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By Politico staff writer 

Sergey E. Cheremin a minister of the Government of Russia has called for Sierra Leone’s support towards their bid to host the 2030 EXPO. He made the call on Monday 11 October 2021 while presenting the bid to Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Mohamed Yongawo, at the Ministry’s conference hall in Moscow.

The president of the Sierra Leone Football Association, Thomas Daddy Brima and the Executive Director of the National Sports Authority, Dr Kenneth Brima have been summoned to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission on Friday.

Politico can authoritatively reveal that it is in connection with the conclusion of investigations bordering on the use of Le 6 billion allocated by the government of Sierra Leone for the national football team’s AfCON 2020 qualifier against Benin in June.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

A certain organization is currently registering under very suspicious circumstances, residents of Freetown for a fee of Le 20,000. The process is taking place at the Arc Community Centre located over the well- known Samba Gutter at Robert Street in Freetown.

By Saio Marrah

Following the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA)’s call on the Chinese Embassy in Freetown for effective collaboration and partnership in helping the agency delivers on its core mandates, the Chinese embassy has donated office and disaster equipment to NDMA.

 20 office chairs, 50 towel blankets, 50 pairs of rain shoes, 80 raincoats and four Huawei mobile phones were presented to NDMA at the embassy’s Spur Loop location on Tuesday 12^th October 2021.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens has discharged one John Mansaray, 22, of a sexual   penetration crime at the Sexual Offences Model Court in Freetown on Monday 11^th  October this year.

Mansaray was arraigned in court on a count indictment of sexual penetration of a nine year old child.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

8-year-old alleged victim of sexual abuse has told Justice Manuela Harding that accused person whom she used to refer to as Uncle Allen sexually penetrated her on 30 April this year.

Allen Cole was arraigned in the Sexual Offences Model Court in Freetown yesterday 12 October this year to answer to allegations of sexual penetration contrary to the Sexual Offences Act No.12 of 2012 as amended in 2019. Allen denied the allegations for which he is being arraigned .

Politico Staff Writer 

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on 11th October presented the institution’s 2020 Annual Report to President Julius Maada Bio.

Among the successes indicated in the report was the country’s score on the corruption index of the Millennium Challenge Corporation scorecard which indicates that Sierra Leone scored 81% in the ‘Control of Corruption’. According to a statement issued by the institution, the country has recorded a drop in corruption which indicates a high standard for the country.