By Politico Staff Writer
Youth and Child Advocacy Network (YACAN) has called for stronger action by the Government to tackle drug Abuse especially “Kush” in Sierra Leone and to implement the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act, 2022 to save 100,000 (one hundred thousand) Youths in all urban councils in the country.
By Saio Marrah
Morlai Conteh, a Correctional Service officer, has testified at the ongoing treason trial in connection to the November 26, 2023 failed coup, which he was inside the Pademba Road Correctional Centre when unknown persons broke in the prison and freed inmates.
The 22nd prosecution witness, a Chief Officer, who described himself as the technical officer in charge of training inmates in carpentry and providing security service testified before Justice Komba Kamanda on Wednesday 3rd April 2024.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby has called on all to come together to help in the fight against the deadly Kush drug, describing it as a public health issue.
Dr. Demby made this statement at a Town hall meeting on how to combat kush that took place at the Bintumani Conference Hall, Freetown on Tuesday 2nd April this year.
He called on the public to treat the drug menace as an important issue, noting that the health sector alone cannot succeed in the fight.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Deputy Secretary-General of the National Grand Coalition (NGC) party, Alhaji K. Tarawally popularly called ‘Laj K’ has resigned from the Alliance signed with the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) in the run-up to the 2023 multi-tier elections in the country.
In a notice shared with Politico on the 2nd of April 2024, Tarawally noted that his resignation from the current SLPP-NGC Alliance “is not out of bitterness, but from a firm belief that we can and indeed must aspire to greater heights.”
By Nasratu Kargbo
Land Grabbers and Poachers have encroached into large portions of the Government’s five hundred and forty-two (542) hectares of Land in Newtown designated for the implementation of agricultural projects, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry M. Kpaka.
By Saio Marrah
Staff Sergeant Alhaji Koroma who was among 27 soldiers facing a court martial in connection with the 26 November 2023 attempted coup, is now serving a 30-year sentence after pleading guilty to nine out of 20 count charges levelled against him. The state dropped 11 other counts before the court martial proceeded to hand down the sentence on Monday 25 March 2024.
By Nasratu Kargbo
It was all smiles, laughter, and joy on the faces of women who are part of the Waterloo Cashew Processors and Sellers Association as they expressed excitement over the establishment of the processing factory, describing it as the end of an era of suffering for them in the Cashew nut industry.
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