The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. William Fayia Sellu and a cross-section of the Executive Management Board (EMB) members of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) were in Kailahun District during the past weekend to upgrade the security status within the District. According to the IGP, the purpose of the tour was to assess the Police posture in the District …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Police Constable 1730 Mohamed S. Kamara attached to the exhibit office at Central Police Division in Freetown has tendered exhibit in the ongoing alleged murder matter between the state against accused person Frederick Kallon. Leading evidence before Justice Amy Wright, a woman High Court Judge sitting in Freetown on main Law Court Building, the witness stated …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially launched the country’s first securitised multi-purpose identification card and identification verification system, saying that civil registration and vital statistics, CVRS, data is critical for development planning and policymaking. He also thanked development partners for their technical and other consistent support in strengthening and building the capacity of the National Civil Registration …

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu met with the Canadian Consul to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Kofie Macauley at his George Street office in Freetown, on Tuesday 24th January, 2023, where the latter reaffirmed his commitment to support the SLP in the area of capacity building of its personnel. Glen Pereira, the First Secretary and the Liaison …

The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) yesterday launched the first quarter of the 2023 public procurement price norm as part of an effort to bring uniformity in the prices of commonly used tools across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) when undertaking their procurement activities and ensure value for money. The Price Norm is a required blueprint document that is aimed …

In preparation for the production of Sierra Leone’s first Biometric Multi-Purpose ID Cards for its citizens, ECOWAS Nationals and other Foreign Residents, the Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) spared no time to make sure that our country meets international standards that holders of Sierra Leone ID Cards will be proud of. The Director General Mohamed Mubashir …

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘆. “Before the conduct of the June 2023 multitier elections, some members of the Interim Transitional Governance Committee (ITGC) of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party will go to jail,” Justice Adrian Fisher has said. Justice Adrian Fisher said he knows all that is going on within members of the ITGC and that they will …

The Director General of NCRA (National Civil Registration Authority) Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi has emphasized that, the National Identity Card is mandatory for all Sierra Leoneans aged 12 and above. The National ID card will soon become a requirement to access critical services in the country. Mr. Massaquoi added that National Identity card is mandatory and has a life span of …

The Sierra Leone Maximum Correctional Centres in Freetown are presently occupied by two thousand, one hundred and forty one inmates. The Chief Superintendent of the Correctional Facility, Foday Ishmael Kamara made the disclosure last before Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay at the close of the November High Court Criminal Session. The above figures are the total numbers in the male and …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧. Jawei Chiefdom in the Kailahun district, Eastern Sierra Leone is a single chiefdom Constituency known as “Constituency 007”. Rich in arable land and forest, Jawei Chiefdom shares borders with its closed neighbouring chiefdoms of Njaluahun, separated by the Moa River and Malema Chiefdom on the other side. The three chiefdoms have lived together in peace even during …