Court of Appeal Judge presiding over cases at the Sexual Offences Model Court in Freetown, Honourable Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens (JA) has sentenced 30-year-old Driver, Adams Conteh to 15 years in prison for sexually penetrating 12-year-old Agnes Bovi (not her real name). Conteh was before the court on a one count indictment of sexual penetration contrary to section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2012, Act No 12 of 2012...Read More
The general secretary of the Sierra Leone Football Association Christopher Kamara has been suspended by the Ethics Board on allegation of breach of provisions of the ethic code and regulations. A press release issued by the Ethics Board states,“I have been instructed by the Ethics Board to write on the aforementioned subject to which you are required to respond within 72 hours of receipt of same.The Board has made several...Read More
Alicious DeenTarawally alias Arata Paopa has been arraigned before Magistrate Marke Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No 2 on three count charges of carrying offensive weapon, disorderly behavior and throwing missiles contrary to law. It is alleged on the charge sheet that on February 19, 2022, at Aberdeen Police Station the accused was found with one old machete with black handle and one old knife with brown handle without lawful...Read More
The circumstances that led to the sudden death of Saidy Saio Jawara, 34, continue to put his bereaved family in great shock and fear. It all started on one fateful day when the now deceased disclosed to his mother Madam Hawa Jawara that, “Mother, my friends have succeeded in killing me. It’s like I have been poisoned because since I drank a bottle of water I took from the fridge...Read More
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) with support from the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA), over the weekend conducted a pilot risk assessment and hazard profiling of four fuel stations (Leonco – Congo Cross, Total – Bus Halt, NP – Siaka Stevens Street and Malador – Dwazark Junction) in Freetown. The risk assessment is designed to be rolled out across the country. The assessment is geared towards identifying fuel stations that...Read More
