By Politico staff writer
The Technical Support Team Lead, Sierra Leone Correctional Service Colonel David Ngaujah has on Monday 19th April 2021 presented new policies on recruitment, promotion, ranking structure, among others to the decision making body of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service.
During the presentation of the policy at his New England Ville Office in Freetown, he said recruitment should be handled such that every kind of personnel needed is given the job.
By Alpha Abu
The Internal Affairs Minister David Panda Noah and senior Military and Police officers have visited the Hastings home of Alpha Kargbo alias Wadada who was fatally shot by an armed Police officer last Thursday 15 April 2021. The delegation which also included the Military Chief of Defence Staff General Sullay Sesay, Inspector General of Police Ambrose Michael Sovula, Abdulai Caulker from the Office of National Security (ONS) and other senior Police officers all expressed their condolences to the grieving family of Kargbo.
By Mabinty Kamara
In an event to discuss and launch report of a research conducted by the Media Foundation for West Africa and the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG), media practitioners, media regulators, media bodies and security personnel have engaged on the need to have a policy that protects the safety and security of the journalists in their daily reportage.
The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone presided over by the Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has dismissed the 2018 Presidential elections petition case brought before the court by the leadership of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) Party.
The empanelled Justices comprised Nicholas Brown Marke (JSC), Eku Roberts (JSC), Alusine Sesay (JSC) and Court of Appeal judge Ansumana Ivan Sesay.
By Saio Marrah
The Speaker of Parliament Dr. Abass Bundu has condemned the riotous conduct of members of Parliament in a convened session at the Freetown International Conference centre and said it was unfortunate and thoroughly dishonorable
By Saio Marrah
The Leader of National Grand Coalition (NGC), Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella has condemned the action of the Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament, Dr. Abass Bundu, for “bulldozing” the opposition members of parliament with the Census Order Bill, 2021 which led to a violent clash in the parliament that was summoned by President Julius Maada Bio on Monday 19th April 2021.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
Students that have completed courses in different fields at the Eastern Polytechnic since 2014 have expressed disappointment over the administration of the college for not performing one of the mandatory functions of a tertiary institution.
According to some of the aggrieved students that have pursued courses ranging from Teacher’s Certificates, diplomas, higher national diplomas to degree programmes, the college has not held any graduation ceremony since 2014.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
