All of what started as a jubilation marking the colourful decorations of police women Mammy Queens of the various police barracks in Freetown had its fanfare rudely interrupted as news of a stabbing to death by one of their members of her husband spread like wild fire across the Aberdeen Police Barracks last Saturday, May[...]

A catholic priest attached to St. Michael Catholic Church in Tongo field in the Lower Bambara chiefdom (name withheld) is alleged to have stolen from the funeral home of late Mr. Peter Lansana the sum of one hundred thousand Leones meant for the burial ceremony. The deceased passed away on 14th April 2012. According to a family member of the deceased Mr. Ibrahim Kokowai Musa, he alleged that the Rev, Father was given the total sum of two hundred thousand Leones (Le 200,000) by the choristers of the Holy Trinity Parish church in Kenema to be delivered to the bereaved family in Tongo field. I.K.Musa further alleged that one of the children of the late Pa Lansana, Peter Ibrahim Lansana disclosed that they as family members received one hundred thousand Leones (Le100,000) from [...]

Daniel Sumaila a farmer of Kpetima village in the Wandor chiefdom in the Kenema district has made his fourth appearance before the presiding acting magistrate Mohamed Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens in the magistrate court in Kenema city on the charge of murder. According to the particulars of offence the accused person on Tuesday the 10th April 2012 at Kpetima village in Wandor chiefdom did murder his wife Isatu Daniel. Explaining in court Madam Mamie Idrissa a farmer of the same village explained that she was asleep in the village big house where several women have their bed in the same room, when she was woken up by the deceased who rushed into the room and went directly to her mother in law's bed. I questioned her but she did not talk but after minutes her husband the accused [...]

Hon. Adeliza Showers, High Court Judge of the Sierra Leone Law Court on Monday 28th May, 2012 threw out of Court the matter between a Nigerian company Trading as Courteville and the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA)'.The learned Judge also lifted an interim injunction the court earlier slammed on the SLRTA not to enter into any agreement with any other company relating to the issuance of licenses. The Court further admonished Courteville to exhaust the structures of arbitration as stated in the contractual agreement between them and SLRTA. Courteville is a Nigerian owned company that was contracted by the SLRTA to automate the transactions of the authority relating to the issuance of vehicles and drivers licenses. According to SLRTA sources, after nine months of [...]

The Kenema District Chairman of the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) Arthur Koroma has accused the head of state Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma of buying votes following his recent visit to Kailahun district where in his own words President Ernest Bai Koroma gave out thousands of dollars to people cross carpeting from the SLPP to the ruling APC party. He accused the President of engaging in campaign trips in the guise of commissioning minor projects soliciting votes thus show casing their commitment towards adhering to the NEC code of conduct and distanced the SLPP flag bearer retired brigadier Julius Maada Bio from any form of campaign. Arthur Koroma disclosed that the duty of any sober opposition party in any country according to a British philosopher is to oppose [...]

Most businesses operating in Sierra Leone either fund or partner with specialist Non Governmental Organisations to address pertinent social issues affecting their clients mostly women. In its bid to enhance the productivity of its clients and to prevent leakages spent on “avoidable” health and social issues, Lift above Poverty Organisation LAPO a pro-poor financial institution committed to economic empowerment of low-income people in Sierra Leone has chosen to differ. The pro poor institution draws most of clients from either slum areas or poverty challenged communities in Sierra Leone. The fight to “elevate” lives through the provision of micro loans is now “complimented” with life skills information sharing sessions on diverse issues ranging from health, [...]

The personal assistant to the Resident Minister East William Juana Smith, Chief Moijue Gbetowa alias Gbos Gbos has dismissed rumors accusing President Ernest Bai Koroma of extravagantly spending state resources on supporters of the SLPP so that they can cross carpet to the ruling APC party. He made this clear to the public when he became guest of the Eastern Community radio morning program known as 'AM Live.' He says during the president's visit to the area the unapproved teachers in Kandu Lekpiayama chiefdom appealed for approval while the people of Panguma town appealed for a trained and qualified doctor to be posted to the Panguma hospital adding that H.E Ernest Bai Koroma will solve their problem before elections. Moijueh Gbetuwa says the President's last visit to the [...]

It was an historic event and a moment of joy for pupils, parents, guardians, teachers and the entire people of Nieni Chiefdom in the Koinadugu District as one hundred scholarships worth millions of Leones to was awarded to pupils considered less privileged in the Chiefdom. This according to the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tallah-Musa Charity Fund, Edward Marah is to support their schooling. The ceremony took place at the Chiefdom Headquarter town of Yiffin. Mr. Marah informed the hundreds of people at the ceremony that Tallah-Musa Charity Fund is a charity organization established in 2009 with the aim of helping and empowering deprived and less privileged children, women and youths in the Koinadugu district which is considered one of most “backward [...]

The Local Unit Commander (LUC) of the Kenema Police Division David Sahid Koroma has assured the people of Kenema district of maximum security. He says he will do everything possible by having sleepless night in the maintenance of peace before, during and after the 17th November general elections. The LUC says he has served as commandant for the police training school in Freetown from 2005-2007, staff officer to the former British born Inspector General (IG) of police Keith Biddle, head of marine, Local Unit Commander Ross Road police division and Kamakwei where he demonstrated a high level of professionalism to match up with Internationally acclaimed police standards. Sahid Koroma disclosed that the police depend largely on the civilian population in combating crime in the [...]

Pujehun District Councilors, Local Chiefs, Members of Civil Societies, Residents of Mano Sakrim and many others have advised the Management of Talisman Sierra Leone B.V on its Oil Exploration project about to commence in Pujehun and Bonthe Districts sometime in September this year. This popular warning was made on Thursday 24th May 2012 in Pujehun marking the Public Disclosure of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the Talisman Oil Exploration Project in the Bonthe and Pujehun District held at the Community Hall. Sounding the warning to all concerned personnel, they first accused both state authorities and the Management of failure to contact the respective community stakeholders before the survey and further called for committees to be set up that will together [...]