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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Members of the Makeni Artist Union last Sunday, August 29, 2021 unanimously voted in Multi-Award winning Hip-Hop Artist Samuel Yusuf Tarawalie popularly known by his stage name as Governor Blaq as the Union’s new President until 2023. Tarawalie secured a total number of 87 votes from the pool, the highest of all to edge the Union’s former President Milton Franklyn Koroma alias Stuntman, his former vice president Mohamed Lamin Fofanah-(Wanko) and Francis Sisto Kabia-(FSK) who scored 52, 27 and 10 votes respectively. Upon his vast winning from the pools to clinch the MAU top seat Samuel was duly announced as the Union’s boss by female Activist Emilia Jengo-one of the three members of this year’s Elections normalization committee in the presence of members of the public and MAU members had called on his membership to but all differences aside and work towards one motive. Following his election, Governor Blaq stated in his congratulatory message strong works o...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Chairman of the Northern Region Rugby Association Alex Kapotho Kamara yesterday told pressmen that the Association has resolved to postpone its National Rugby competition earlier scheduled to commence in the second week of September to October this year. Kamara said the decision to postpone the tournament arrives as a result of the ongoing West Africa Senior Secondary School Examination-(WASSCE) which many of the Rugby players are currently writing. “We cannot organize the tournament as proposed for in the second week of September because our players are busy writing to the WASSCE so we have decided that the competition be organized in October this year as we continue to plan and will eventually communicate the actual a final date.” He revealed. The proposed competition which is to be hosted in Makeni, North-East Sierra Leone will help to popularize the sport and also provide the opportunity for the public to watch competitive rugby games. Rugby is ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The first female Executive Committee member Haja Ramatulai Kamara who also doubled as the female football chairperson at the Sierra Leone Football Association-(SLFA) together with the vice president-2 among other members of the local football federation during a familiarization visit in the North-Eastern city of Makeni last Sunday, August 29 pledged to jointly uplift the devastating status of female football in the country Kamara while addressing key female football stakeholders and other attendees at the Makeni city council conference hall during a brief engagement that was organized by the North-East Region Football Association following a warm welcome by players and officials of female football clubs based in Makeni and Magburaka said she is committed to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure female football becomes am envy of all. She furthered and reveals her plan to organize the first ever National Women’s League in the country, confirmed October 3, ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Famous musician Innocent on Friday August 28 announced September 1, 2021 as the release date for his first single from his upcoming album: "Love, Politics and Religion." A statement from his Facebook page reads: "The First Song from the Album - LOVE, POLITICS & RELIGION will be out on the 1st of September 2021-GOD NOR GO SHAME US Is A Complete Definition Of Good Music, I Am Not Going To Say Much, Let The Music Speak For It Self (El Patron Kuti)." Innocent's fresh single is evidently anticipated by entertainment enthusiast to be classy as the famous social commentary songs composer had promised his fans and the rest of others following his music. For almost twenty years the Money Making Machine boss has prevailed to be a musical worrier and after releasing two hit songs and videos (E shock You and Full Package) respectively few months ago he will be dropping another anticipated song titled: "God Nor Go Shame Us" thi...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Makeni based Afro, Hip-Hop and dancehall musician Richmond Festus Koroma otherwise called by his stage name as "Romantic RFK" has gifted his loyalist and other entertainment enthusiast with a new love song titled: "Royalty". The Leo Wonder Entertainment soloist released the melody last week and the song had since evolved to becoming one of his best music in the year 2021. According to him, his latest melody “Royalty” paints musically the true picture of his love life with a lady that has held him down for ages while being loyal and loving constantly. “This song is just a pay back to my loving baby that has been doing her best since some years ago to get my attention and has eventually won me, so I decided to build up this story as a concept of my lyrics” Romantic RFK told Awoko Newspaper. As his stage name goes “Romantic RFK” has been a love lunch cherished by mostly female for his swaggering romantic and flamboyant appearances has o...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Heightened efforts on response by traditional leaders and healers in the Northern region since the Government of Sierra Leone through the National Coronavirus Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation initiated a nationwide 10-day vaccination surge has been reported by District Coronavirus Emergency Response Centers (DiCOVERCs), health workers and others interviewed by this writer to have been meaningful letting many people turned out for the vaccine. Civil Society and Human Rights Activist John Banato Sesay the Chairman of Citizens Rights (a Civil Society organization) when interviewed said Traditional Leaders and Healers have been supportive to both DiCOVERCs and the District Health Management Teams-(DHMTs) leading to the increase in the number of vaccinated persons. "I have noted the role of Traditional Leaders and Healers on awareness raising, taking leadership of the vaccine roll out to help kick against the po...