1.       ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPERS CONTENT MAY, 2018.       Key    F - FAVOURABLE - News stories, commentaries and editorials favourable to the  Commission.   UF - UNFAVOURABLE -   News stories, commentaries and editorials unfavourable  to the Commission.   A -   AMBIVALENT REPORTS -   A rticles, stories, editorials and commentaries  neither favourable nor unfavourable to the Commission.   STATISTICS    Total number of publications on corruption issues -   26   Number of n ews stories - 17   Number of commentaries -   2   Number of editorials - 0   Number of  stories and   articles from the Commission - 7   Number of articles, stories, editorials and com mentaries about the Commission - 25   Articles, news stories, editorials and commentaries amb ivalent (A) to the  Commission   - 1 (4 %)   Number of articles, news stories, edito rials and commentar ie s favourable (F) to the  ACC - 25(96 %)   Number of articles, news stories, editorials and commentarie s unfavourable (UF)  to the ACC - 0 (0 %) .         
                    
                      2. HIGHLIGHTS   The  percentage  of  favourable  pu blication  for  the  month  of  May,  2018  is   96   %;  while  the   percentage of   unfavourable publications is   0 %.  The percenta ge of ambivalent reports is   4 %.  The  issue s mostly reported are as follow :   FAVOURABLE REPORTS   “ ACC RECOVERS LE 968 MILLION”   The  Commission  recovered  nine  hundred  and  sixty - eight  million  Leones  (968 ,000,000)  in  the  year  2017.  The  Commissioner  disclosed  this  during  the CSOs /Media Update on 26 th   April, 2018 at the ACC C onference Hall of the Commission’s 3  Gloucester   Street   Office,   Freetown.   The   Commissioner   also   informed   members   of   the  CSOs/Media   abou t   his   recent   election   as   President   of   the   Network   of   Anti - Corruption  Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA).     “ACC BOASTS OF 95% CONVICTIONS “.  This quotes Commissioner Ady Macauley Esq.  as saying that the ACC was able to achieve about 95% conviction rate i n all of its cases taken to  court last year.  The ACC Boss added that this included the Ebola case involving a Bishop in Bo.     “LINKING THE NEW DIREWCTION WITH THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION”  According  to  Senior  Public  Education  Officer  in  Bo,  Alimamy  Lahai   Kamara,  the  “New  Direction contains broad aspirations to deliver on economic and social trajectory.” He said the  New  Direction  of  President  Maada  Bio  aspires  to  offer  new  path,  fresh  hope,  and  renewed  interest directing the politi cal cause in the fight ag ainst c orruption.    “SPECIAL COURT FOR CORRUPTION” -   PRESIDENT BIO VOWS.  In his agenda for a  New  Direction,  President  Julius  Maada   Bio says he will “leave no stone unturned to deal with  Corruption” and cause to be created a special division in the High Court to handle cases of  corruption to ensure speedy trial of corruption cases.   “THE  NEW  DIRECTION  VS  THE  FIGHT  AGAINST  CORRUPTION  “ .   The  paper  evaluates the  New  Direction of President Maada  Bio, which it states,  aspires to offer new path,  fresh  hope,  and  renewed  interest  directing  the  political  course  in  the  fight  against  corruption.  It  says  it  aspires  to  provide  the  political  will - cre ating  an  environment  for  public  disclosure  of  assets, incomes, and liabilities; and setting the tone and pace for evaluating progress, identifying  opportunities and overcoming challenges.      “ACC   RECOVERS $60,000 AT VP OFFICE” .  During  the  Hajj  investigation s,   the   ACC  is  said  to  have  conducted  covert  raids  at  the  Office  of  the  former  Vice  President  and  recovered  $60,000 and Le300 million.           
                    
                      3.      ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPERS CONTENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 2018   SN   NEWSPAPERS   DATE &ISSUE   CATEGORIES    F/UF/ A       WEDNE SDAY  2ND   MAY , 2018 .       1   The Nationalist   “ACC RECOVERS LE 968 MILLION”   The Commission  recover ed nine hundred  and sixty - eight  million Leones  (968,000,000) in   the year 2017. The  Commissioner disclo sed  this during   the  CSOs /Media   Update on   26 th   April , 2018   at  the  ACC conference   H all  of the  Commission’s 3 Gloucester S treet  Office,  Freetown .   The  Commissioner  also   informed members of the CSOs/Media  a bout his recent election as  President of the  Network of Anti - Corruption Institutions in  West Africa (NACIWA).     ACC   F   2   AYV   “ACC RECOVERS LE 968 MILLION”   The Commission recovered nine hundred  and sixty - eight million Leones  (968,000,000) in the year 2017. The  Commissioner disclosed this during the  CSOs /Media Update on 26 th   April, 2018 at  the ACC conference Hall of  the  Commission’s 3 Gloucester Street Office,  Freetown. The Commissioner also  informed members of the CSOs/Media  about his recent election as President of the  Network of Anti - Corruption Institutions in  West Africa (NACIWA).     ACC   F   3   Hope Times   “ACC  RECOVERS LE 968 MILLION”   The Commission recovered nine hundred  and sixty - eight million Leones  (968,000,000) in the year 2017. The  Commissioner disclosed this during the  CSOs /Media Update on 26 th   April, 2018 at  the ACC conference Hall of the  Commission’s 3   Gloucester Street Office,  Freetown. The Commissioner also  informed members of the CSOs/Media  about his recent election as President of the  Network of Anti - Corruption Institutions in  West Africa (NACIWA).     ACC   F   4   Awareness  Times   “ACC RECOVERS LE 968 MIL LION”   The Commission recovered nine hundred  ACC   F   
                    
