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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Since the Hostels at Fourah Bay College have been made available to students, not many students have been able to occupy them. This according to some students that politico spoke to has to do with the conditions attached to applying for the hostels, the ‘high rates of hostels fee’, and the shortage of water.

By John S Conteh in Falaba

Properties worth hundreds of millions of Leones were last Saturday 15^th January destroyed by a fire outbreak at a popular commercial area called Cow Yard in Yogomaia locality in the Sengbeh Chiefdom, Koinadugu District. The fire reportedly broke out between 9 and 10 am, but what caused it was yet to be confirmed.  Among the structures destroyed in the blaze were three main shops dealing in electronics and mobile phones.

By Politico Staff writer

In an effort to support the Free Quality Education programme, Sierra Leone Ambassador to Kuwait, Haja Ishata Thomas on Monday 18^th January 2022 donated 22 bags of rice (25kg) plus six million Leones to teachers of the Murray Town Army Primary and Secondary School. 

Senior   lecturer of the Mass Communications Department at FBC and Chairman of the Media Reform Coordinating Group MRCG Dr. Francis Sowa has described the contributions of Dr. Ibrahim Seaga Shaw to both academia and Journalism as prolific and unmatchable.

He made the statement at the launch of the book authored by Dr. Ibrahim Seaga Shaw titled: Media, Conflict and Peace building in Africa; conceptual and empirical consideration, at the Sierra Leone Library Board hall in Freetown.

By Alpha Abu

The Freetown Mayor’s Office has become one of the latest recipients of a grant of One Million Dollars by the Bloomberg Philanthropies after successfully fulfilling the criteria set out in the Mayors Challenge.  The Freetown Mayor’s office is among 15 cities that received the award on Tuesday 18^th January 2022.  The award began some nine years ago to support and recognize city council leaders around the world with innovative ideas.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in collaboration with the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) is set to enable female politicians of all 17 political parties in the country to be at the higher cadre of their various parties.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The District Coordinator Free Quality Education in Kenema, Abdul Karim Vangahun has expressed dismay over the desertion of schools by teachers and pupils at Faama Nomo chiefdom, Kenema district.