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By Mabinty M. Kamara

As part of ongoing raids, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) over the weekend stormed the Diamond Lodge Hotel in Koidu where they disconnected power supply from the facility for what they said was an illegal abstraction of electricity among other offences.

By Saio Marrah

The Sierra Leone Court of Appeal led by Justice Reginald Fynn is to on Thursday deliver a ruling regarding a case brought against Octea a diamond mining company based in Kono District, by Marginalized Affected Property Owners (MAPO) and others.

Justice Fynn said the court would issue the ruling after hearing arguments put forward by Lawyers Drucil E Taylor, and Chernor M.B. Jalloh as lead counsel for the defendants and appellants, respectively.

By Nasratu Kargbo

United Nations Resident Coordinator Seraphine Wakana together with her team and the representatives from the government have engaged stakeholders from diverse groups in Makeni to get their views and contribute to the next United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework which will serve as a guide in the execution of their programmes from 2025 to 2030.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

After acknowledging the delay in publishing the list for the Sierra Leone Grant-in-aid, the Minister of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE), Dr. Ramatulai Wurie has confirmed that over 3,000 students are set to benefit from the grant.

By Politico Staff Writer 

Ahead of Launching the FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) Programme, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has commenced a 3-day training workshop for over 50 Physical Education (P.E) Teachers.

The training which was conducted by SLFA in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) started at the Wusum Hotel in Makeni on the 5^th February, 2024.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament Mohamed Sidie Tunis announced that he and his wife Nabeela Tunis have, through their “One Love Salone Foundation” set aside ten million New Leones as scholarships for university students for the next five years.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

To ensure sustainable management of high-value conservation areas in Sierra Leone, the European Union is on the verge of granting 650,000 Euros to three chiefdoms within the Loma Mountain conserved area.