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A suspect posing as a Police Officer operating under the name of Julius Condoh was caught yesterday Monday at Aberdeen. The man carrying the rank of an Inspector of Police was arrested whilst on patrol and taken to the Congo Cross division for questioning. It was discovered that he was unable to comprehend and interpret directions given in Police code or perform salutations. The leadership of ACP Usman S. Samura has directed that the matter be investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division to unravel the circumstances pertaining to his obtaining a Police regalia, as well as determining his motives.

Former Old Edwardians and Leone Stars Gifted Midfielder Abu Bakarr Mansaray has passed away in Ivory Coast after a brief illness on the 17th July 2023. Abu Bakarr Mansaray , played for Old Edwardians and Ports Authority before , before making his mark at the National team, the Leone Stars. He also represented Sierra Leone in 20 Category but later moved to Guinea to sought better opportunities and later Ivory Coast where he passed after short illness. He was fondly called Robinho D Match , due to his similar playing skills to that of the Brazilian star Robinho. Abu Bakarr Mansaray was a mild-mannered footballer , and his demise is a big loss to the Football fraternity in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leonean professional soccer player Kei Kamara visited the White House on July 18, 2023, ahead of the MLS All Stars and Arsenal preseason match on July 19, 2023. Kamara met with President Joe Biden and other White House officials, and he spoke about the importance of soccer in uniting people from different backgrounds. Kamara is a two-time MLS All-Star and has played for several MLS teams, including the Columbus Crew, New England Revolution, Colorado Rapids, and Vancouver Whitecaps. He is also a former member of the Sierra Leone national team. The MLS All Stars and Arsenal match is a major event in the soccer world and it will be played at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and it is expected to draw a large crowd. The match is a chance for MLS players to showcase their skills against one of the top teams in the world and Kamara has expressed excitement to be part of the MLS All Stars and he is looking forward to the match against Arsenal. He believes that the match will be a great opportunity for MLS players to show the world what they are capable of. Here are some additional details about the White House visit: Kamara met with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He also met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. He also spoke about his experience as a refugee from Sierra Leone. Here are some additional details about the MLS All Stars and Arsenal match: The match is being played in honor of the 25th anniversary of MLS. The MLS All Stars are made up of the best players from all 28 MLS teams. Arsenal is one of the most successful clubs in the history of English soccer. The match is expected to draw a crowd of over 70,000 people.

The Sierra Leone Under-19 Cricket Team (Junior Patriots) has commenced workouts in Dar Es Salaam to enhance their playing skills in preparations of the competition in the ICC U-19 Men's World Cup Qualifier Africa Division 1 Tournament. The team is working on a variety of skills, including batting, bowling, fielding, and strategy, all towards acclimatizing to the prevailing East African weather. The Junior Patriots will play their first test match tomorrow against a combined 11 from the best sides in Tanzania. This will give Coach Kenneth Masinga a chance to evaluate the team's strengths and weaknesses. The team's first match in the Qualifier will be against sub-regional "brother" Nigeria on July 24 and they will then face the "bulldogs" of Kenya the next day. The Junior Patriots are hoping to make a strong showing in the tournament. They are confident in their abilities and are determined to represent Sierra Leone on the world stage.

His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio on 15th July 2023, released a second list of his appointees into cabinet and other positions. Among the list of new and reshuffled names, President Bio made an appointment of twenty six subtantive ministers and twenty one deputies, bringing the total to forty seven. Fourteen of these are women. Ten other appointments were also made. The fifty seven person’s list has been simplified into new ministers, those who have been reshuffled and those retained. The names and positions of new Ministers are Mr. Jiwor Abdulai as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Major-General(RTD) David T.O Taluva as Internal Affairs Minister, Dr. Henry M. Kpaka as Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Mr. Chernor Bah Information & Civic Education Minister, Amb. Fanday Turay as Transport & Aviation Minister, Dr. Hannah Max Kyne as Water Resources and Sanitation Minister, Ms. Kenyeh Ballay Planning and Economic Development Minister, Dr. Isata Mahoi as Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr. Denis Sandy as Works and Public Assets Minister, Mrs. Augusta James Teima as Sports Minister, Ms. Salamatu Bah as Communications, Technology & Innovation Minister and finally Gbassay Jusu Ngobeh as Resident Minister East Region. Reshuffled: Mr. Mohamed Rahman Swaray is now placed at Employment, labor & Social Security ministry, Mr. Amara Kallon as Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Mrs. Princess Dugbah is now a substantive Minister at Fisheries and Marine Resources, Madam Nabeela Tunis is now Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Mrs. Melrose Karminty is now placed as a substantive Minister at Social Welfare, Mr. Adekunle King is now placed as Minister of Western region and Amb. Umaru Bond Wurie as Minister of North-Western Region. Retained: Health Minister Dr. Austin Demby, Mohamed Orman Bangura as Youth Affairs Minister, Alhaji Kanja Sesay as Energy Minister, Amb. Tamba Lamina as Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Dr. Turad Senesie as Lands,Housing & Country Planning Minister and Mr. Abu Abu Koroma as Minister of the North region. Most Deputizing ministers are new appointees except for Defense, Public Administration, Energy, Health, Transport, Fisheries, Planning, Gender, Works and Comms,Tech & Innovation. Most notable appointments in other positions are Hon. Alpha Kanu re-appointed as Presidential Spokesperson, Mr. Solomon Jamiru Esq. appointed as Press Secretary and Hon. Kandeh Yumkellah appointed as Chairman,Presidential Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable energy and Food Security.

