By Mohamed Foday Conteh
A 17-year-old SSS III pupil has testified before Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens of how her father had sex with her multiple times last year in Kambia district, North-Western Sierra Leone and got her pregnant.
The girl was led in evidence by State Prosecutor, Jesse Tucker as she testified against her father Mohamed Conteh on Wednesday 13 October this year at the Sexual Offences Model Court in Freetown.
By Alpha Abu
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis has told a high level parliamentary seminar in Winneba, Ghana that greater attention be given to the issue of constitutional terms by governments in the sub region.
He said while they condemn the military coup in Guinea, serious efforts must be directed at addressing “the new phenomenon of amending the constitution of a state before an election or before the expiration of the tenure of an incumbent President”.
Nasratu Kargbo
Crime Officer Alieu Saffias at the Kissy Mess Mess Police station has told Politico that the Police have requested for an autopsy on a man whose identity is yet to be determined but according to a video that went viral on social media was alleged to have attempted to rape a teenage girl when he met his death.
By Politico staff writer
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Francis Kai-Kai has called for national and international cooperation in reducing disaster risk and disaster losses in Sierra Leone.
The minister said addressing the challenges of prevention, mitigation and response to multifaceted disasters in the country requires the support and cooperation of both national and international partners to boost disaster resilience in the face of extreme weather events and other natural and man-made hazards.
By Politico staff writer
The Minister of Technical and Higher Education has told administrative and academic staff of the University of Sierra Leone that the virtual learning environment is the place to be in the 21st century. Addressing the opening ceremony of a four-day retreat called to assess the readiness of the University of Sierra Leone for its recently introduced e-learning initiative, Dr. Alpha Wurie said the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world towards the use of technology to conduct business in all spheres of life.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
Residents of Faama, Nomo chiefdom Kenema district have called on the interventions of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate one councillor Salamatu Sheriff of ward 38 in Nomo chiefdom and the Monitoring and Evaluation officer of Gola Rainforest Fomba Amara Kanneh who doubles as the Country Coordinator of Edukids Sierra Leone over alleged misappropriation of project funds meant for the community.
By Saio Marrah
As a way of temporarily alleviating the September 19th 2021 fire affected residents of the Kroo Bay Community in Freetown, Partnering to Serve Humanity a consortium of humanitarian organizations has supported the community with relief packages.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
