By Fatima Kpaka The Supreme Court of the Republic of Sierra Leone has dismissed an application made by state prosecutors for the Murder trial in which one Ikubolaje Nicol, a former General Manager at Skye Bank, stands accused. Instead the court decided that the said trial be conducted by a Judge and Jury. The four Judges, Justices Vivian Solomon, Justice Mohamed Deen-Tarawally, Justice Alusine Sesay and Justice Jamestina King unanimously...Read More
Bristol Rovers Football Club has signed Sierra Leonean midfielder Kamil Conteh from Grimsby Town Football Club in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window. Conteh is a 21-year-old player who has earned eight caps for the Sierra Leone national team. He joins Rovers after making 29 appearances for Grimsby’s midfield, contributing to their promotion push. Previously, he had spent time with Championship clubs Middlesbrough and...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SLCCIA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) within a 90-day period (three months). This came after majority of its members agreed to extend the office tenure of the current Executive to the said period rather than form an interim committee. These decisions were made during a meeting held on Tuesday, January 31, 2024, at the New Freetown...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Mohamed Suma a business tycoon yesterday made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 for allegedly defrauding Mohamed Abass Koroma and three others on the pretext that he will facilitate their traveling to Malaysia. The accused was charged to court on six counts ranging from Obtaining Money by False Pretenses. According to the indictment, it was alleged that the accused on diverse dates between the 14th of...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) has on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, dissolved the Court of University of Sierra Leone (USL) following the University’s rejection of the Minister’s appointee, Prof. Lawrence Kamara to serve as the acting Vice Chancellor and Principal (VC&P) of the USL. It could be recalled that in a bid to remove political interference in the administration of public universities, President...Read More
