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By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

A Squadron leader in the Air Wing of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces has been arraigned before a military court in Freetown for allegedly falsifying a United Kingdom (UK) study leave approval.

Joseph Shenks is also charged with a conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Police Constable Mohamed Kanu, attached to the Operations Support Division (OSD), is in custody for the alleged murder of a soldier of the Forces Intelligence Security Unit in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces.

Head of Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Chief Superintendent Ibrahim Koroma told Politico that the incident allegedly took place on Wednesday 18^th April between 7 and 8am in the Gloucester Village area in the Freetown Peninsular.

By Mustapha Sesay

The civil society group Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) has launched a drive aimed at motivating citizens across the country to participate in the ongoing constitutional review process.

Its executive director, Valnora Edwin, said the project, “Advocacy for a Citizens’ Responsive Reviewed Constitution in Sierra Leone,” was an 18-month long advocacy intervention with a view to create a broader engagement within the constitutional review process.

By Joseph Lamin Kamara

On Saturday 800 students graduated from Fourah Bay College (FBC), a constituent of the University of Sierra Leone. The ceremony was held at the historic Ajayi Crowther amphitheatre.

By Kemo Cham

Earlier this week the Kenyan government raised the hopes of the traveling Sierra Leonean community when an official indicated that plans were underway to have Kenya Airways resume flight to Ebola affected countries. But a response to an inquiry by Politico from the management of the airline itself has casted doubt of this happening soon.

By Mustapha Sesay

Delegates of the governing All People Congress (APC) party are meeting today in an emergency conference to examine the expulsion of some of its members, the party’s deputy national publicity secretary I, Cornelius Deveaux said on Wednesday.

According the publicity secretary, the conference will also look into the expulsion of Samuel Sam-Sumana which came a few weeks before his sacking as vice president by President Ernest Bai Koroma in March.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Sierra Rutile, one of Sierra Leone’s leading mining companies, has unveiled plans to expand mining operations in the country.

Executives of the leading rutile miner in Sierra Leone disclosed Wednesday that the project, dubbed the ‘Gangama Dry Mine Expansion Project’, was designed to enhance its production capacity.