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By Saio Marrah

The prosecution in the ongoing preliminary investigation into the murder case involving the Managing Director of Skye Bank Sierra Leone, Ikubolaje Ncol, has  played CCTV in court showing the alleged victim Sinnah Kai Kargbo, being driven into the facility in Freetown.

By Politico staff writer

A British Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Action-Aid has sympathized with the Government and People of Syria and Turkey after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the two countries on the 6^th February, 2023.

By Saio Marrah

The lead lawyer, for Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyer who is charged with obstructing the work of the police has applied for the Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Mustapha KaiKai, to serve as witness because according to him, his name has been mentioned severally.

Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara also applied for a serving military personnel, Victor Swaray to also testify because his name had come up several times.

Politico Staff Writer

Following the ruling by the Supreme Court that the elections in June 2023 should be done using the District Block system, the people of Sorogbeima Chiefdom which is part of the former Constituency 101 called the meeting to tell the leaders of the SLPP that popular development worker and philanthropist Ibrahim Kawa should be included on the Pujehun district list among the 7 seats assigned to the district by ECSL.

By Politico staff writer

Nearly a week after the Ministry of Finance requested Orange mobile network to pay the sum of fifty six million seven hundred thousand, seven hundred four Leones eighty six cents (NLe 56,700,704.86) in license fees, the Public Relations Officer of company has told Politico that they were engaged in talks with the ministry to agree on a payment plan.

Mabel Mason wouldn’t be drawn on the details and the disposition of the ministry regarding the idea of paying the fees in phases

By Alpha Abu

Members of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) will today commence stock-taking of their party’s manifesto accomplishments and discuss the framework of the next manifesto, going into the June 24^th 2023 Elections.

The party officials and grassroots converge this Wednesday for  a two- day National Delegates Conference at  Bintumani Hotel in Freetown, with the theme:’’ Towards a radical transformation: counting the gains since 2018’’.  

By Chernor Alimamya Kamara

The Ministry of Finance says it will take appropriate action against all those government officials in various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that were mentioned in the 2021 Audit Report.

A statement issued by the ministry last Friday said its Internal Audit Directorate is currently working to undertake follow-up action against all past and present vote controllers, accountants, procurement officers and others mentioned in the report.