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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) has warned citizens to stop presenting fake identity documents including birth certificates and NCRA citizenship certificates to register for the upcoming elections.

The documents allegedly being falsified are those required by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) for someone to be eligible to register. 

A notice issued by NCRA said they have engaged ECSL on attempts being made by some people to use fake documents to go through the registration exercise.

By Abass Jalloh

14 people accused of involvement in the August 10 violent protests which took the lives of both civilians and police officers have appeared in court for the first time.

By Saio Marah

Representatives from Njala University College (NUC) are currently in South Africa, participating in a joint project on Artificial Insemination.

The three-month scientific fellowship is courtesy of the Agricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform (ARC-BTP), and is aimed at boosting livestock productivity in Sierra Leone.

According to a press statement from the Public Relations Department of NUC, the training which includes scientific visitations is conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

By Politico staff writer

In an effort to ensure improved learning outcomes across Sierra Leone, the Government last week launched   the Education
Sector Plan (ESP) 2022-2026 with the theme “Transforming Learning for All”

By Abass Jalloh

Paramount Chiefs (PCs) from the North and North-west regions of Sierra Leone have warned  residents in their various towns, chiefdoms, and villages that they will commit to disown any one of their people preaching hate against other tribes as they prepare to develop byelaws against such acts.

By Alpha Abu

Members of the Bike Riders Union in the Western Area have meet with senior Traffic Police Officers and the leadership of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) in Freetown to forge a common ground in their day to day interaction.

The meeting organised by the National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED) was to help bridge mistrust, and foster friendly working relationship between Commercial Bikers, Traffic Police officers and Traffic Wardens.

The woman who embodied the United Kingdom for generations died yesterday - 9 September. Aged 96. 

On the throne for seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II passed away exactly 17 months since her husband, Prince Philip, died on 9 April 2021. He was 99. 

The longest-serving monarch in British history visited Sierra Leone just five years on the throne in 1957. She is to be succeeded by her son, who will be known as King Charles III. He described the passing of his mother as a “moment of great sadness [which will be] deeply felt” around the world.