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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Provisional results of the 2021 Mid-Term Population Census say the Eastern Region is the most populated in the country.

Making report of the census public in Freetown yesterday Stats SL said the eastern province has a total population of one million, nine hundred and thirty nine thousand, one hundred and twenty two (1,939,122), that accounted for nine hundred and fifty three thousand, six hundred and one (953,601) males and nine hundred and eighty five thousand, five hundred and twenty one (985,521) females.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission last month sacked two of its staff and put a third through an internal disciplinary process which is ongoing.

According to the Director of Communication and Public Education the general conduct of the two was “deemed to have a negative effect on the credibility of the commission”.

By Politico Staff Writer

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has dismissed allegations that a soldier serving with the presidential guard was shot and killed by his colleague because he complained about a delay in the monthly supply of their 50 kilo bag of rice for May, 2022.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Member of Parliament representing constituency 027 Francis Saa Bendu has called on the leadership of parliament to ensure that the environment and access to the well are disabled-friendly. The MP made this call during the debate of the presidential speech.

Bendu said that access to the Chamber of parliament is not disabled-friendly.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

A native of Fonikoh Massaquoi, Galiness Chiefdom in Pujehun district on Monday, 30 May 2022, fed over 200 pupils of the RC Primary School in the village and provided drugs to the school. 

Speaking to Politico Fatmata Khella said she started feeding the school kids in 2008 and has been doing so, whenever she visits the country.

"This is an ongoing process. I know this is my home. This is where I was born and I need to give back to this community", she said. 

By Abass Jalloh

 Sierra Leone has improved in the global ranking in areas of transparency, public participation, and budget oversight in government policies and implementation, according to the 2021 Open Budget Survey Report that was presented by Budget Advocacy Network (BAN).

The report says Sierra Leone’s transparency score increased from 39% in 2019 to 45% in 2021, budget oversight from 42% to 46%, and public participation from 14% to 31%.

By Saio Marrah

Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC) in partnership with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Education Outcome Fund (EOF) and others are targeting more than 136,000 primary pupils in 325 schools across the 16 districts of Sierra Leone to improve the quality of learning in schools.