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By Nasratu Kargbo

 Assistant Public Relations Officer at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Sylvanus Blake said the eleven candidates that were caught in the act of malpractice on the 2 nd June2022, have been released on bail.

Blake told Politico that the candidates along with the proprietor of the school were released after meeting their bail requirements. However, he noted that the investigation is ongoing, and that if evidence is found, they will be charged to court.

By: Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old youth Grace Lamboi whose body was found at Experimental School, Njala Mokonde, in the Moyamba district.

Speaking to Politico, Head of Police media and Public Relations Officer for the Southern Region, ASP Mohamed Bobson Senu said the remains of the lady were discovered around the school by a teacher at the school.

ASP Senu said the matter was reported at the Njala Mokonde police post and later transferred to the Taiama police .

By Alpha Abu

The interim Secretary General of the leadership Committee of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party says his committee has nothing to do with a recent post on social media that stated an upfront non-refundable payment of 500 million Leones for members aspiring for the party’s presidential ticket.

Bumneh Bangura told Politico that “at no time did a directive of that nature come from the 21-member committee”, noting that “social media these days is inundated with all sorts of posts”.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara 

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Alpha Osman Timbo has at the plenary session of the 110^th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, presented a strong case for what he said is the Government’s willingness to promote and implement decent work and standards for women and men in Sierra Leone through ratification of 8 International Labour Organizations (ILO) conventions, and one protocol in 2021.

By Abass Jalloh

Search for Common Ground (SCG), one of the leading organizations that seek to support peace building in conflict areas around the world, is ending its operations in Sierra Leone.

SCG has been operating in Sierra Leone since 2000, doing various interventions as a way of supporting and promoting peace after the country’s civil war.

 Media Coordinator for SCG, Emrys Savage (popularly known as King Fisher), told the state broadcaster yesterday that the organization would now turn its attention to other conflict-prone places.

By Alpha Abu

Representatives of political parties, organisations, and government agencies on Tuesday 7 June 2022 engaged with the staff of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC) in the validation of the commission’s 3-year Strategic Plan.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

As dates for Sierra Leone's General Elections approach, the international community including ECOWAS has called on media practitioners in Sierra Leone to ensure credible and factual reportage on the electoral activities, noting the powers of the media to make and unmake society.