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By: Sahr J. Bangah The Chairman of Dollar Men Association in Bombali District Mohamed Bobby Kamara AKA Master Pee has confirmed to this medium that PortLoko city in the North-West region will be painted red from people of all works of life. He disclosed that his association comprises of land auctioneer’s, social clubs and politicians whose believes in the ideology of the All People’s Congress party to save Sierra Leoneans in the mist of abject poverty. He maintained that all logistics for Saturday travelling to PortLoko city have been put in place by his association to see APC party as political force to reckon with. He warned members of his association to be law abiding and strictly follow the rule law as his party is a disciplined political party. In an exclusive interview with an eighty years old blind man, Pa Alpha Sesay, he said he will remain APC till death part with him and that he is confidence that his party will bounce 2023 to state house in a mount slide victory. 

By: Sahr J. Bangah Mohamed Alie Thullah, a village hunter by profession was yesterday hawked to the Makeni Magistrate court on four counts charges ranging from Unlawful Possession of small fire arms without license, Being in possession of  arms without authorization,  Unlawful possession of ammunition  and Carrying  offensive weapon contrary to law. According to the court prosecutor, he revealed in court that the accused was arrested on the 3rd January 2019 at May allow checkpoint in the Paki Masagbom chiefdom, Bombali District with one fire arm gun, seven red cartridges and one metal handle knife all placed in a rice bag on board a motor bike with a registration number AOD 284 heading to Magburaka in the Tonkolili District. During police investigation, the accused Mohamed Alie Thullah admitted to this medium that he is the rightful owner of the said properties and that he is a peaceful citizen and his livelihood is through his hunting skills and on that note pleaded for mercy. The acc...

By: Sahr J. Bangah Sixteen years old minor yesterday testifies at the Makeni Magistrate Court presided over by Peter Brima Gogra how the accused Abu Sesay age 39 years old and a driver by profession how he sexually fidgeted her that resulted to the loss of her virginity. She revealed in court that the accused Abu Sesay is her father playmate and recalled on the 29th June 2019, she received a whatsapp called from the accused requesting her to come to his house which she did. She further revealed that when she came to the accused house she requested for a cup of water which the accused gave her without realizing that the accused has already administered drug on it. She reiterated that immediately she drink the water, she became unconscious for about three hours until when she regained consciousness and to her dismayed, she saw herself lying at the accused bedroom half naked and with blood oozing from her two legs. She continued, when she woke up and seeing what has happened within hersel...

Makeni City Council Section I. Invitation for Bids (IFB) National Competitive Bidding Date of Issue: 24th December. 2019 Procurement Number: MCC/ADM/FA/NCB/02/2019 National Competitive Bidding The Makeni City Council (MCC) has allocated funds for the ASPHALTIC OVERLAYING ON MAKENI LORRY PARK in the Makeni City. The Makeni City Council (MCC) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the: ASPHALTIC OVERLAYING ON MAKENI LORRY PARK in the Makeni City. The Contractor will provide aggregate and Bitumen for Bituminous Works. Bidding is open to all interested Bidders who hold valid Certificates from contractor’s registration Board of Sierra Leone:  Financial Class II and above with evidence of proven capacity to Pre-finance.  Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the address below between 10: AM – 3: PM Mondays - Fridays.  Bidding documents may be purchased upon payment of a non-refundable fee of: (Five Hundred Thousand Leones) SLL500, 0...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-WILSON) During the festive season on 18th December, E-Women has officially launched its innovative action project title: “Using Innovative Products to fight against the Exclusion of Marginalized Groups, Poverty and Pollution” an extract from the 2019 United Nations world celebration’s Theme: “Leaving no one behind”. The launching which was hosted at the Ralim Leisure Club situated at Magbenteh, along the Makeni-Freetown highway, in Bombali District, North-eastern part of Sierra Leone, was chaired by Foday Augustine Bangura, who also doubles as a lecturer at the University of Makeni, ushered in the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of E-Women, Madam Beatrice Edwina Komara traced the genesis, successes and challenges of E-Women.  In her statement, she narrated to invitees that E-Women means Empower Women, and that it is an organization established in Bombali district to work with marginalized groups within the country, especially women, children, vulnerab...