                      8. of different Government Ministries,  Departments and Agencies.  Accor ding to  the  ACC Commissioner Ady Macauley,  “the wor kshop was also to present reports  of bribery received by the Commission and  to ev aluate the actions   MDAs have taken  or intend to take to address them”.   23   The Exclusive   “ACC HOLDS WORKSHOP FOR  IMCs”.  The ACC, in collaboration with  Coffey  International, on Thursday 2 4th   May 2018 held a one - day workshop for  Integrity Management Committees (IMCs)  of different Government Ministries,  Departments and Agencies. According to  the ACC Commissioner Ady Macauley,  “the workshop was also to present repo rts  of bribery received by the Commission and  to evaluate the actions MDAs have taken  or intend to take to address them”.   News Story   F   24   AYV   During the Hajj investigations,   the   ACC is  said to have conducted covert raids at the  Office of the former Vice P resident and  recovered $60,000 and Le300 million.   News Story    F       TUESDAY MAY 2 9TH   2018       25   New Age   “A CC TO INDICT MINISTER,3  OTHERS”.  The paper reports that   F ormer  Minister of State, Office of the Vice  President Mohamed Alie Bah, Special  Assistan t   Office of the Presiden t , on social  and political Affairs, Alhaji Sheka Ka mara  (Shekito), Nuru Deen  Sankoh - Yillah   and  one Malador may be indicted in connection  with the Hajj gate corruption scandal .     News Story    F   26   Standard times   “ ANTI - CORRUPTION GROUP  SAY  NIGERIA   EXPANDING USE OF   OPAQUE   $670M   SLUSH FUND ” .    Anti - Corruption group Transparency  Internati onal said on Monday Nigerian’s  G overnment has in the run - up to elections  expanded the use of  the  opaque $670  million - a - year funds that fuel  graft .     News Story    A       END         
                    
                      5. special  division in the High Court to handle  cases of corruption to ensure  speedy trial of  corruption cases.   9   New Vision   “SPECIAL COURT FOR  CORRUPTION” -   PRESIDENT BIO  VOWS.  In his agenda for a New Direction,  President Julius Maada   Bio says he will  “leave  no stone unturned to deal with  c orruption” and cause to be created a  special division in the High Court to handle  cases of corruption to ensure speedy trial of  corruption cases.   News Story    F       MONDAY MAY 1 4TH   2018       10   Premier  News   “PRESIDENT BIO TO TREAT  CORRUPTION AS NATIONAL  SECURITY THREAT” .  President Bio is  quoted as saying at the State Opening of  Parliament that   despite the establishment of  the Anti -   Corruption Commission (ACC)  corruption i s still common in Sierra  Leone  and that his Government will  treat  the  scourge  not only as a  governance issue but  also as a n ational security threat.    News Story   F       TUESDAY 1 5TH   MAY 2018       11   New Age   “AS $300M WASTED ON  ELECTRICITY....  HENRY  MACAULEY TO FACE ACC   PROBE”     The paper   claims that the Anti - Corruption  Commission will soon institute  investigations on alleged corrupt ion  involvement of both former M inister Henry  Macauley and   other officials of the Energy  M inistry.    News Story   F       WEDNESDAY 1 6TH   MAY 2018       12   The New Storm   “ACC TO INVESTIGATE SALPOST  CMD”  Disgruntled SALPOST staff  have  called on the ACC to investigate the  current Consultant Managing Director of  their institution.   The  story  author ed  by  Bockarie Kamara says  “the   previous  G overnment provide d   SALPOST 7.5   billon  Leones for the rehabilitation of the  SALPOST Headquarter in Freetown, and   they have   not been paid for the past three  months.       News Story   F       THURSDAY 1 7TH   MAY 2018       
                    