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Former Teddy Football club forward Amadu Conteh who is on a maiden spell with Sierra Leone Men’s top-tier side Wusum Stars of Makeni has revealed that his ambition is to score goals for his new club when he is given the nod. Conteh last Wednesday scored the Curtain raiser for Wusum Stars against his former club Teddy FC at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni during a pre-season friendly match that saw him earned his maiden victory with the Black and Yellow men since he completed his move to the club two weeks ago. “Before the encounter I never expected to score against my previous club-(Teddy FC) a side I’m forever grateful to for the team had contributed immensely towards my career as player, but I’m again thankful that God helped me to score my first goal for my new club-(Wusum Stars) plus an assist that polished our 3-1 victory, the forward added. When asked about his ambition with Wusum Stars ahead of the resumption of the nation’s elite league which will comm...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Following the goalless encounter between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone on home soil last Thursday, Awoko interviewed the Assistant coach-1 of Sierra Leone senior Men’s team Leone Stars Amidu Karim about the match result and he says the encounter was a good test for his side. “We had a good game against Ethiopia; a very formidable side that was unable to edge our dominated home-based side after full time is reality an encouraging outcome for our players who were swift to go by our game plan. Despite my players did not score as we would had love, explained the Leone Stars technician. The former Sierra Leone International defender added that the encounter was a good test and a perfect opener of their preparation for the 2021 delayed Total-Energies Africa Cup of Nations that will be held in Cameroon next year. Sierra Leone is in the same group with Algeria, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea and the four nations will be battling for the top two slots from Group-E t...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Northern-East region popular first division side Bombali Shebora FC are bracing up with intense daily trainings joining several other clubs across the country aiming to impress in the districts, regional and national play offs on route to the nation’s male top-tier. The Makeni based side defeated upcoming football ball Academy boys “Born and Raised” last Wednesday 2-1 during a pre-season friendly encounter at the Makeni Wusum Stadium. Assistant coach one of Bombali Shebora Alusine Conteh nicknamed “Abega” in a post match interview told Awoko that he is happy that his side won the friendly match by two goals to one against a young talented side but emphasized that he’s not boarded by the match outcome for his main focus was to put to test some of the new faces the club as singed from various Football clubs in Bombali district as part of their preparation for an exciting football season ahead. “I’ll be banking on a lot of players in the squad to excel in the...

By: Amadu Wurie Timbo The National Civil Registration Authority on Monday 25th October 2021 trained Healthcare Workers on Births and Deaths Digital Registration and Notification. Commenced at the Bombali District Council Hall in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone, the event was categorized as ‘Training of Trainers’ for 40 Healthcare Workers functioning in distinct Government Healthcare Centres across Bombali District who were netted with Births and Deaths data collection training. Wherein they are expected to further cascade the message to colleagues at Healthcare centres level to ensure even contribution in this new system of Digital Registration and Notification. In his presentation, Ivan Palmer the Bombali District Information Technology Officer at NCRA disclosed that, Births registration is important to be done for all new-born in the country as a way of granting them Birth Certificates; a Basic Legal Document that gives identity to a child, and automatically presents a number of rights...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Mental Health Coordinator at the National Coronavirus Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC), Madam Kadiatu Savage, while delivering a Presentation in Makeni on the topic: "Vaccine Hesitancy and the role of the Psychosocial pillar in the fight against COVID-19" to Parliamentarians disclosed that Myths on social media is disgustingly responsible for people’s low turnout at vaccination centers to take the COVID-19 vaccines. Madam Savage further remarked at the workshop that was organized for Members of Parliament-(MPs) and selected Representatives from both Bombali and the North-East Region Coronavirus Emergency Response Centers that, the prevailing circumstance of the wild spread of myths on social media should be urgently responded to by every Sierra Leonean. She Stressed that MPs being the sole representatives of their constituents bears the greater responsibility to deliver the factual messages they have received from the various health and...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Social Mobilization Pillar attached at the Bombali District Corona Virus Emergency Response Center has initiated a public sensitization to canvass residents to get vaccinated at the designated points where the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out. The Social Mobilization Pillar Lead at DiCOVERC Bombali, Alhaji Alusine Funkuba Fofanah, who is leading the sensitization, said they collaborated with the District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Bombali to raise awareness on the availability of the AstraZeneca (A-Z) vaccine in the district and the need for people to get vaccinated Mr Fofanah and his team embarking on the sanitization are explaining the importance of people being vaccinated and the need to abide by the COVID-19 preventive measures which will minimize chances of contacting the virus. On his part, the Operations Coordinator attached at the Bombali District COVID-19 Response Office, Colonel Idrissa Sonkoi Kamara said he is also leading engagem...

