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By Francis H. Murray  

The Sierra Leone Court of Appeal has dismissed the election petition case of ten members of the main opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) and ordered that they pay Le50, 000,000 costs citing non-compliance on the part of the appellants.

The decision comes after the appellants failed in their separate election petitions cases brought against them in the High Court which was followed by them filing an appeal against the decision(s) to the Court of Appeal.

By Francis H. Murray

Justice Monfred Sesay of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced one Michael Kamara to 12 years imprisonment after the court found him guilty of a one-count indictment of sexually penetrating a 12-year old girl.

Delivering his judgement, Justice Monfred Sesay noted that he was satisfied that the prosecution had proven the guilt of accused by adducing sufficient evidence against him for which he was found guilty of the offence of sexual penetration.

By Francis H. Murray

The Minister of Internal Affairs, David Maurice Panda Noah has urged the management of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) to prioritize the welfare of Police personnel by improving on their basic social amenities.

The Minister made this statement during the launch of a nationwide engagement between the Trust and the Police on Tuesday 20^th October, at the Police officers’ Mess in Kingtom, Freetown.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

As part of its celebration of two years of continuous feeding program for the mentally impaired destitute in Freetown, Social Workers Sierra Leone (SWSL), a non-governmental organization, is set to host a fund raising dinner on the 30^th of October this year.

The event which will be hosted at the Sierra Palms Hotel is meant to help raise funds to enable the organization continued its support to their clients who have already been abandoned both by society and family.

By Kemo Cham

The parliament of Sierra Leone has suspended four lawmakers pending investigation over various alleged offences levied against them.

The suspended lawmakers include former chairman of the Legislative Committee, Hindolo Gevaio and Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, famous for resigning on a live parliamentary hearing in protest against alleged interference into his work by the leadership of the House.

The other two MPs facing disciplinary action are Momoh Bockarie and Mohamed Billoh Shaw.

By Alpha Abu

Sierra Leone has been ranked among the top five countries in Africa with the most freedom of expression.

The country is ranked 4^th, below Botswana at the top, followed by Ghana, Senegal and above Namibia. Globally, Sierra Leone is ranked 53^rd. And at the top at global level is Denmark followed by Switzerland, Norway, Canada and then Sweden.

By Kemo Cham

The Covid-19 pandemic worsened the condition of Sierra Leone by aggravating poverty in the country, a new report had revealed.

The report, which is the result of a survey conducted by the research firm SANUSI Research and Consulting, revealed, among others, that many Sierra Leoneans are “extremely” affected by the pandemic, that the affected communities are yet to receive assistance,  and that unemployment due to COVID-19 grew high.