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By Nasratu Kargbo

Regional Advisor at UN Women, Soulef Guessoum says 30 percent of Sierra Leonean girls get married before the age of 18 (eighteen). She made this statement on Monday 12^th December 2022 at an event organized to celebrate Human Rights Day.  

Guessoum said that despite the strides made by government, women and girls continue to face series of human right challenges. She added that   60 percent women in Sierra Leone experience physical and sexual violence, whilst 86 percent undergo genital mutilation. 

By Abass Jalloh

The Prosecution in the ongoing matter between the State and the Freetown Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has submitted a written a no- case in response to the defense’s own written no case submission in the matter.

On Monday December 12 at the Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, after Prosecutor Yusuf Isaac Sesay had submitted the document to the bench, Magistrate Mark Ngegba stated that he would give a ruling on the said submissions on the next adjourned date, 23rd December 2022.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Office of the Inspector General of the Global Fund (OIG) has released a draft report that reviewed grants given to Sierra Leone to address HIV/AID, Malaria and Tuberculosis.

By Abass Jalloh

As preliminary investigations continue into the murder case against Ikubolaje Nicol, former Managing Director of Skye Bank Sierra Leone at a Magistrate’s court in Freetown, the lead defense lawyer, Roland Wright Yesterday December 13, told the court that the search carried out on the property of the accused was illegal. He said this while cross-examining Detective Police officer Brima Amara Munu, attached to the Criminal Investigations unit of the Central Police Station in Freetown.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Executive Secretary Independent Media Commission (IMC), Khalil Kallon has admitted they are currently understaffed; a situation he said has the tendency to affect the execution of their mandate.

By Saio Marrah

With support from an independent aspirant for the Freetown Mayoral position, Serray Kabba, over 500 youths have commenced cleaning of major markets in the Freetown municipality, starting with the Dove Cut and Magazine Cut markets.

The cleaning process started on Sunday 11^th December, 2022, with the youths being grouped, each with their Chairman and Chairlady.

By: Aminata Sameena Sesay

The European Union (EU) has joined partners to support the local Government with market facilities, 33 bedrooms of students’ hostels, a cattle paddock and water facilities in Bombali District, northern Sierra Leone.