By Nasratu Kargbo
The Executive Secretary of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Khalil Kallon has said that their institution is working towards closing Justice FM after they refused to adhere to the suspension levied on them.
Autopsy confirms Providence School teacher was murdered
By Saio Marrah
An autopsy report presented to a magistrate in Freetown has confirmed that Gilles Edward Ola Johnson, a former teacher of Providence International High School was murdered when his throat and both his left and right jugular arteries and veins were cut. The five-page report was tendered and read out by the Chief Medical Officer and pathologist, Simeon Owizz Koroma before magistrate Mark Ngegba on Friday 21st July 2023.
Two cousins accused of impregnating a minor
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Police at Lumpa, Waterloo have arrested two first cousins, 20-year-old Lansana Amara and Musa Kamara (22) on allegations of Sexual Penetration of a 15-year-old Girl, who is now two-month pregnant.
Free Education Project Lacks Procurement Guidelines – says regulatory body
By Politico staff writer
The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has on 17th July 2023, in a ruling stated that the evaluation committee of the procuring entity under the Free Education Project of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School (MBSSE) did not observe stringent procurement guidelines, and allowed bidding institutions to progress from technical to financial evaluation stage.
“They threatened to hunt my family and me down – Police commander tells court
By Saio Marrah
The Local Unit Commander (LUC) of the Waterloo Police Division, Ibrahim Mohamed Sama has testified at Pademba Road Magistrate Court No.1 in which he claimed that several people threatened to hunt him and his family down on allegation that he blocked Dr.Samura Kamara’s motorcade at Mile 38 Checkpoint.
NDMA organizes emergency response symposium
By Politico Staff Writer
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response has organized a one-day symposium on Aeronautical Search and Rescue (A-SAR) for various state actors in ensuring effective emergency preparedness and response.
Increased child trafficking in northern Sierra Leone
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The latest report from the African Programming & Research Initiative to End Slavery (APRIES) at the University of Georgia's Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) has revealed an increase in child trafficking in the border district of Kambia in the North Western region of Sierra Leone.
The report says an estimated 34% of children aged 5 to 17 in Sierra Leone’s border District have experienced child trafficking and 46,794 children (40.06%) have experienced child labour.
