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By: Edrie Caleb John On Monday, October 14, 2024, significant progress was made in the murder trial of 23-year-old Ibrahim Samura, a tiller and motorbike rider, who appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown. Samura faces charges of murder under Section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861,…

By: Saidu Jalloh   Security forces stationed at the Gbalamuya Checkpoint intercepted and seized over 1,000 explosive devices on October 12, 2024, in collaboration with the National Revenue Authority’s (NRA) Anti-Smuggling Unit.  These explosive devices were handed over to Lieutenant Colonel John Kainessie, Commanding Officer of the 11th Infantry Battalion in Kambia, for protective custody. The…

By: Joseph Momoh  A significant milestone was achieved on October 12, 2024, in Cairo, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sierra Leone and Egypt aimed at enhancing cooperation in the fishing, aquaculture, and trading sectors. The agreement seeks to foster collaboration, promote sustainable practices, and leverage shared expertise for mutual benefit….

By: Saidu Jalloh  Police in Rutile have arrested 13 individuals for disorderly behavior that threatened the peace and tranquility of Lower Banta Chiefdom in Moyamba District. The arrests were ordered by Local Unit Commander (LUC), Superintendent O. S. Mansaray, on October 10, 2024. According to Rutile Police Media Officer Amara Kallon, the arrests followed a…

By: Tommy Sidikie   On October 8, 2024, the Port Loko District Council took significant steps to enhance community development by providing essential operational tools to 28 local communities in the northwest district. The presentation ceremony took place at the Port Loko District Council compound. The equipment distributed includes wheelbarrows, hoes, cutlasses, shovels, rakes, pickaxes, and…

By: DS After numerous attempts to meet with Akram Dagher, CEO of H&M Logistics Limited, were scuffed at, aggrieved workers contacted their union to table a formal complaint about their working condition.  On 10th October 2024, the Railway Plantation Mineral Industry and Construction Employees union (URPMICE) entered a formal complaint against H&M Logistics Limited regarding…

By: Edrie Caleb John  On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Chinese national Zhou Wenjie appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown, facing four counts of conspiracy to defraud, forgery, and uttering forged documents. The particulars of the offense state that on December 9, 2020, in the Western Area of Freetown,…

By: Edrie Caleb John  In a significant ruling on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 declared Ibrahim Marrah not guilty of theft charges, acquitting him of all allegations. As Marrah stood in the dock, raising his hands toward the heavens in a gesture of prayer, the Magistrate addressed…

By: Tommy Sidikie  On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, the High Court revoked the bail previously granted to Jehad Basma, Sheku Kabba, and Tamba Lebbie in connection with an alleged 264-carat diamond fraud. During the hearing, State Counsel Yusuf Isaac Sesay informed Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 about the absence of a key…

By: Tommy Sidikie  Ten individuals, including Ansu Koroma, 23, and several masonry workers, appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, for the continuation of their trial on two counts related to an alleged theft. The accused—Abubakarr Serry, 30, Tamba Kargbo, 28, Mohamed Aruna, 24, Kelfalah Kamara, 28,…