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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.

By Fasalie Sulaiman Kamara

The opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has accused the governing All People's Congress (APC) of undermining the country’s fledgling democracy.

Lahai Laurence Leema, acting Publicity Secretary of the main opposition party in the country hadaccused the APC of seeking to divide theirparty. He singled out Local Government Minister, Maya Kai Kai and Robin Fallay, both of whom are strong APC figures,as masterminds behind the alleged latest move to divide the opposition.

By Hassan Ibrahim Conteh

The United Nations Police Chief has called for a stronger partnership between the Sierra Leone Police and the public.

Ms. Maria Appelblom, Chief of the Standing Police Capacity (SPC) in the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), said while Sierra Leone had made meaningful gains in the area of community policing it needed to strengthen the collaboration between the police force and the public.