Six accused persons, Amos Kailie, Kolleh Kamara, Mohamed Bangura, Chernor Jalloh, Minkailu Johny and Abdul Rahman Turay, were sent into remand by Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Wednesday July 15, 2020, for attempting to transport dry leaves which the police are claiming to be cannabis sativa into Guinea Conakry. Police alleged that on June 1, 2020, at Makabie Villlage, Koya Chiefdom in Port Loko District, the six accused...Read More
The Chairman of the 2019/2020 Premier League season, Allieu Vandy Koroma Esq. has said that the 2019/2020 Premier League season has been cancelled. He said that the decision had been taken by the 14 participating teams in a meeting on Wednesday July 15, 2020, following the approval of the Sierra Leone Football Association. The cancellation of the season means that no team will be crowned as champion for the season,...Read More
Lead defense counsel, Lawyer Lansana Dumbuya, on Wednesday July 15, 2020, further cross-examined Paramount Chief (PC) Koblo Queen II, the first prosecution witness, in a matter in which 31 persons mostly his subjects are being investigated for 14 count charges including conspiracy to commit murder, malicious damage, riotous conduct and throwing missiles, among others. The thirty-one accused persons were arraigned before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie at the Freetown Magistrate Court No....Read More
Magistrate Marke Ngegba of Court No. 2 on Pademba Road in Freetown has on Thursday July 16, 2020 sentenced one Mohamed Barrie to serve twelve months in prison for posing as a legal practitioner after finding him guilty on two counts. The accused’s prison sentence is to be served concurrently, and each of the counts on which he was convicted were punished with a six months jail term, thus amounting...Read More
A community development group in the centre of Freetown, Catch the Young Support Group, on Sunday July 12, 2020, embarked on rigorous coronavirus sensitization exercise, as religious houses resume congregational worship. The purpose of the public education exercise is to promote the need for churches and mosques to continue to observe preventive measures set by government and the health workers to prevent the Coronavirus from further spreading in the country....Read More
