Samiella Lavaly hails from a family that is strongly linked to traditional and barbaric Bondo Society which is strongly practiced in where she comes from in Jangalor Village, Bonthe District, southern Sierra Leone. Bondo Society is secretive tradition of women in Sierra Leone that is steeped in mythology, but it has the genital mutilation of young girls and women as …

By Sylvester Samba. A one-week exchange/study visit by the AML/CFT Competent Authorities of Liberia led by the Director-General of the Liberia Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) took place between 12th to 16th April 2021. The exchange/study visit is anchored on the existing bilateral MoU signed in November 2014 between Liberia FIU and Sierra Leone FIU. The visit was intended to allow …

By Haja Adama Kamara. A farmer who identified himself as Musa Barkotu was arrested at Sembehun, Bonthe district, by the Police dressed in Military attire posing as a Captain in the RSLAF. He made his first appearance in court on Friday 16th April 2021 before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Court No. 4 on Pademba Road in Freetown. He was arraigned …

The Resident High Court Judge of Bombali District currently presiding over cases in Magburuka in the Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Unisa Kamara yesterday commenced sitting on 48 cases brought before the Court. The cases ranged from Larceny; Assault; Robbery; Dangerous Driving; Manslaughter; Conspiracy; Murder and Sexual Penetration. Among the various offences, there were …

By Sylvester Samba. The Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Mr. Mohamed M. Massaquoi and team yesterday updated stakeholders on their preparations to conduct nationwide confirmation of personal details of citizens and non- citizens and to register the unregistered population. The event which took place at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Finance was witnessed by …

By Haja Adama Kamara. Chernor Sesay, an OSD officer attached to the North -West Region, Port Loko district at the Operational Support Department on Monday 12th April 2021 made his second appearance together with four others before Magistrate Marke Ngegba of Court No.1 They allegedly conspired together to rob Mohammed Kamara (deceased) and cart different properties worth Twenty- Four Million …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The  Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Regional Manager in the North-West, Al-Hassan Sesay has called on local authorities and residents of Mapotoloh Community to own and report cases of corruption incidences in their various localities. He made the call during a sensitization meeting with community leaders and residents in Mapotoloh community, which is one of the border communities …

By James Batilo Vandy.                                                                                 Reports reaching this newspaper state that Mr. Amara Kamara, formerly of Kissy in the east of …

A young man has died in a shocking orgy of political violence in a northern town of Sierra Leone where by-election was being held on Saturday 6th March 2021, in Ward 192 constituency 057 Kambia District in the Samu Chiefdom. According to sources the young man is alleged to have been shot by security forces after fighting broke out between …

By Mohamed Habib Charm. Reports reaching this newspaper have revealed that Miss Adama Samuella Conteh, formerly of the Cassell Farm community in Kissy, in the eastern part of Freetown is now on the run fearing for the safety of her life after her step mother vowed to use all means to kill her for properties and money that was left …