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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-WILSON) As part of his quest to give back to sport journalism, veteran commentator, Unisa Deen Kargbo who is also, a renowned sport administrator at the National Olympic Committee has on Friday 20th February 2020 delivered football commentary training to eight Journalists from both the print and electronic media within the Western and Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The training was hosted at the 3rd floor of the National Stadium Hostels in Freetown and covered the basic tips about doing good football commentary and how to become a football commentator? The two hours long training according to the trainer, Unisa Deen Kargbo, “is very meaningful, educative and interactive for the participants despite it was seemingly a refreshers training for sport journalists that have participated from previous trainings organized by the leading sports association for journalists in the country (Sport Writer Association of Sierra Leone) and a new dawn to beginners and...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY: Happy belated Birthday goes to you Israel Philip Sahr Bangah of 23 Lady’s Mile, Makeni City as Saturday 22 February marks your natal day. From the Proprietor, management and staff of Northern Times Newspaper.

By: Abdul Malik Bangura The week of January 17 through February 23rd was scheduled to do a follow-up sustainability inspection tour of the 9-year EWB Project at Centennial School in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District.   The EWB team toured to inspect technical challenges Check Up: Tom Power and Chiara Dooley also went to Centennial and gave them soccer uniforms. The EWB Mission is to Partner with Developing Communities, Implement sustainable Engineering Solutions to improve Quality of Life, and Promote Globally Aware Engineers and Students. The EWB Lehigh Valley Professionals’ 5-year Mission at Centennial Secondary School, for sustainable infrastructure for education. The 5-year project was extended to 7 years due to Ebola disruption.  Some of the project installations included the following:  Clean Water  Appropriate sanitary facilities  Power for all school needs  Safe building. January 2010: Assessment Trip  February 2011: Sanitation: Installed Boy’s and Girl’s Urinals  November 2011 Elec...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-WILSON) The draw for the Zone-A West Africa Football Union (WAFU), Women’s championship 2020 took place on Saturday night, February 8 at the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel in Freetown, with eight confirmed participating nations divided into two groups. Sierra Leone, the host nation of this maiden edition has confirmed the two provincial cities of Bo and Makeni, the second and third largest cities in the country as the venues where the games will be played from while the final will be played at the country’s main stadium in Freetown. Meanwhile, group-A matches will be played at the Bo mini stadium in the southern city of Bo while group-B matches will take place at the Makeni sports complex in the northern city of Makeni. Groups: Group A: Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Senegal, Guinea Group B: Mali, Gambia, Liberia, Guinea Bissau WAFU Secretary General, Jammeh E.K Bojang was assisted by the Vice President one of the Sierra Leone Football Association, Brima Manzo...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh – (Jallomy) President Bio has catholically wedded his wife, Mrs. Fatima Bio, in a cost effective but very colorful and memorable ceremony on past Friday, February 21 2020 at the Catholic Major Seminary’s Chapel in Regent. Earlier, ignorance overwhelmed a segment of the citizenry, who categorically questioned and criticized the canonic legality and moral quality of the wedding.  As the wedding closed in, the Chief Catholic Shepherd in Sierra Leone, His Grace Bishop Tamba Charles corrected the wrong perception and resoundingly endorsed the intention and preparation of President Bio to give sacramental character to the long standing relationship between him and Madam Fatima Bio.  President Bio is a Catholic Christian from birth. He was very restive and confident in the plausibility of the wedding. While the massive stampede was going on, President Bio was all smiling at the folly of his chronic detractors. We must understand that President Bio has a private and public l...

On the 8th of April 1927, Joe Ben Taylor was born in a humble home in Dombokoh village, Bonthe Island, Southern Province of the republic of Sierra Leone. His father Tommy Taylor was a carpenter by profession while his mother Musu Taylor, a housewife. Joe Ben Taylor started his primary education at the Catholic Saint Patrick’s Primary in Bonthe, where he attained standard six educations in 1943. He was later employed as a pupil teacher at the saint Patrick’s School Bonthe. In 1945, J.B. Taylor as he was commonly known left Bonthe Island for Matru Jong and stayed with his uncle Pa Alphan Conteh after being appointed Headmaster at the Roman Catholic Primary School in Mania Sattia Chiefdom Bonthe District. This was his post, he honorably declined. J.B. Taylor left Mattru Jong for Bo Town, Kakua Chiefdom in the Bo District in 1948, and was enrolled as a student in the Catholic Training College, Bo (CTC) for the pursuit of the Teacher Certificate. At CTC, he became Senior Prefect and soccer ...

