluded Delocalized joint committee meeting held in Monrovia, Liberia from the 25^th to 29^th July unanimously condemned the military coup that took place in Niger on the 26^th July, 2023.