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By Nasratu Kargbo

The Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) has launched its second strategic plan with the aim of influencing and supporting beneficiaries of their various activities to take leadership roles for their own development.

The strategic plan was launched on the 10^th December 2021 at the Saphirre Hall, Family Kingdom with the theme: “Supporting Communities to Eradicate Poverty and Reduce Inequalities and Social Exclusion (SURPRISE 2.0)”.

By Mohamed Macarthy

In what was an unprecedented move in the history of land possession in Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning  on the 9^th of December 2021 conducted its first ever raffle draw for the allocation of two hundred (200) plots of state lands to citizens.

The ceremony which took place at the Youyi Building in Freetown received 7,000 applicants from various backgrounds. The application letters were displayed in the full view of the general public and media houses.

By Alpha Abu

The Independent Police Partnership Board (IPCB) says 33 cases were completed this 2021 by its Complaints Handling Committee. This was disclosed at a briefing of the press last Friday at the board’s New England Freetown head office. In a presentation by IPCB’s  Programme and Communications Officer, Amadu Femoh Sesay , they received 41 complaints this year   and were able to assess 30 and reserve them for further investigations.

By Politico staff writer

Politico can authoritatively reveal that the Sierra Leone Football Association has withdrawn the sum of Le 683, 250, 000 from the Government of Sierra Leone FA Cup account at the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank.

This was a special account authorized by the then Director of Sports, Dr. Kenneth Brima to disburse the sum of Le 720 million approved by the government of President Julius Maada Bio for the aborted FA Cup competition in 2019.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Women in the districts of Bombali and Pujehun, affected by the large-scale land acquisition by multilateral companies have called on the government to ensure inclusiveness in decision- making and good governance of their lands.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The husband of Randa Skeiky, Bassam Skeiky has testified for his wife at the High Court in Freetown over a missing five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

Bassam told Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens on the 8^th December 2021 that his wife told him she was innocent of the accusations.

He said he could not recall the date he returned to Freetown only to hear of an alarm from the complainant, Ali Abess that the said money had gone missing at the house where his wife was.

By Saio Marrah

A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) states that out of a total of 627,000 deaths caused by malaria worldwide in 2020, Sub Saharan Africa countries accounted for 96 percent.

It noted 80 percent of the deaths in the region were those of children under the age of five.

Total malaria cases rose from 227 million in 2019 to 241 million in 2020, of which Sub Saharan Countries had  95 percent, representing about 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019, and 69, 000 more deaths.