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By Fatima Kpaka On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Appeal Court Judge Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Steven urged state counsel Yusuf Isaac Sesay to expedite the ongoing treason trial involving Alie Badara Kanu and Thaimu Bangura. This request came after prosecutor Y.I. Sesay informed the court that witness Inspector Mohamed Jusu was absent due to other official...
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By Fatima Kpaka On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Detective Inspector Abu Bakarr Kargbo testified before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No.1 against Joseph Mendel Lamin, the former station manager of VOPAD Radio, and two others who allegedly killed Samuel Brima Mattia. The accused, Joseph Mendel Lamin, also known as “Manager Dust,” along with motorbike...
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By Fatima Kpaka On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Counter Terrorism Act 2024 into law, aiming to minimize and eradicate all forms of terrorism in the country. The bill initially faced criticism from many citizens, including members of the main opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC), who argued that some clauses...
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By Ibrahim S. Bangura Diegeh, a remote community in Kenema District, Sierra Leone, is home to a struggling primary school that lacks the basic facilities necessary for quality education. The school, constructed by ex-combatants who graduated from the ARC/DDR Skills Training Program, serves children from surrounding villages, many of whom walk long distances to receive an...
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By Joseph Dumbuya The Legal Aid Board will mark its 10th anniversary in May 2025. As someone who has been part of this journey even before joining the Board in 2016, I am excited to share how the Board evolved from a humble beginning in a small office in the Guma Building on Lamina Sankoh Street...
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