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By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The Director of Surveys and Lands at the Ministry of Lands and Country Planning, Tamba Dauda will appear before Freetown High Court Judge Mohamed Bawoh on Friday 17 September 2021.

The Director had been accused of initially dodging the court’s summon request and charged for contempt of court. Dauda was ordered by the high court to countersign survey plans but refused to do so. He is a defendant in a matter filed by Munya Ventures Limited and ORS as complainants.

By Politico staff writer

President Julius Maada has on Tuesday 15^th September 2021 received the synthesis report of the national food systems from a delegation led by the Minister of State in the office of the Vice President, Francess Piagie Algalie, noting that they have worked collaboratively with different partners to ensure the recommendations are solid enough to help in the food production and sustainability.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Saidu Kargbo, the brother of the slain Alpha Kargbo alias Wandada has explained to a Magistrate court in Freetown how his elder brother met his death at Hastings after he demanded that Saidu’s phone seized by the Police be returned.

Alimamy Foday Yillah from the Operational Support Division (OSD) of the Police made his fourth appearance in court accused of pulling the trigger that led to Kargbo’s death.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The ongoing trial of former Maritime boss, Paul Sobba Massaqoui and 5 others on allegations of corruption has stalled because some of the defence lawyers said the necessary affidavit needed for an additional witness was not served to them.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Prosecutor Sarifou Harleston informed the court on 16^th September that they intend to bring an additional witness to testify against all six accused persons. He said that he had served an affidavit to all defence counsels to that effect.

By Politico staff writer   

President Julius Maada Bio has joined other heads of states in Accra to attend the one-day extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government under the distinguished Chairmanship of Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Magistrate Sahr Kekura has granted a 20 million Leone bail to one Tamba Matturi accused of stealing a motorbike belonging to Hassan Bangura.

The statement of offence read that Matturi on the 6^th July this year conspired with other unknown persons to commit a felony to wit larceny. In similar vein, the Police also alleged that the accused on the same date stole a TVS motorbike belonging to Bangura bearing the registration number ARH 834. The motorbike was valued 12 million Leones.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Former presidential aspirant of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray is yet to meet the bail conditions set by a Judge after a year on remand fighting an indictment for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl.