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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Outgoing Mayor of Kenema Thomas Karim Baio has expressed his commitment to help continue supporting the council in times of need as he bids the people farewell following a directive from the Local government Ministry for Mayors and council Chairpersons to quit their offices by the 1 of March this year.

By Saio Marrah 

Action Aid Sierra Leone has presented a total of NLe33, 793, 178 (thirty-three million seven hundred and ninety-three thousand one hundred and seventy eight new Leones) as the total amount of money for their budget for the year 2023.

80% of the budget amounting (NLe 27, 159 218.8) twenty-seven million one hundred and fifty-nine thousand, two hundred and eighteen new Leones presented to stakeholders at the Sierra Palm Resort in Freetown on Thursday 23^rd February 2023  was said to have been spent on  projects.

By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) is developing a curriculum that will see local languages being taught in senior secondary schools in the country.

This was disclosed by the Programme Manager of the Institute for Sierra Leonean Languages (TISLL), Lamin H. Kargbo during an interview with Politico on the 23^rd of February 2023 at his Freetown office.

By Nasratu Kargbo

President Julius Maada Bio has on behalf of the country expressed commitment to meeting the Immunization Agenda 2030.

He made this commitment on 19^th February 2023, whilst speaking as Chairman for a session to Build Momentum for Routine Immunization Recovery in Africa on the fringes of the AU Assembly in Addis Ababa.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has in a letter addressed to the Secretary General of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party fined the party an amount of NLE 120,000 (one hundred and twenty thousand New Leones) for peddling public insults and provocation against President Julius Maada Bio and his wife, Fatima Bio. 

By Saio Marrah

The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio has called on politicians to keep personnel of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) out of politics.

President Bio was speaking at the 14th annual anniversary of the Armed Forces Day at the Hockey Pitch in Freetown, Wednesday 22^nd February 2023.    

The president said politicians can come to power and go, but the Army will still remain. In that vein, he said “to the leaders of political parties and supporters, please let us keep the RSLAF out of politics”

By Alpha Abu

The National Security Co-ordinator has asserted the resolve of the security sector to institute proactive measures against those propagating hate speeches that have the propensity to plunge the country into chaos.