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By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The third prosecution witness (PW3), Detective Inspector Sylvanus Sandi, attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Lumley Police Division in Freetown, has testified before Magistrate Isata Sellu-Tucker of the Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown in the ongoing murder trial of Steven Kanu alias Abala, who was allegedly killed by John Sesay, Abubakar Yamka, and Noel Smart.

The three accused persons are before the court for conspiracy to commit a felony and murder.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund (PERSIF) has held a five day training of trainers for nurses and nursing students at the Eastern Technical University (ETU) Integrated Disease Surveillance Report (IDSR).

The training which started on the 17^th and to end tomorrow seeks to enlighten the trainees on how to quickly detect epidemic through certain signs and symptoms. 

By: Aminata Sameena Sesay

A relative of the victims of the Aberdeen fire incident that occurred on the 18^th October, 2022  Mamusu Kamara has expressed dissatisfaction at the level of response manifested by neighbors saying had they acted quickly enough, her relatives would not have perished in the fire that swept through the apartment.

By Alpha Abu

The remains of civilians killed in the 10 August anti-government protests are to be buried by the state today Monday. 

This was confirmed by relatives of three of the 25 civilian victims who spoke to Politico on condition of anonymity. 

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The much- anticipated first ever national female football league kicked off on Saturday at the Wusum field in Makeni, an event that was witnessed by President Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Bio and other dignitaries.  Mena Queens from Makeni engaged their counterparts Kahunla Queens from Kenema in league opener.

The first half  was an entertaining encounter between Mena Queens of Makeni and Kahunla Queens of Kenema that however ended nil- nil.

By Saio Marrah

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, says the interruptions in the smooth supply of electricity to parts of the Western Area was because of hitches in synchronising the new CLSG power system  alongside the existing Bumbuna and Karpowership sources of electricity generation. 

Sesay made the disclosure on the Ministry of Information and Communication’s Facebook page programme “Leh we talk to di minister” . 

By Abass Jalloh

High Court Judge, Adrian Fisher, of High Court No. 1 in Freetown is expected to look at the bail application of Sierra Leonean Musician, Alhaji Amadu Bah aka LAJ, after perusing his medical report presented to the court on Friday October 14.

Defence lawyer, Madieu Sesay had requested that Justice Fisher considers “especially the medical report” served by a medical director. Relying on section 23(4), Lawyer Sesay said the accused is still innocent. “There is no report for him with regards to bad behaviour,” he said.