In the second batch of cabinet appointments made by President Julius Maada Bio on July 15, 2023, Mrs. Augusta James Teima was appointed as Minister of Sports. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the West African nation. Mrs. James Teima is a former athlete and sports administrator. She is a Lecturer at the Milton Margai Technical University and has served in the Sierra Leone Athletics Association. Her appointment is a significant step forward for gender equality and equity in Sierra Leone. I am honored to be appointed as Minister of Sports. I am committed to working to promote sports development in Sierra Leone and to ensuring that all Sierra Leoneans have the opportunity to participate in sports It is hoped that she will use her position to promote sports in Sierra Leone as a more inclusive and lucrative venture.

The National Advisory Committee of the All People’s Congress party have initiated disciplinary actions against a member of their political party who’s also a member of Parliament, on second term, the Hon. Mohamed Bangura. According to their statement released on 13th July 2023, Mr. Bangura had flouted a party directive to abstain from governance, an action being carried out in protest of the just concluded election results. The party labeled his actions to attend Parliament and take the oath of office, a blatant disregard and disobedience of party policy decision and notifies him of their intention to initiate disciplinary action Hon. Mohamed Bangura in a response during an Independent Radio Network interview remarked that the National Advisory Committee that announced the start of disciplinary actions against him, were improperly constituted at the time of this decision and is therefore ill placed to carry out their statement of disciplinary actions. Here's the interview : https://fb.watch/lOnJzoD9aO/

The international pageant brand, Mister and Miss Supermodel Worldwide Sierra Leone have announced the release of their forms for the second edition of their competition. The Supermodel Worldwide Sierra Leone is the competition conducted in the country that creates the opportunity for both Male and Female models to become the next Queen and King that will represent Sierra Leone in the Mister & Miss Supermodel Worldwide in New Delhi, India, each year. According to the Ceo, Miss Lolo Simeon, last year they were unable to send a male representative due to time constraints, but affirmed that they are willing to train both genders. She continued that though constrained with funds to fully sponsor both genders, she sis sure that they can reach an agreement with the male representatives, depending on their willingness and zeal for such a once in a lifetime opportunity, The form costs Nle 400 and can be bought at various platforms shown on the flier. The reigning Miss Supermodel Worldwide Sierra Leone, Martina Elizabeth Doherty had gone on to win Miss Photogenic at the International stage for Sierra Leone.

The Sierra Leone throwball Association has held a meeting with their players on Friday, July 14, 2023, to motivate them and set strategies for them, ahead of the upcoming internal competition. Vice President Dr. Rev. Titus Sesay and Technical Director Major Kanu urged the players to keep up the zeal and to believe in themselves, that their hard work will guarantee their success. Keep on the zeal, in no time, your expectations will come to pass, and everybody will be happy Kanu added, "This is a chance to showcase your talent in front of our authorities. So put in your best effort and make us proud" Watch their statement here: https://fb.watch/lOaKg6-az8/?mibextid=afzh1R The players were inspired by the pep talk from Sesay and Kanu. They expressed confidence that they will be successful in the upcoming competition, which is scheduled to take place at the Military Headquarters Cockrill on July 28, 2023. The competition will feature 10 teams from across the country. The teams will compete in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the finals. The winner of the competition will be crowned the Sierra Leone Throwball Champion. The players are excited to compete and to show off their skills. They have been practicing hard for the competition, and they are confident that they will be victorious.

