By Francis H. Murray
The African Young Voices (AYV) Media Empire and Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the upcoming 2020 Mid-term Population and Housing Census.
The MoU was designed to create a platform through which the activities of Stats SL could be reported to the general public during the course of the census.
By Francis H. Murray
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the ambassador of Sierra Leone to Egypt, has secured the shipment of medical supplies worth $ 4 Million from the government of Egypt as part of the Arab nation’s support for the global fight against the COVID 19 pandemic.
The consignment, authorities say, contains essential medical equipment including 1,841 sterile gloves, 2,590 isolation overalls, 1,042 face shields,
By Francis H. Murray
The Sierra Leone Student’s Union in China (SLSUC) has dismissed allegations making the rounds on social media that the Sierra Leonean Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, has embezzled funds of the union and is also meddling in its politics. Ambassador Ndomahina is alleged to have imposed the union’s current leadership on the rest of the members.
By Francis H. Murray
Ann Marie Kamara, wife of the first accused Sheka Sahid Kamara, has testified before Justice Reginald Fyn at the High Court in Freetown in the ongoing Hajj-gate trial on an eight-count indictment of corruption and related offenses.
By Francis H. Murray
Detective Police Constable 9268 Joseph Jay Collins, who participated in the investigation of the recent violent unrest in the northern city of Makeni, has testified before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown in the ongoing preliminary investigations into a seven-count charge including conspiracy to commit an offense and carrying offensive weapons without lawful authority. The cases involves 13 accused.
Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown has remanded 65 year-old Lamin Sesay and 35 year-old Kaprr Sesay at the Correctional Services at the start of preliminary investigations into seven count charges, which include conspiracy to murder, wounding and assault.
The accused persons made their appearance on Thursday 10th September, 2020
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Nigerian Professor Emmanuel Femi Gbenga Ajayi has said that the Anti-Corruption Commission was used against him to hurt his reputation. Prof. Ajayi, who was investigated and later vindicated by the ACC on suspicion that he held fake degrees, was speaking at a press conference organized by the rights group, Native Consortium on Wednesday.
Ajayi who said he has forgiven the ACC for their “mistake”, noted that the commission could have handled the investigation better than they did.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