By: Sahr James Bangah At a well-attended ceremony in Pepel in the Kamasondo chiefdom, PortLoko District, thousands of supporters gathered on Sunday 16th February 2020 to publicly declare their support to democratically vote Alpha Ibrahim Kabba AKA “the Hero”for the Kamasondo chieftaincy election as stipulated by the Local Government schedule. On behalf of Kamasondo chiefdom stakeholders, Councilor Saidu Abass Bangura said Aspirant Alpha Ibrahim Kabba is the rightful son of the chieftaincy throne and has spent his resources and energy to make sure Kamasondo be de-amalgamated from the Lokomasama chiefdom. He revealed that during trial times, he was the sacrificial lamb and makes frantic efforts to make sure the chiefdom becomes independent, noting out that his frantic efforts prompted the successful de-amalgamation process to take into effect. He concluded that those who are aspiring for chieftaincy should consider themselves that Kamasondo chiefdom stakeholders are not fools and should ...

Invitation for Bids ACTION for ADVOCACY and DEVELOPMENT-SIERRA LEONE (AAD-SL) CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) HAND DUG WATER WELLS AND FIVE (5) COMMUNITY WATER TRENCHES  Project Title: Governance Accountability Under Gender empowered Development by Civil Society (GAUGED Civil)  Project Reference: Europe Aid/164196/DD/ACT/SL Lot 3 Bombali District  The key outcomes of the project include Objectives of the action Overall objective:  To support equitable growth, poverty reduction and democratisation in Sierra Leone, through an integrated local development approach. Specific objective:  Civil society actors, in particular youth and women, positively contribute to socioeconomic service delivery and accountability at local level in Bombali district. Estimated outcomes O1: Civil society organisations have increased organisational and technical capacity to contribute to integrated local development and implement gender sensitive initiatives. O2: Women, young people and their communities have increase...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-Wilson) Delegates comprising of various members of the football family at the Sierra Leone Football Association’s extra ordinary congress held on Saturday February 1, in the Eastern city of Kenema has approved and voted for various nominees into the Appeal, Disciplinary and Elective committeesof the Local football federation. Remarkably, football stakeholders in the country have demonstrated their willingness to put aside the long standing wrangling in the activities of football in the country as 27 delegates’ favored the nominated persons and they (delegates) duly elected them as opposed to 11 delegates that voted against the appointees. This is the first time members are been appointed to serve in the said committees. All elected officials are expected to server as members of the tri-committees where they have been appointed and elected to serve ranging from looking at complaints from and among members of the football family, looking at appeals and cond...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-Wilson) Aggressive actions from supporters at the Kenema city field on Saturday, 1st February, 2020 during a crunch tie in the Sierra Leone Premier League game between current league leaders, KamboiEagles and defending champions, East End Lions left match outcome undecided. From a right footed shot in the first half, the Lions goalie, Donald Kamara was sent the wrong way and the ball entered into the back of the Lions net and the Eagles fans went bazaar celebrating their lead from their inform striker, whose well placed volley puts the host in the front. East End Lions did all their work to get an equalizer but sadly, all their efforts didn’t pay off but saw the host putting more pressure on their counterpart and kept the score the same until the 75th minute of the game when riot break out at the Kenema city playing field. The riot breakout few seconds after stones, bottles and broken sticks were all over the cover stand area of the field been pelted by s...

