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A 46 year- old man Aloysius Borbor Barbar of Upper Allentown has been remanded at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre for allegedly forging a marriage certificate so he could become a beneficiary of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) scheme.

Barbar appeared before presiding magistrate Mark Ngegba on Monday 6^th March 2023 charged with 84 counts ranging from conspiracy to defraud, forgery, altering a document, making a false statement, furnishing a false statement, and causing money to be paid to him by false pretences.

By Saio Marrah

A prosecution witness in the ongoing kidnapping case before Principal magistrate, Mark Ngegba of Pademba court No.1 has testified that the first and second accused, Prince Oscar and Emeka Ouigbo tied him up and that the first accused person started cutting his body with a knife. 

By Alpha Abu

President Julius Maada Bio says the operations of the new Freetown International Airport will generate economic growth and sustainable development.

He told thousands of people who attended the formal opening of the complex in Lungi last Friday that he would now like to see more carriers take advantage of Sierra Leone’s strategic location to make it a traffic hub in the sub-region especially for South America and Europe bound passengers.

By Nasratu Kargbo 
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament Sidie Mohamed Tunis has expressed frustration over the high cost of roaming data amongst ECOWAS member states, and the different tariff rates across the region. He also questioned why a West African traveler cannot use the same sims in two member states where the service provider is based.

By Politico staff writer

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawally has narrated Sierra Lwonw's Human Rights Reforms in promoting peace and national cohesion  since 2018.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Coordinator for the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEP) Issifu Lampo has said they would like to showcase Sierra Leone’s gains in the area of religious tolerance to the world via documentary.

Lampo who accompanied the Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) from the Gambia National Assembly made this revelation on the 2nd March 2023 during their visit to parliament. He stated that he was impressed with the level of religious tolerance in the country that is worth showcasing.

By Saio Marrah

40-year-old Foday Jamba Bangura of 16 Shell Street, Lumpa in Waterloo is in court for allegedly setting ablaze two police stations and two-government buses in Waterloo during the August 10, 2023 protests.

The accused appeared before Principal Magistrate, Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.1 on Friday 3^rd March 2023. He was slammed with charges   ranging from arson, burglary and larceny, and robbery with violence.