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By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Prosecution counsel at the on-going trial at the Court Martial presided over by Judge Advocate Otto During Wednesday made an application   for the amendment of the charge of Conspiracy against all accused persons.

Wednesday`s session was meant for the submission of the prosecution`s closing address.

By Mustapha Sesay

Fuel dealers operating under Total Petroleum Company Sierra Leone have rejected documents including pay vouchers submitted by the company to the parliamentary oversight committee on labor.

The dealers, about half a dozen of them, said the voucher submitted by the company did not reflect the reality on the ground.

One of the main contenders for the leadership of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) has told his supporters and well-wishes in the United States that Sierra Leone's "education system is gradually going on decline," and that "there is undue political interference in the administration/running of most supposed to be independent institutions of the state thereby affecting their operational efficiency."

By Mustapha Kamara Jnr

Planning a quality heath care service delivery is one of the World Health Organization (WHO)`s main priorities in the post-Ebola development plan for Sierra Leone, the country director for the UN`s health agency has said.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Former Deputy Education Minister Mahmoud Tarawallie has told the High Court in Freetown that the sexual affair he had with a student was consensual. He said the whole incident lasted for an hour because "there was a foreplay preceding the act..there was romance and kisses before the sex."

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

The Swiss agribusiness company Socfin has reacted to charges of child labour in its concessional area.

The company denied that it is employing children, in response to allegations forwarded earlier by the Probation Officer of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs in the southern district headquarter town of Pujehun.

The World Governing Body of Football, FIFA appears to be shifting its position on the impasse between football managers and administrators on the one hand and the Sierra Leone Football Association on the other.