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By Nasratu Kargbo

Residents of Pujehun District have complained of an alarming rate of theft in the district, prompting a press statement from the District Council, strongly condemning the act and calling on the security sector to take all necessary action for the culprits to be prosecuted.  

By Alpha Abu

Popular Sierra Leonean broadcaster and entertainer, David Vandy, is the proud recipient of the United States Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his service to young people and communities in the Washington DC area.

By Saio Marrah

The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL), says the voter registration exercise has been successful despite the initial challenges, as the commission announced an extension of the process from Friday 7^th to Saturday 8^th October 2022. 

By Politico staff writer

With less than a year to go into the general and presidential elections in Sierra Leone, the Chairman of the National Grand Coalition party has suspended key members of the party and ordered disciplinary procedures to be instituted against them.

By Politico Staff writer

Speaking at the just concluded Energy Sector Roundtable Conference, which brought together essential players or stakeholders in the energy sector, President Julius Maada Bio called on essential players in the sector to take into consideration the issues of supply, availability, reliability, affordability, financing and investing in the energy sector.

He also  implored participants to proffer solutions that would help the country transition to a more financially sustainable model. 

By Abass Jalloh 

A report by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) through the support of the Irish Aid has revealed that the most prevalent source of hate speech in Sierra Leone is social media, followed by radio and political party meetings.

The research, which was undertaken between July and August this year, was presented yesterday October 4^th at the Office of the National Security (ONS) in Freetown.

By Abass Jalloh

The Head of Licensing of Firearms at the Sierra Leone National Commission for Small Arms, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Yeanoh Esther Koroma has confirmed that the shotgun which was allegedly found in the house of Joseph Sheku Jalloh (the first accused) during a search warrant by the Police was not registered or licensed at the commission.