By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The Magistrate Court in Kenema has on the 23rd of August, 2022 ordered the destruction of a large quantity of Cannabis Sativa commonly called ‘Diamba’ close to the court building at Maxwell Khobe Street in Kenema.
Sheesha smoking is deadly than cigarette - Sierra Leone WHO expert says
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Quality Control Officer for World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Reynold Senesie has said Sheesha an oriental tobacco pipe with a long tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled as it passes through water is detrimental to the health of humans.
Calls to sanitize social media in Sierra Leone
By Nasratu Kargbo
The President of Women’s Forum Network Sierra Leone Sally Ndimawa Adams has urged the Minister of Information and Communications Abdul Rahman Swara to help sanitize the social media landscape so as to maintain peace in the country.
Adams made this call on the 18th of August 2022 during an engagement between CSOs and President Julius Maada Bio at State House on the August 10 insurrection.
Alpha Kanu preaches peace, national cohesion in SIerra Leone
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Recently appointed Presidential Spokesman Alpha Abubakarr Sidique Kanu has appealed to Sierra Leoneans to be peaceful.
He made the call during the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing on the 18th of August 2022.
Sierra Leonean students in Russia get allowances, but not out of the wood yet
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Sierra Leone Embassy in Moscow has confirmed payment of one hundred and seventy-six thousand four hundred US dollars ($176,400) as allowances to 98 students studying in the Russian Federation for the 2021/2022 academic year.
SLAJ exhorts collective responsibility for August 10
By Alpha Abu
The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla says all must share collective responsibility for the August 10 violence that occurred in parts of the country.
Nasralla made the observation during a meeting with President Julius Maada Bio at State House last Friday, which was also attended by representatives of Civil Society Organisations and the Bar Association.
Woman arraigned for wounding, assault
By Abass Jalloh
A woman named Randa Skeiky on Friday 19th August 2022 appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown charged on two counts of wounding and assault contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone.
According to the charge sheet, count one was for wounding contrary to section 20 of the Offences against the Persons Act of 1861. It is stated that on Friday 25th of June 2021 at Carlton Carew Road, off Wilkinson Road, Freetown, Skeiky maliciously wounded Mariam Conteh, the complainant.