Mohamed Buya Turay scored for Odense Boldklub in their 4-0 win over FC Midtjylland on Sunday, July 9, 2023. Turay scored the first goal of the game in the 22nd minute, and his goal proved to be the difference-maker as Odense held on for the win. This was Turay's second goal of the season in the Danish Superliga. Turay, a 25-year-old forward from Sierra Leone, joined Odense in April 2023 after his Contract with Malmo FF in Sweden was terminated by mutual consent in March of 2023. He has made a good start in his career in Denmark, and his goal against Midtjylland has been a huge confidence booster for him. Odense's win over Midtjylland moved them up to fifth place in the Danish Superliga table. They are now just two points behind third-placed Copenhagen, and they will be hoping to continue their good form in the coming weeks.

The Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone had convened on Thursday 13th July, with the oath taking of its members and the voting for the leadership of the house. Unlike the fifth Parliament, this is not a hung parliament, due to the decision of the All People’s Congress Party to abstain from partaking in government activities, on allegations of result tampering in the June 24th elections and given that the ruling Sierra Leone People's party has a total of eighty-one(81) members of Parliament, whilst the All People's Congress party has fifty-four(54) and the Paramount Chief Members of Parliament have fourteen(14). A two-thirds majority will require a total of ninety-nine votes, easily achievable with the numbers already at hand. After the oath taking of members, the house had conducted voting for leadership positions and these people had emerged as winners. Hon. Dr. Abass Bundu had been reelected as Speaker of the house and Hon. Sengehpoh Thomas from Bonthe, Southern Region was reelected as his Deputy, firmly keeping them in their former positions. Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma representing Kenema in the Eastern region and Hon. Bashiru Silikie representing Bo, Southern region retained their position as Leader and Deputy Leader of Government business on re-election. These two had first ascended into office after the former Leader of Government business Hon. Sidi Mohamed Tunis had been made Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament. Hon. Dickson Momoh Rogers representing Pujehun, Sourthern region serves as Chief whip of the house. Leader of the women caucus of the house Hon. Kadie Veronica Sesay is the Deputy Chief Whip and Hon. Ibrahim (Tawa) Conteh is the second Chief Whip respectively. Former Leader of the opposition Coalition for Change party, Hon. Emerson Saa Lamina representing Kono, Eastern Region, returned to the House of Parliament under the banner of the Sierra Leone People's party and becomes the second Deputy leader of government in the House of Parliament. Hon. Mohamed Bangura, the only sworn in opposition member, of the All People's Congress Party, becomes the leader of the minority and opposition in Parliament.

The Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone had convened on Thursday 13th July, with the oath taking of its members and the voting for the leadership of the house. An established routine of unsettlement and apprehension exclusive to Parliament, was repeated aforehand, due to the decision of the All People’s Congress Party to abstain from partaking in government activities, on allegations of result tampering in the June 24th elections. After members of the APC had boycotted the opening of the induction of new members on the previous day, it was expected to be a repeat of the same for the swearing in. Hon. Mohamed Bangura, a second term MP had however shown up for his swearing in. This had been speculatively anticipated after he had not signed on to a list of elected officials who had agreed to adhere to the party’s decision to abstain. Hon. Mohamed Bangura representing Karene district is a controversial figure at best, commencing his political journey as a strong member of the Peoples Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) party, then switching allegiance to the United Democratic Movement Party and being a flagbearer for that party, resigning his membership in 2015, gaining a membership in the APC to becoming a Minister in the their administration. Slightly before the 2018 elections, he had declared his intention to serve as an MP under the banner of the APC. In Parliament he had staunchly and vocally supported his party in majority of their stances. However, his latest decision has raised questions regarding his allegiance and integrity. Many on one side are commending him for it and are attributing his action to patriotism and a nationalistic allegiance over the antics of a party. Some who publicly support his stance have decried the APC’s decision of abstaining, saying it undermines the voters trust bestowed on those elected to represent their interest and it is this trust that Hon. Mohamed chose to uphold. The others who oppose his decision have labeled this action as another example of his ability to switch allegiance based on tide and benefits, disregarding collective interests and collective but delayed gain. A press release, said to have originated from the APC, now declared fake, had circulated alluding to an expulsion. The debate continues whether he will be expelled from the party, an arduous task in itself, seeing as how this will pit a party’s constitution against one of the vaguest sections of the country’s constitution, specifically Section 77(K) of the Sierra Leone constitution of 1991, Act No. 6.