By: Elizabeth A. Kaine The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has made a significant seizure at the Liberia-Sierra Leone border, confiscating a minibus packed with 400 compressed plates of marijuana in Bo Waterside, Grand Cape Mount County. During a routine search, LDEA agents intercepted the minibus bearing license plate AG 1253, but the driver escaped…
The never-ending saga in the US presidential elections continue, on Sunday, September 15th, there was another twist. US news media reported that a Secret Service agent spotted an AK-47-style weapon poking out of bushes on the golf course about a hole ahead of where former president and the republican candidate for president, Donald Trump was…
By: VOA The two-day pan-African AI conference co-hosted by the United States concluded Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. Hundreds of delegates including public officials, tech leaders, policy makers, academics and entrepreneurs attended the conference to hold talks about the development and use of safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems in Africa. The U.S. deputy…
By: Reuters The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among Small Island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. The move comes as the U.S. seeks to repair ties with Africa, where many are unhappy…
By: NTA Four hundred Nigerians have been deported from the United Arab Emirates and arrived in Nigeria, according to a report by the Nigerian Television Authority. The deportees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees,…
By: Edrie Caleb John On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, a bike rider, Bobson Abu, testified in the ongoing murder trial of Ibrahim Samura, who is accused of killing Alfred Jusu. Samura appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1, facing a single count charge of Murder. Prosecution witness Abu revealed that on…
By: Tommy Sidikie A probe has been launched into the alleged murder of Salim Alie Dayeck, a Lebanese businessman, whose lifeless body was discovered at his residence on Hangha Road, Kenema, in the early hours of Wednesday, September 11, 2024. While unconfirmed reports suggest that the victim may have been killed by one of his…
By: Lucinda J. Jalloh A delegation from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) led by Lieutenant Colonel Adombire-Akologo visited the Sierra Leone Police Force on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The team met with Inspector General of Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu, to discuss potential collaborations and training programs. Lieutenant Colonel Adombire-Akologo emphasized the…
By: Edrie Caleb John On Monday, September 9, 2024, the prosecution presented a witness in the ongoing bomb-making trial at Court No. 2 in Freetown, presided over by Magistrate Santigie Bangura. The witness, Samuel Marrah, is an employee of Infinity Trading Company. Marrah testified that he met the first accused, Hussein Antar, at the company’s…
By: Edrie Caleb John In the Magistrate Court, 22-year-old Alusine Kamara, an unemployed individual, made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown on Friday, September 6, 2024, as the police tendered an exhibit. The accused is facing a single count of House Breaking and Larceny, contrary to Section…
