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By Mabinty M. Kamara

Police in Kamakwie, the headquarter town of Karene district are investigating the activities of alleged gang of armed robbers after arresting them in the early hours of Sunday 18^th July 2021 in the home of one Lamin with machetes and other dangerous instruments.  

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Lawyers representing former President Ernest Bai Koroma have filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking clarification and interpretation of some constitutional provisions linked to the report of the Justice Biobele Georgewill’s Commission of Inquiry and the subsequent government whitepaper. Among other things the commission accused the former president of abusing his office and was unable to account for over Le. 4 billion which the commission believed surpassed his emoluments and legal earnings.

By Politico staff writer

Executive members of an organisation representing landowners engaged in a long drawn out dispute with Socfin Agriculture Company in Malen Chiefdom in the Pujehun district have appealed to President Julius Maada to intervene so as to realise “a win-win outcome”.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Residents of Kono-Bendu village in the Penguai chiefdom, Kailahun district have expressed dissatisfaction over the environmental hazards caused by the Chinese mining company, Metal Mineral which started operations in the chiefdom.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Police Constable 9268 Joseph Collins has continued his testimony in the case against an APC member of parliament, Emmanuel Saidu Conteh and 3 others before a Magistrate in Freetown.

Collins told the court that he and 5 others were assigned to investigate 7 unassembled pistols, 12 empty magazines and 100 live rounds of ammunition all allegedly found in a vehicle. He told the court that they sought the services of specialists in ballistic and cyber issues to assist help investigations.

By John S. Conteh in Falaba

Police in Falaba are investigating 30-year-old Gibril Komba Saffa Conteh popularly known as Gibo, a timber Logger for allegedly penetrating a 5-year-old class 1 pupil at Mankalia Kiridu in Delmandugu Chiefdom, Falaba District.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

A team of doctors from Ghana and the Medical Superintendent of Government hospital in Kenema, Dr. Ibrahim Kapuwa have embarked on an extensive and free cleft palate surgery exercise targeting affected children from different parts of the country. An American health organization Smile Train funded the programme which commenced in Kenema over the weekend.