By Francis H. Murray

Three accused persons who police alleged conspired to attack the residence of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Lahai Lawrence Leema, were denied bail on Monday.

The accused persons were making their first appearance before Magistrate Marke Ngegba of the Magistrate Court No 2 at Pademba Road.

The first accused, Ali Foster, was shot in the leg by security personnel guarding Leema’s residence on the 1^st of February. Victor Emmanuel Sesay and Micheal Abass Turay are the second and third accused, respectively.

By Prince J. Musa in Kenema

A leadership tussle within the Madingo community in Kenema has been settled over the weekend. President of the National Madingo Union, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, presided over a negotiation that led to the resolution of the dispute which some say was influenced by politics.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Customs Officers of the National Revenue Authority have started a three-day training on the fight against illicit trade. The training which is organized by Logistics Solution Services (LSS) and its global partners, Societe General du Survaillance (SGS), is designed to strengthen knowledge within the customs department.

LSS is a local company that has been contracted by the Government of Sierra Leone to do cargo tracking at all three ports of entry in the country – airport, sea and land borders.

By Politico Staff Writer

Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Labor and Social Security has ended a two day validation exercise on the National Employment Policy in Freetown.

The 2015-2018 National Employment Policy, Strategy and Implementation Plan, which was launched by former President Ernest Bai Koroma, was designed to towards addressing and improving labor relations and conditions of service of workers in Sierra Leone.

The policy was designed to be validated once every three years.

By Kemo Cham

As the coronavirus edges closer to home, with Guinea having recorded a case, the Sierra Leone government has announced a raft of measures including stringent ones, while they have modified existing ones with the aim of preventing it from spilling over into the country.

Minister of Health, Dr Alpha Wurie, says they have activated the Emergency Operations Center and increased the country’s alert level to 2, the second highest, to coordinate all response measures to the disease.

By Kemo Cham

Former Education Minister, Dr Minkailu Bah, was briefly interrogated on Friday by agents of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Politico learnt.

A source in the Commission said Dr Bah was questioned over his role in the agreement that led to the establishment of the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, which is currently the subject of public debate.

The source said Dr Bah reported to the Commission by himself, after been invited, and that he was released after answering to a series of questions.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

President Julius Maada Bio has appointed Ambrose Sovula as the new Inspector General (IGP) of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP).

The decision was officially announced on Friday evening in a statement from State House.

Sovula, who until his appointment was Assistant Inspector General of Police, replaces Richard Moigbeh, who was required to step down after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60.