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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

A member of the Western Rural Football Association, Kasho Hollande-Cole has said they will be suing the Sierra Leone Football Association in the coming weeks.

Cole who belongs to a faction of the membership known as “Stakeholders” said the suit comes after exhausting all options in the last three months.

No date has been secured for what promises to be a crucial trial for the future of the country’s football.

Hollande-Cole said they will challenge almost every decision that came out of the Kenema congress.

By Makalay Saidiatu Sonda                                              

“This is a failed resuscitation attempt tonight to save a new-born whose mother had had an obstructed labour at the Mosongo Health Care Centre in Njala for over two hours. We did not have the paediatric resuscitation tools, not even oxygen for a successful resuscitation. The mother survived… It was a joint effort of staff at the health centre and Njala University Hospital…”  

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

A revised property tax regime by the Freetown City Council (FCC) could have dire consequences for tenants in the capital city by increasing the cost of rent.

The tax system which is expected to go into effect anytime, has already left many residents of Freetown concerned. Some took to social media to condemn it.

By Kemo Cham

Eighteen prisoners have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease, prison authorities have confirmed to Politico.

The cases, according to the Sierra Leone Correctional Services (SLCS), were all direct or indirect contacts of Case 90, which was confirmed at the end of April.

Case 90 tested positive while on remand at the Pademba Road Prison. He was in the health facility of the prison.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

The police in Bo say they are investigating a suspected incident of ritual killing which has left the small community of Gerahun Town, where the incident occurred, perplexed.

Gerahun Town is located in Baoma Chiedom.

The body of the victim was been found with parts of it mutilated in what police say appears to be a ritual style killing. The deceased has been identified by the Police as Moseray. A Police spokesman told Politico that the killing was not reported.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Residents of a section of Wellington called Magnus have complained about fluctuation in voltage in the power supplied by the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), which they say is causing damages to their appliances.

Wellington, which is in Constituency 115, is an industrial estate and it is host to several factories. Some of the residents believe that their experience with the power supply is linked to the fact that they share power lines with the factories.

By Mabinty M. Kamara 

President Julius Maada Bio has ordered an Administrative Inquiry into the activities of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA).

Eight top officials, including the Deputy Executive Director, Festus Crosbie, have been suspended to pave way for the investigation, according to a letter from the presidency last week ordering the move. The letter dated May 19 and signed by Secretary to the President, Julius Sandy, was addressed to the Board Chairman of the Authority.