By: Abdulrahman Barrie Loving Madam Isha Johansen was not much of a choice. It was something that came naturally, because of how she carried herself.  She resembles us and is moving in spaces were, as a footballing nation weren’t exactly meant to be, she seemed so powerful.  When you watch Madam Isha in action for the game she loves (soccer), it’s easy to see why she is performing at such an extraordinary level.  And she continues to add so much confidence and variety to the game. It should also excite us to know that she lives and breath football, I feel great about the future of football because of Madam Johansen is leading the way.  When I first met her, I was embraced by a warm, regal, confident woman who possesses a reassuring calm. The way she looked, walk and spoke, in that warm but authoritative tone, I saw a leader. She is strong and ambitious and spoke her mind without sacrificing honesty or empathy. That takes a lot of courage and discipline. She would have been impactful si...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy)👍 The partnership took life in July 10, 2010 between the University of Makeni (UNIMAK) and the CEU San Pablo University in Madrib, Spain. In his ever burning desire to see the sustainable urban planning of Makeni City, Rev. Fr. Joseph Alimamy Turay who is the Vice Chancellor of UNIMAK created a professional link between the Makeni City Council and CEU San Pablo.  The relationship went on well and a masterpiece urban plan was designed and commissioned on January 16, 2014.  The commissioning ceremony was electrifying and rekindled hitherto abandoned hope.  But since six years ago, the plan has been comfortably housed in a dark cabinet in Council. No explanation, no update, no action, no direction. We may need an explanation from Council. If there are legitimate barriers, we can all support our Council. The urban planning of Makeni city has been compromised several years back. This was due to the chronic inaction of the regional planning unit of the Ministry...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) The eleven years brutal and brutish war in the West African State of Sierra Leone end in 2002 or thereabout.  A revolution that started with the lofty ideals of liberation and political emancipation degerated into calculated savagery and incredible Carnage unrivalled in the West African sub region. Following the end of the war, a UN backed Special Court was set up and anchored in Sierra Leone to try those deemed to bear the greatest responsibility. Few notorious RUF War Lords, including Augustine Gbao who was a major player in the heinous crimes perpetrated in Makeni and elsewhere, were indicted, tried and convicted. Augustine Gbao and his partners in crime against humanity were sent to Rwanda to serve various jail terms. Gbao was sentenced to 25 years. By December last year, he has served 16 years plus few months. This represents 2/3 of his jail term. A difficult to understand proposal has been put forward for his early release to return home and serve h...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) 13/02/2020 "...the death of every man diminishes me.. so never send to ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee...".  The news was shocking, horrific, incredible and extremely shattering: Foday Dumbuya is dead. The ugly incident took place in the early hours of the day. The late man was a complete servant in the hands of God and humanity. Born into an unassuming, lowly and purpose centred family, late Foday Dumbuya grew up that way and formed his life and character along those values and virtues. He proved his consistency of character in his exclusive service to humanity through Caritas Makeni, a Catholic development charity. This was where I worked and interracted with the late man. He was result oriented and goal driven spiced with an unrivalled sense of humility. He was never angry, tired and in disagreement with any.  The last five years were of critical challenge to him. He faced serious challenges in his matrimonial life, job situati...

SIERRA LEONE ASSOCIATION OF JOURNALISTS (SLAJ) ------------------------------------------------- Statement by President of SLAJ on WORLD  RADIO DAY 2020 Freetown: 13|2|2020 ------------------------------------------------- The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) today, Thursday, 13th February, 2020, joins the rest of the world in observing WORLD RADIO DAY 2020. This day celebrates the role of radio in educating people, providing information, and promoting freedom of expression and democratic dialogue across nations. In Sierra Leone, radio remains the most pervasive. The bulk of the population, especially in rural Sierra Leone, depend on radio for information. Limited technological infrastructure, lack of electricity, expensive data, etc. are real challenges that make radio easily accessible and the cheapest medium of communication for national development. Moreover, in this age of growing social media and mis-information, radio has proven to be quite reliable, an avenue for ...

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By: Sahr J. Bangah A forty two (42) years old man, Alimamy Mohamed Sankoh was yesterday arraigned before presiding magistrate Peter Gogra for the offence of Sexual Penetration of a Child contrary to Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act No 12 of 2012 and Sexual abuse by person in trust, contrary to Section 25(1) (a) of the Sexual Offences Act No12 of 2012. According to court evidence, it was disclosed that the accused Alimamy Mohamed Sankoh on the 1stJanuary 2016 and Friday 10th January 2020 at Mabang village in the Kholifa Mabang Chiefdom in the Tonkolili District, Northern province of the republic of Sierra Leone engaged in an act of sexual penetration with an eleven years old girl. The eleven years old minor testified that the accused Alimamy Mohamed Sankoh came to her village at Gbangbantoke and met with her parent with the pretext to supporting her in her educational desire but unfortunately turn her as her marital wife.  She revealed in court that the accused at the initial stage...

