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Maiden Sierra Leone Female Premier League pulls huge crowd

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  An astonishing achievement was made on Saturday by the football family in Sierra Leone as the West African sports loving nation officially kick-off its maiden national Women’s Top-tier at the Wusum Stadium in the northeastern city of Makeni with a record number of attendance. Spectators from all six regions nationwide including former players of both female and male national teams including former Sierra Queens Skipper Musu “Pele” Bangura and Leone Stars former captain Abubakarr “Tastao” Kamara,  made up the huge crowd. Other dignitaries in attendance were regional and districts football executive members, club managers, Journalists, the United Kingdom High Commissioner to Sierra Leone Lisa Chesney among others, joined the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, and his wife Mrs. Fatima Bio for the official launching of the nation’s first ever national top-tier. 
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Government reaffirms commitment to peace, stability & tranquility

​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Information and Communications has reaffirmed it commitments to a peaceful, stable and tranquil nation.  The assurance was stated in a Sunday presser, in which MIC had announced a state burial for unidentifiable corpes that lost their lives to the dreadful August 10 citizens protests in Makeni, Kamakwie and the eastern part of the country.  According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the corpses whose total number they’ve refused to disclose, will be buried on Monday, 17th October, 2022 at Bolima in the Western Area Rural District of Waterloo in  collaboration with the bereaved families. MIC also stated that the bereaved family members have duly received from the Government the sum of NLE 20,000 each, as funeral rites assistance as it pleases the President of the Republic His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio.