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By: Ibrahim Jalloh (Jallomy) +232 76 865510/akempi@yahoo.com Forgiveness, reconciliation and restitution are key elements in the character and nature of the Catholic Church. We are taught to believe that the Catholic Church is universal in character and as such its applications and practices have universal acceptance and relevance.  Today, more than ever before, the Catholic Church is challenged by the reality and permanent nature of change; and this is understood by the current papacy to the extent that reforms now being driven are sounding strange and shocking to the traditional segment of the Catholic Church.  Pope Francis is phenomenal, decisive and abrupt in driving the process of change in the Catholic Church. He is taking the risk, many will say, to drive change in a largely predatory religious arrangement. Pope Francis is simply being wise by deeply understanding the changing global trends. He thinks that the only thing that is permanent is change and t...

By: Sahr James Bangah The presiding Magistrate at the Makeni magistrate court, Peter Gogra on Tuesday 13 th August 2019 ruled that accused Alpha Ibrahim Kamara has a case to answer on allegations levied against him for having  sexually intercourse with a six years old minor. The accused Alpha Ibrahim Kamara was arraigned before Magistrate Peter Gogra on three charges ranging from sexual penetration of a child contrary to Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act No 12 of 2012, Meeting a Child for Sexual Purpose contrary to Section 23(1) (a) of the Sexual Offences Act No 12 of 2012 and Sexual Touching Contrary to law. According to evidence in court, it was revealed that the accused on diverse dates between 1 st May 2019 and 31 st  May 2019 in Makeni, Bombali Judicial District had sexual intercourse with the six years old minor by forceful means and later threatening if she explained to anyone  definitely she will be killed by him. The six years minor also...

By: Sahr James Bangah As a result of several complaints including road mishaps at night, the Sierra Leone Road Safety Crops in Makeni have embarked on a successful road operations wherein vehicles that immediately entered Makeni City with Chinese high velocity lights are removed, warned or fined.  According to the Deputy Route commander Alimamy Sesay AKA Marcus, he informed this medium that they have embarked “on the spot checks” with the rationale to identify and address  several traffic violations such as fixing Chinese high velocity lights, driving without license, unregistered vehicles, passenger manifest etc. He revealed that during the exercise, they have succeeded to arrest hundreds of artificial Chinese lights placed in front of the vehicles including unlicensed and unregistered vehicles and motor bikes in and out of the municipality of Makeni. Arthur Fynn, the Acting head of Makeni station explained to this medium that all arrested vehicles and motor...

By: Sahr James Bangah The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), North-East region, on Tuesday 13 th August 2019 officially took over an alleged murder investigation reported on Monday 12 th August 2019 at the Family Support Unit (FSU) in Makeni city between two biological brothers, Mohamed Kamara now deceased and Yusif Kamara, suspect on the run, were under investigation for the offence of wounding with intent contrary to law when the following day Mohamed Kamara unfortunately met his untimely death as a result of the wound inflicted on him during the fight.  According to Osman Muntha Kargbo, a teacher at Mamaso Senior High School, disclosed to the police that on Sunday 11 th August 2019 he went to greet his friend Mohamed Kamara, now deceased, on Monday 12 th August ,2019  an argument ensued between the deceased and his younger brother Yusif Kamara  for a missing mobile phone. He revealed that the decease, Mohamed Kamara, orally accused Yusif Kamara th...

By: Sahr James Bangah A Million questions have been raised by residents of Makeni City and its immediate environs on the persistent and sustained transfer of top echelon Assistance Inspector General of Police  charged with the responsibility to police the North-East Region of the Republic of Sierra Leone.  It is no longer secret that senior police transfers in the North-East region are like a “musical-and- chair” affair in this area of police responsibility. This smirks of the undesirable and unprofessional determinant of connectocracy. What might be disturbing is the disconnect in police leadership and operations by the frequent and seemingly uncoordinated method of transfer. Three week ago Assistance inspector General of Police, Ambrose Sovula, an energetic and wholesomely professional  operations commander was transferred to Freetown-West while Assistance Inspector General of Police, Saidu B.A Jalloh, was formally transferred to North-East Region but unfort...

By: Sahr James Bangah Residence in Makeni City over the weekend commended both Makeni City council and Bombali District Council for their giant steps taking in addressing waste management issues both in the city and the district. In an exclusive interview with the Chief Administrative Officer of Makeni City Council Daniel Boima Kpukumu said Saturday’s 3 rd August 2019 cleaning and planting of trees in the city was done in concert with three institutions namely Ministry of Agriculture, the Sierra Leone Military and the Makeni City Council with a clear focus of beautifying the fastest growing city to tackle global warming. He disclosed that the whole ideas came out from her worship Mayor Sunkarie Kamara determination in the fight against the desert that is coming. He therefore called on the youth including other stakeholders to give out their maximum support in achieving this desire goal. On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security David ...

By: Sahr James Bangah At the Makeni Magistrate Court, presided over by Peter Gogra. A six year old minor testifies how she encountered forceful sexual intercourse in the hands of the accused Alpha Ibrahim Kamarain her home. She revealed that in diverse date between 1 st May 2019 and 31 st May 2019 in Makeni, Bombali judiciary district.  The accused Alpha Ibrahim Kamara who happen to be her adopted brother raised by his biological father at of sympathy met her playing in the parlor, she noted that the accused later called her with the pretext of sending her only to her dismayed when he saw the accused forcefully grabbed her and immediately removed her cloth including him where she had sexual intercourse with and later threaten her if she tell anyone, he will beat him to death.  She recalled that in another event, the accused was washing and when he came to the parlor he met her sitting and immediately called her to meet him in his room which she refused and wan...