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Former Liberian footballer, George Weah, has declared to run for the Presidency of his country in 2017. The former World Player of the Year made the announcement last Thursday in front of thousands of his party supporters in Monrovia.

This is Weah’s second strike at the Presidency. In 2005, he formed his Congress for Democratic Change party and contested the election against the current President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2005. After losing he contested in 2011 as the running mate of Winston Tubman but again lost after a runoff election.

Congolese music legend, Papa Wemba, has died. Papa Wemba was performing last week Sunday with his band, at the 9^th edition of the Urban Music Festival concert in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, when he collapsed on stage.

The artist was reported to be ill in the early hours of Saturday but he was believed to be well enough for Sunday evening’s performance. There have been no reports yet as to what caused his death but there have been speculations going on that the artist might have been poisoned through the microphone.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

The suspended Mayor of Koidu, Saa Emerson Lamina returned to the municipality yesterday amid tight police security to stop any of his supporters from processing to welcome him.

The police arrested 10 people for what the regional head AIG Alfred Karrow-Kamara said was “incitement and unlawful procession”.

18 motorbikes which he said were abandoned by their owners are currently under police custody.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

Six people, including two policemen, have been accused of involvement in town mining in the Kono district.

By Kemo Cham

All is set for Sierra Leone’s first health and nutrition fair.

The occasion which is slated for the Miatta Conference Center in Freetown this week end, is geared towards popularizing good nutritional lifestyles while promoting healthy living.

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Scaling Up Nutrition and Immunization Civil Society Platform (SUNI CSP), is behind the three-day events that will take the form of a float parade, a grand opening session and three days of exhibition.

By Mustapha Sesay

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has with support from its international partners developed a draft labour migration policy to curb illegal labour migration. The document is being validated at a two-day workshop at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown.

By Mabinty Kamara

Save the children International will today launch an ‘every last child’ campaign at the Miatta Conference Hall.

The campaign, which will target both boys and girls with special preference to child mothers, was designed to help advocate for every Sierra Leonean child to have access to quality education, protection of their fundamental human rights and proper health care without marginalization. It will also specifically targets vulnerable children like children of beggars, child traders, and child mothers.