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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) has officially taken charge of coronavirus responsibilities from the National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC).

The Ministry in a release thanked the NaCOVERC staff and all their international partners for the excellent services they have rendered to the nation over the past two years. The threat of COVID-19 was said to have been a major concern to Sierra Leone and the world at large.

By Abass Jalloh

Defence lawyers representing Alhaji Amadu Bah, popularly known as LAJ, have contested the photo presented by the second prosecuting witness, Musa Mansaray, a pump attendant, as alleged evidence that LAJ punched his left eye during the incident at Leonco fuel station at Congo Cross in Freetown, over two weeks ago. The defence lawyers demanded the original source of the photo.

By Abass Jalloh

11 accused persons out of 12 in the matter relating to the detention of popular Sierra Leonean musician,  Alhaji Amadu Bah commonly known as LAJ  have been sentenced to serve 36 months jail term each after they were found guilty of committing two counts of charges of riotous conduct and disorderly behavior.

Ibrahim Kabba was proven not guilty and discharged.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

Professor Bashiru Mohamed Koroma has been appointed Principal for Njala University for a three years period starting in September 2022. Before this appointment as Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Koroma was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Njala Campus and Pro-Chancellor for Njala University. 

By Saio Marrah

A pipe-borne water projects for residents of the towns of Kambia and Kabala is at an advanced stage, according to the Director of Projects and Management at the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) Ing. Yankuba Jusu Tarawally.

Tarawally explained to Politico that for Kambia the work has reached 75 percent, and 68 percent for Kabala.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament of the All People’s Congress (APC) party have raised concerns about the proposition made by the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) in a bill entitled Political Parties Regulation Commission Act 2022 that solicits the dissolution of smaller political parties that cannot secure a total of 2% of national votes.

By Saio Marrah

Findings of a study conducted by Save the Children Sierra Leone under a project titled: “Ending Child Marriage (ECM)”, has revealed that pregnancy and poverty are the underlying causes of early child marriage in Sierra Leone. 

The qualitative study was conducted this year in Kissy Teng, Mandu, Peje Bongre, and Yawei Chiefdoms in the Kailahun district.