By: Sahr J. Bangah The November high court criminal session 2019 will come to an end on the 17th January 2020 while the January high court session is expected to start on the 27th January 2020 with new indictments as prescribed by high court tradition. The State counsel north Lawyer Aruna Jalloh has confirmed to this medium that his office is well prepared for legal battle in court on felonious matters and fresh indictments are expected. He stated that he is confidence with the presiding judge, Justice Unisa Kamara for his commitments to speedily trial accused persons whenever they are before him which makes the correctional center not overcrowded.   Court evidence have shown that Justice Unisa Kamara short stayed in Makeni as a presiding judge for Northern region has able to reduce the congestion ideology of inmates at the correction centers by speedily dispensing justice without delay which makes the work easier for prison officers.

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) akempi@yahoo.com Ignorance is a major barrier to the self-realization and growth of a nation. In a country deeply saddled by chronic and seemingly unredeemable poverty, education and the position of educated elites to mobilize the citizenry and open corridors of conscientization and mass sensitization are of absolute necessity.  In a most aggressive form of ironical situations, the educated elites are extremely out of tune with contemporary happenings and basic processes of state governance.  Regrettably, those educated elites who understand the processes of governance and can interpret and provide the required and appropriate civic education to the masses are in a chronic mode of self-deception. A case in point is the issue of the recently released 2018 Audit Report by the Auditor General of the Republic of Sierra Leone.  The mass awakening to the audit report and the corresponding high interest and debate around the audit report are solid indicators of ...

By Ranger At a press conference held at the St, George Cathedral Hall in Freetown, the Anti -Corruption Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala told journalists and Civil Society representatives present at the meeting that after perusal of the Auditor General’s 2019 Audit Report, they discovered that certain issues dating back to 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 were captured in the report.  This venture by the Auditor General, he said, is a composite analysis of the financial transactions of MDAs and Commissions, including those that took place in 2018. Ben Kaifala furthered that during their examination of the Report, they discovered that some of the issues raised have been investigated and actions taken, some are currently under investigation and others will be given immediate attention.  He went on to say that there are issues that investigations have been completed on by the Commission and the persons of interest have been ordered to pay back those monies, in other cases some payment have b...

By: Ranger Sierra Leoneans woke up on the 6th January 2020 to the disturbing news making the round on social media that one of the country’s commercial banks, the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank’s website has been defaced by Iranian hackers placing pro-Iranian messages and images on the sites. The Sierra Leone Commercial Bank's website was displayed as "H4ck3D IRANIAN HACKER" in Google search results. Screenshots posted on Twitter showed a drawing of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike on Friday with the words "hacked by Iranian hacker, hacked by shield Iran."  This revelation sent shock waves among the Bank’s numerous customers, some thinking that their hard earned savings are at risk. However, the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) in a statement stated that it has safely secured its website after an attempted hacking by a group called Shield Iran.  It furthered that immediately after learning about this ugly develo...

By: Amin Kef Sesay The former founding architect and Leader of the Coalition for Change (C4C) Samuel Sam Sumana has on Saturday 4th January 2020 tendered his resignation letter from the Coalition for Change (C4C) party. This disclosure was made during a press conference held at the party’s office on Edward Lane, in Freetown on Tuesday 7th January, 2020. According to the latest disclosure, he tendered his resignation with a heavy heart from the Coalition for Change (C4C) party. Sam-Sumana stated that they created the party in order to serve the political will of the people furthering how they envisioned a country where every citizen will be treated with equal opportunity saying he is sadly tendering his resignation from the party for the continuation of his political journey. He expressed thanks and appreciation to the people of Sierra Leone and especially residents of Kono District for their robust show of loyalty and support in his sojourn and to every single individual, at home and a...

By: Amin Kef Sesay     In a latest development, on the 3rd January 2020 the Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust – NASSIT, Fuad Daboh,  expressed his gratitude and appreciation  to the staff of the institution for their dedication, hard work and commitment in the provision of quality social protection for the people of Sierra Leone.  He said, "2019 has been an eventful year with so much accomplishment through your hard work and dedication. I am humbled to say thank you for your support.” The Director General made this declaration during his New Year message at the first town hall meeting in 2020 held on the 3rd January at the Institution's Regional Office, West.    Taking a retrospective look at the successes of the institution in 2019, the Director General commended the Board of Trustees for its diligent supervision of the activities of the Trust.  "Our success can be attributed to the dynamism and commitment they displayed," the DG...

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