                      4. and sixty - eight million Leones  (968,000,000) in the year 2017. The  Commissioner disclosed this during the  CSOs /Media Update on 26 th   April, 2018 at  the ACC conference Hall of the  Commission’s 3 Gloucester Street  Office,  Freetown. The Commissioner also  informed members of the CSOs/Media  about his recent election as President of the  Network of Anti - Corruption Institutions in  West Africa (NACIWA).         THURSDAY  3RD   MAY, 2018       5   The Nationalist   “ ACC BOASTS   OF 95%  CONVICTIONS  “ .  This quotes  Commissioner Ady Macauley Esq. as  saying that the ACC was able to achieve   about 95% conviction  rate  in all of its cases  taken to court last year   (2017) .  The  ACC  Boss  added that this included the Ebola  case involving   a Bishop in Bo .   News Story   F       TUESDAY MAY  8TH   2018.       6   Concord Times      “LINKING   THE NEW DIRE CTION  WITH THE FIG HT AGAINST  CORRUPTION ”  According   to  Senior  Public Education Officer in Bo,  Alimam y  Lahai Kamara, the “ New Direction  contains b road  aspirations to deliver on  economic and s ocial trajectory. ”   He said  the New Direction of P resident Maada Bio  aspire s   to offer new path, fresh hope, and  renewed interest directing the politi cal  cause in the fight against c orruption.    Commentary    F       THURSDAY MAY 1 0TH  2018.       7   Exclusive     “ANTI - CORRUPTION COMMISSION  ON THE RIGHT TRACK ”.  T he   paper  highlights some of the achievements made  by the  Commission   in the recent past, as  explained by Commissioner Ady Macauley  in the last CSO/Media Update.     News  Story   F       FRIDAY MAY 11 TH   2018.       8   The Democrat   “SPECIAL COURT FOR  CORRUPTION ” -   PRESIDENT BIO  VOWS .  I n   his agenda for a New Direction,  President Julius Maada Bio says he   will  “ leave  no stone unturned to deal with  c or ruption” and   cause to be created a  News Story   F   
                    
                      7. as   anti - graft  ambassadors  in schools and to  report cases of  e xaminations malpractices   and other acts of petty corruption.     18   AYV   “THE NEW DIRECTION VS THE  FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION  “ .  T he   paper evaluates the New D irection of  President Maada Bio , which it states,   aspire s  to offer new path, fresh  hope, and  renewed interest direc ting the politic al  course in the fight against c orruption. It  says it  aspires to provide the political will - creating an environment for public  disclosure of assets, incomes, and  liabilities; and setting the tone and pace  for  evaluating progress, identifying  opportunities and overcoming challenges.       New s Story   F       THURSDAY 2 4TH   MAY 2018       19   Independent  observer   “ACC ENGAGES ROBANGBA  COMMUNITY”  As part of the ACC’S  mandate to fight against Corruption,  External Outreach Unit  on   Saturday  engaged the Robangba   Community on  issues of petty corruption. The ACC team  encouraged the community people to report  corruption related cases to the  Commission.    ACC   F   20   Unique News   “ACC   FURTHER INDICTS ISHA  JOHANSEN”.  This makes reference to  the testimony by the sixth pros ecution  witness in the SLFA matter, who testified  that   Isha Johansen SLFA   president and  Chris Kamara, Sec . Gen squandered  monies that were meant   for the  administration of the A ssociation.    News Story   F       MONDAY 2 8TH MAY   2018       21   New Vision   “ACC RECOVERS   $60,000 AT VP  OFFICE ”  .  During   the Hajj investigations,   the   ACC   is said to have conducted covert  raids at  the   O ffice of the  former  Vice  President   and recovered $60,000  and  Le300   million.    News Story   F   22   New Vision   “ACC HOLDS WORKSHOP FOR  IMCs” .   T he ACC ,   in collaboration with  Coffey International ,   on Thursday 2 4th   May 2018 held  a one - day workshop for  Integrity Management Committees (IMCs)  News Story    F   
                    
                      6. 13   Standard Times   “AS $300M WASTED ON  ELECTRICITY.... HENRY  MACAULEY TO FACE ACC   PROBE”     The paper claims that the Anti - Corruption  Commission will soon institute  investigations on alleged corruption  involvement of both former  M inister Henry  Macau ley and other officials of the Energy  M inistry.   News Story   F   14   Premier News   “THE  CRITICAL ROLE OF  SALA RIES/WAGES IN THE FIGHT  AGAINST CORRUPTION ” .  T he   writer  explains  how corruption is eating into the  fabrics of  the ordinary   citizens in Africa in  general and raised concern s   on the low  level of salaries/wages earned by citizens.    Commentary    F       TUESDAY   22ND MAY   2018       15   The B ullet    “BUBA SAMURA DRAGGED TO  ACC ” . The paper claims that the ACC   is  currently puttin g files together to arraign  Buba   Samura  on corruption related matter  reported by Philip Neville , the proprietor of  S tar TV, Star Radio and Standard Times  Newspaper.  The paper describes the said  Buba as a notorious land  grabber working  with  the Ministry of Lands ,   Environment  and Country Pl anning .     News Story     F   16   Premier News    “ACC ENGAGES ROBANGBA  COMMUNITY”  A s part  of the ACC ’s   mandate to fight  against c orruption,  Exte rnal Outreach Unit   on   S atu rday  engaged the Robangba Community on   issue s   of petty corruption. The ACC  team  encouraged the  community people   to   report   corruption related cases to the  Commission .   ACC   F       W EDNES DAY 23 TH   MAY 2018       17   New vision   “ACC SCHOOLS INTEGRITY  CLUBS” . The   ACC held a one - day  seminar with integrity clubs in  the Western  A rea ,   targeting over 50 pupils from  different secondary schools.   According to  the Director and D eputy Director of  Public  E ducation and External Outreach  Department, the reasons for the setting up  of the  integrity clubs  is for pupils to serve  ACC   F