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By Francis H. Murray   

The elder sister of the late Khadija Saccoh has told the High Court that she was sexually assaulted by Ibrahim Bah, the 2nd accused in the murder trial of her five year-old sister. She said she hates the accused person for life.

The witness said the deceased lived with the 1st accused prior to her death and that she used to visit the house of the 1st accused to spend weekends. She said during those visits, one Alex also used to visit the 1st accused to watch movies and to assist her with some domestic work.

By Francis H. Murray

The trial of N'tuma Mansaray Nee Bangura, a medical nurse who is alleged to have stabbed her husband Corporal Mahmoud Mansaray 18181984 formally of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Joint Medical Unit at the 34 Military Hospital to death has commenced before Justice Suleiman Bah and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Freetown.

By Umaru Fofana

The authorities in Guinea have confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus disease in the country which has so far killed four people.

A press release signed by the health minister, Dr Col Remy Lamah says some of the people who participated in the burial of a nurse from the Goueké health center in the district of N'Zérékoré, fell ill. The nurse died on 28 January 2021 and was buried on 1 February in Goueké.

She had fallen ill with diarrhoea and bleeding and was taken to hospital in Nzerekore where she died.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Two political parties the NGC and Unity Party have in a debate organized by the Sierra Eye magazine and the Institute of Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice kicked against the idea of non-partisan local council election across the country referring to it as a political ploy by the current government to strengthen their hold on power.

According to the debate moderator Umaru Fofana the 2020 National Decentralization Policy was now with the law officers department and will soon be tabled in parliament.

By Alpha Abu

President Julius Maada Bio on Friday 12th February 2021 handed over cheques with a total value of 26 billion Leones to ten Financial Service Providers (FSP)  during the launch of the Munafa Fund loan scheme initiated by the government for petty traders and medium business owners.

President Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the first Senior Secondary School at Magbass, in the Mamuntha and Mayossoh Sections in Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom, Tonkolili District.

The school was constructed by the country’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohammed Orman Bangura, a native of the area, and named after President Julius Maada Bio.

By Francis H. Murray

The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources has concluded that with effect from 15th March 2021, the iron ore miner Kingho should the operationalization of the committee referred to as the “un-ratified mining lease agreement” which exempts the company from paying tax.

The committee also ruled that with immediate effect from Monday 15^th March 2021, the mining lease agreement with Kingho Mining Limited should be submitted to the Clerk of Parliament.