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By Politico staff writer

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has conducted an inspection of the newly constructed 6,000 (six thousand) seater Southern Arena stadium in Bo Southern Sierra Leone, as the association has been mandated by CAF to explore possibilities for the hosting of upcoming International Matches. The country’s Siaka Stevens Stadium is closed to games as it is being extensively rehabilitated.

The inspection took place on Thursday 3rd February, 2023 in a bid to secure CAF certification of the facility. 

By Saio Marrah        

One Alimamy Sesay of Waterloo has been jailed for five years for wounding one Mohamed Jalloh with intent. Before handing down the sentence Justice Monfred Sesay described the charge on which Sesay was convicted as serious.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has agreed with the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) to commence with the drafting of Regulations that will provide for Sierra Leoneans performing this year's pilgrimage in Mecca and subsequent pilgrimages of all Faiths that coincide with general elections, to vote by proxy.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

A few months leading to Sierra Leone’s national election, the National Grand Coalition Party (NGC) is on a gradual meltdown as senior party members continue to resign from the party.

 The former Chairman and Leader of the National Grand Coalition Party (NGC), Dr. Dennis Bright is among four senior members of the party; Arthur Pearce, Alan Luke, and Mrs. Nyamankoro Sillah who within 24 hours of 1^st of February this year  tendered their resignations from the party.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Communications Officer in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), John T. Allieu has told Politico that the Minister Dr. Austin Demby is having discussions with health officials over welfare and other concerns raised by a Coalition of Health Workers across the country, amidst threats of industrial action. 

By Politico staff writer

Dozens of school girls in Bo were left injured yesterday after one  of the rail guards on a pavilion in the Bo mini stadium  collapsed during First Lady Fatima Bio’s Sanitary Pads distribution to the girls.

The affected pupils were taken to the Bo Government Hospital which was soon swarmed by panic -stricken parents and guardians anxious to know about the state of their children.    

By Saio Marrah

The first day of introduction of the new and improved securitized Identity Card for citizens and non-nationals has been beset by slow processing of payments attributed to poor networking being encountered by Africell telecoms and Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, the two institutions undertaking the cash payment by registrants.

The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) announced the commencement of providing the IDs, after a long period of non-issuance.