The resident Minister North, Hon Abu Abu Koroma yesterday met with a cross section of the Regional Executive of the Sierra Leonean Association of Journalists (SLAJ) Northern Region and station Managers in Makeni to strengthen tied with his office and journalism in his region. Addressing Journalists, the Resident Minister North, Abu Abu Koroma said he is please to come to SLAJ Secretariat. He thanks his Excellency President Bio to give him the task to serve in the capacity as resident Minister North. He revealed that Journalism is key towards the development of a nation, he noted that during the past, journalism has been politicized but what is key is patriotism towards the nation building. He disclosed that journalists should put Sierra Leone first among all interest and further disclosed that his office is open and he is always prepared to work towards developmental strides of the association in achieving its goal and objective. He disclosed that His Excellency President Bio is determ...

By: Sahr J. Bangah At the Makeni magistrate court, Balu Kalokoh was arraigned before magistrate Peter Gogra on three counts charges ranging from Fluid with intent contrary to Section 29 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 and Causing grievous Bodily Harm with Intent contrary to Section 18 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861.  According to police statement revealed that on Sunday 19th December 2019 at Rokona Village in the Yoni Mabanta chiefdom, Tonkolili District the accused Balu Kalokoh applied corrosive fluid to a five months old child with intent to disfigure and endanger the life of the said five months old child. Explaining her ordeal in court, Madam Aminata Kabia said the accused Balu Kalokoh and her are marriage to Abu Bakarr Koroma and later recalled that the accused and her were not in peace immediately when she became pregnant for their husband. She maintained that the accused was the first woman who came to the marital home but was not bless with a child, she...

By: Amadu Daramy in Maryland, USA  EPISODE 1 Part 4 Breaking News, Breaking News! Gbondima Gbondo and his colleague journalists were having launch at the Stop Press Restaurant when his phone suddenly rang. It was Hon. Frank Kposowa who called. Gbondima Gbondo turned to Osman Ben Kargbo and Amadu C. Koroma and observed, “excuse me guys for a minute let me talk to Hon. Frank Kposowa. It may be something very important. I was really reflecting on Pa. Kabbah’s statement that ‘Salone man get bad heart’. Anyway, the call may be breaking news.” “Hello, former President of SLAJ and our Honorable Member of Parliament who has brought great news and cell phones to his colleague journalists’ down below. First and foremost, Orba, my colleagues in the persons of Osman Ben Kargbo, Amadu C. Koroma, Saoman Conteh and others are here with me at Stop Press.  Please join us. And guess what sir; Jon Zainu Foray, Siaka Massaquoi, Ibrahim El-Tayib Bah, former President of SLAJ, Abdul Turay and Ahmed Bob Kann...

Invitation for Bids (IFB) Tonkolili District Council Supply of Stationery and Diet NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB) Procurement Number: TDC/ADMIN/GoSL/NCB/001/2020 The Government of Sierra Leone has allocated funds to the Tonkolili District Council for supply of DIETS and STATIONERY for Councils and Devolved Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA`s) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of:  Lot One (1): Supply of Stationery. Lot two (2): Supply of Hospital Diets. Bidders may bid for one Lot only. Bidding is opening to all supplies who can demonstrate Commercial and Financial capability to supply the required items Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document at the address mention below between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Mondays to Fridays. Bidding documents may be purchased upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Le 400,000(Four hundred thousand Leones)  Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00 Noon on M...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) : +232 76 865510 William Shakespeare was an excellent literary scholar. His writings are all graded as classics of unimaginable proportion. Lessons of life can be always drawn from the literary works of William Shakespeare. His in-depth understanding of the human being and the human condition was and is still unrivalled.  One of Shakespeare’s best examples of a dark tragic narrative is his book titled “Macbeth”. “Macbeth”, among others, has the recurring theme of guilt. Macbeth was a great general whose vaulting ambition caused him to murder King Duncan for him to ascend the throne. He succeeded in murdering King Duncan with the active connivance of his wife, Lady Macbeth. The rest was the catastrophic fall and eventual death of Macbeth. The moral is that uncontrolled and unbridled ambition is a pathway to tragic end and damnation. The concluding Commissions of Inquiry are a replicated symbol of the “Mouse Trap” as used in “Macbeth” to catch the conscienc...