By Mohamed T. Massaquoi 

Some residents of the southern district of Pujehun have expressed disappointment over the cancellation of a planned visit by President Julius Maada Bio.

The expression of disappointment by these people is a culmination of a long standing frustration over the long overdue visit by the president to the district since his election in April last year..

Besides being a traditional stronghold of the governing Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Pujehun voted overwhelming for Bio in the 2018 general elections.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The death of a young lad in Kissy that began as a suicide investigation has turned into suspicion of murder.

19-year-old Abu Bakar Kamara’s body was found on Thursday 3^rd October in a position that suggested that he hanged himself.

But the result of a postmortem conducted by Dr Simeon Owiz Koroma, according to information received by Politico, shows that the boy died as a result of strangulation.

By Steven Ngauja

First Lady Fatima Bio on Saturday launched her anti-Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) movement in Kono with a passionate appeal for support from traditional and religious leaders.

The ‘Hands Off Our Girls’ campaign seeks to end SGBV, with particular emphasis on rape, which has taken an epidemic proportion in the country.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, has told journalists that the ministry is aiming to create 5000 jobs through sports by 2023. He made the pronouncement on Friday following the presentation of the ministry’s budget for the year 2020.

Nyelenkeh said his ministry is at advance stages of forming the National Sports Authority (NSA) through which all sporting disciplines will benefit.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, Plan International organized up to 500 girls across the country to take over the House of Parliament in Sierra Leone for a day. The symbolic event offered the girls the opportunity to raise their voices against issues like sexual violence.

By Newman Anthony Leevey

Heal Sierra Leone on Friday October 11 concluded a 10-day education trade fair in Bo, the second leg of its two months nationwide campaign designed to promote education and provide affordable learning materials to parents and students.

Heal Sierra Leone is a civil society organization that campaigns for quality and affordable education in the country. The trade fair, which it organizes annually, has become its major event in the last four years.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The women’s right group 50-50 has launched a project in three districts across the country designed to empower women in politics. The project, which was launched in Kenema, Kambia and Tonkolili, is called ‘Beyond Politics of Men: Empowering Women to be Effective Political Actors in Sierra Leone.’

The idea is to encourage the participation of more women in politics ahead of the next general elections in 2023. The project is done with the collaboration of Search for Common Ground and sponsored by the European Union.