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Activating the Makeni City planning: the UNIMAK/San Pablo partnership

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...

Return of a War Lord

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...

The death of a humble servant: a glowing tribute to an exemplary Christ like character.

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...

Statement by President of SLAJ on WORLD RADIO DAY 2020

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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MAN 42 SEXUALLY PENETRATES GIRL 11

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...

RESIDENT MINISTER NORTH EAST MEETS WITH SL

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...