By: Allusine Rehme Wilson Experienced Goalkeeper Sheku Lahai Koroma (42) of Bombali district based Sierra Leone Premier League returnees (Wusum Stars) put up an outstanding quarter hour performance on Tuesday evening during the team’s training session after Peter C. Sesay was forced to leave the sticks following a collision. Koroma who dropped his gloves at the end of the 2017-2018 football seasons and announced his retirement from active goalkeeping had since switched path and started a new journey at his former club where he is at the moment serving as GoalKeepers Coach, since 2019. In the last three years, the former Wusum Stars stopper have acquired both D and C coaching Licenses from the Sierra Leone Football Association but his Tuesday training saves made during a well attended team session by players and fans let his fans, followers and supporters of Bombali football to propose that "the veteran goalkeeper returns to action again as a goalie even though he had previousl...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson October 23, 2021 has been set aside as the date for the General Assembly of the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association to commence, the Association’s Secretary General Mohamed Turay on Monday, 23rd August, 2021 confirmed. Turay says notifications have been sent to the Federation International de Nation (FINA), and all members of the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association regarding the General Assembly as required by the constitution of the Association. “The General Assembly will take place in Freetown but the actual venue is to be decided and will be eventually publicized,” he added.  The General Assembly is where delegates of the SLSDWA usually elect their Executive members into various positions of office for a period of 48 months per term and ahead of the October 23, Elective Congress nominations of the members for the post of President, Vice President, Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General as well as Women’s Rep...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association-(SLSDWA) has received the sum of One Hundred and Ninety-nine Million, Two Hundred and Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three Thousand Leones (Le 199,211,843), the National Sports Authority-(NSA) announced on Monday. Presser further reads: “It could be recalled that the association, as part of its preparation for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Japan sent a budget to the Ministry of Finance through the NSA for the facilitation of two international trainings in South Africa and Italy respectively. The latest support announced, in the last ten years and till date is the third and highest financial Government support the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association have received. Scribe Mohamed Turay has confirmed receipt of the payment to Awoko, he says they are grateful to receive their first ever assistance from the country’s Sports Authority since its inception. “This money is provi...

By: Sheku Putka Kamara In this 21st century, maybe we could suppose that the relevance of communication and effective management at workplaces should not be overstated.  I approach this discourse not just as a communicator and educator, but as someone that has managed and still continues to manage a few persons and places.  In my secondary education, I did come to the realization that management among other things requires astute leadership and in such instances, leadership has to be about the creation of a vision and the allocation of relevant people behind that vision to make it a reality. This implies that, effective management will challenge us all to attain institutional aspirations and or goals.  In my university days, I could still recall that Joshua Nicol will always suggest that management has to be about the utilization of available resources for the attainment of predetermined objectives. He will always tell us about the 4Ms in management (Money, Manpower, Machinery and Minu...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson An international media outlet based in Madrid, Spain Transcontinental Times: registered under the European Union will today (August 12, 2021) host the senior men’s cricket and U-19 team captain of Sierra Leone Edward Ngeba for an exclusive discuss about his journey as Cricketer, following his global request for support he put out on his twitter handle. Edwards told Awoko that his ambition to play Cricket for both his home country and at top level remained unchanged.  He further confirmed that he will be representing Sierra Leone in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifiers B in Kigali, Rwanda in October and November this year but is worried about getting a top cricket bat he will be able to use for the tournament, the reason he tweeted requesting for assistance earlier on July 16, 2021. Apparently, the most famous Sierra Leonean Cricket youngster said in a tweet which reads: “Come Oct-Nov, I’ll be playing in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qu...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Sierra Leone’s only sprinter at the 2020 Olympics games in Japan Maggie Barrie was amazed at the Columbus Airport after his fiancé Zach Polk gifted the athlete with an engagement ring.  Maggie was returning home from the world games hosted in Tokyo after competing in the preliminary round of the 100meter race setting a new record haven crosses the finish line spending only 11.45 but met her long time boyfriend Zach Polk along with her family members and friends ready for her engagement. NBC media had to swing their cameras around a stirring crowd at the airport who were gazing at the decorated engagement spot where Maggie Barrie’s fiancé Polk had specially prepared, letting the NBC crew switch focus from its earlier plan to conduct a post Olympic interview with the Sierra Leonean sprinter based in the United States, but had to focus to interview separately, Maggie and her fiancé about their engagement. Zack said he is excited that his surprise engagement plan w...