By Jane Mansaray.                                                                                                 Twenty Six Bags of copper wires belonging to the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) have been tendered at the Pademba Road Magistrate Court in Freetown. The stolen assorted items were presented yesterday by exhibit Clerk of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters in Freetown. The accused person, Sheku Bah …

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving and resilience building assistance last year, helping them meet their basic food and nutritional needs amidst rising levels of hunger, partly due to the economic fallout from COVID-19. “Our assistance did not only help people have access to more nutritious food and more frequent meals. …

By Keketoma Sandi.                                                                      Presidential Spokesman & Press Secretary                                                              My brother and friend, Dr John Idriss Lahai, ordinarily I would not comment on an issue like this because of the risk of being misrepresented. However, on this post since H.E the President has been mentioned relating to an alleged procedure on appointment, permit me to state the following: 1. That Mrs …

Standard Chartered Plc is planning to exit its operations in seven countries in Africa and the Middle East as the lender looks to focus attention on the region’s largest and fastest growing markets including Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The lender said in a statement Thursday that it will no longer have a presence in Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Jordan, Lebanon, Sierra …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                      The High Court Judge Sitting at the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Court in Freetown last week refused an application for the reopening of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) Corruption case involving the Executive Director Paul Sobba Massaquoi and five others. The said application was made by (ACC) prosecutor Amara Koiva. Lawyer Ibrahim Issa Mansaray, a …

In an event organized by the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) to formally launch their annual report, the Honourable Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh thanked the UNCT for given government a resounding pass mark in delivering social services to people while at same time addressing vulnerabilities. The event which took place today Monday 11th April, 2022 at the Freetown …

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has urged the public to disassociate from any engagement with the AGU. “Anyone in possession of their degrees should understand that such degrees should not be used for gainfül and other purposes in Sierra Leone” a press release dated Friday 8th April, 2022 was by the Commission. The release said for the records, the African …

By Sorie Fofana. The appointment of John Benjamin as Senior Adviser to the President and Ambassador-At-Large did not come as a surprise to some of us. At the SLPP National Delegates’ Conference held in Bo in December last year, John Benjamin and President Julius Maada Bio exchanged warm, friendly smiles. The President’s intent to bring JOB into his government was …

The Academic Staff Association, University of Sierra Leone (ASA-USL) is appalled by various media publications on the illegal award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees to Sierra Leoneans by some suspicious institutions operating both locally and internationally. According to a press release issued on Tuesday 5th April, 2022, ASA-USL is particularly concerned that some of those institutions have been operating …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                   At the Freetown High Court, a staff at the Zenith Bank Sierra Leone Limited and a former volunteer at the Human Rights Commission in Bo was on Tuesday 5th April 2022 led evidence in respect of a robbery matter in Moyamba District involving Sixteen accused persons. The 26th Prosecution Witness (PW26) was led in evidence by …