By Fatima Kpaka Alfred Turay, Sheriff Vandi and Alimatu Turay were yesterday arraigned before Magistrate Mark Ngeba of Pademba court No 1 on allegation of cultivating 262.4 kilograms of cannabis sativa without lawful authority. The accused are charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit an offence and cultivation of cannabis sativa contrary to section 7 (a) of The National Drugs Control Act, 2008. The chargesheet states that the accused...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Abdulai Turay an Accountant working for a Chinese Company call CGC situated in Guinea Forechariah was yesterday sent to prison by Magistrate Mark Ngegba for allegedly obtaining NLe 7, 000 from Abibatu Tarawalie and Jonathan Daniel Kamara on the pretext that he will help them get a master’s degree at Ngaja University. The accused is charge with two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Ade Idris, a businessman, was on Tuesday, May 16 2023 sent to prison by Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No1 for an alleged gold dust fraud. The accused made his first appearance in court and was arraigned on two counts of conspiracy to defraud contrary to law and obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to section 32 (1) of The Larceny Act, 1916. The chargesheet...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Senesie, 13, spends nine hours daily at a quarry site at No 9 in Koidu Town, Kono District smashing rocks into gravel size for sale. He does this to assist his uncle to make a living. Senesie spent nine hours in the quarry daily to crush stones using a hammer. He says he reports at the quarry at 8am and returns home at 5pm. He said has...Read More
By Mousa E. Massaquoi in Abuja The Executive Director of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Nigeria, Ann Iyonu, has urged ECOWAS countries to prioritize and increase women’s and youth representation in governance, as a way of improving the appalling percentage of women’s and youth participation in politics. Ann was speaking during the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) Town Hall meeting at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. The two-day Town...Read More
