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By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) Civic Educator, Political Analyst and Development Consultant The political debates have lost the essence and relevance. The unbridled and mostly disjointed and fragmented discourse have lost bearing with the democratic spirit of freedom of speech. By our acts of commission and omission, we have constrained, if not defiled the governance space. It is all and all about acquisition of power and to govern. The urge to serve and service is compromised and diminished. We want elections and now! The sole objective is to implant another generation of leadership predators. Few talk about governance and civic engagement with governance. Most talk about political occupation of state House and enjoy the "Our Turn" political gimmick. A vital ingredient of democratic governance is in disarray and decay: the opposition! We loathe the callous disengagement from state governance, the vicious resistance to democratic change and the unsavory search for political c...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) Civic Educator, Political Analyst and Development Consultant For a considerable number of years to come, the exchange of the batton of national leadership will be an exchange between the ruling SLPP and the roaring opposition APC. To flavour the soup of democracy, generational emergence of a Third Political Force will happen from time to time but the enduring spirit of political sustainability has always been thin and waned. Demonstratively, PDP Sorbeh sprouted and dramatically fragmented; PMDC formed, stormed the political waves but in the end, all is a mute phenomenon; finally, NGC emerged, unsettled presumptive leaders but ended a stillbirth! Historic political errors have always been in the centre of the demise of the giant political parties.  SLPP and APC share few things in common but differ a lot on many many things. One poignant variance is that SLPP ingrained her leadership in the corridors of intellectualism; on the flip side, APC celebrates an...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Group L match day 6 crunch tie between Sierra Leone(4points) and Benin(7points) has been delayed over controversies after Benin received their Corona Virus test results after 48 hours of testing upon arrival at the Sierra Leone International airport in Lungi.  The results were handed over to the visitors at the stadium before the match and five of their players including a goal keeper test results showed positive of COVID-19. Upon noting that the said players that tested positive of the virus are key to the squad to face Leone Stars, the 80-man Benin delegation including players and some officials refused to step down from their bus at the Siaka Steven's Stadium to warm up before the kick off time of 4:00pm local time. After one hour of waiting, a decision has been reached after a close door meeting with officials of both teams for the match to be played five hours off the scheduled time.  The match venue remain unchanged  but the game is expected to be pla...

By: Sahr James Bangah As part of its mandate to promote sustainable development interventions in Sierra Leone by engaging and empowering community people to interact, interface and hold accountable duty bearers, Centre for Community Education Network and Development (CCEND) on the 26 February 2021 engaged Karena district stakeholders on a project titled " Assessing the Impact of the resources allocated to the free quality education and it's effective utilization of service delivery provided for pupils and schools in Karene District" with funds from world Bank through the Ministry of finance under the Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation to Non State Actors. Explaining about the project, Alhaji Musa Okeyan Conteh disclosed that the project aim at enhancing strong collaboration, involvement and participation of stakeholders in the implementation within Karene district in order to improve accountability and transparency practices by school authorities ...

By: Abdulai Fornah The National HIV/AIDS Secretariat Northern Region in collaboration with Aids Healthcare Foundation and others on Friday March 8, 2021 honored distinct Women Champions in Sierra Leone at the Makeni City Council hall in Bombali district as part of this year’s celebration of the International Women’s Day. In line with this year’s theme of the International Women’s Day: “Women in Leadership, Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World,” recipients of the maiden Women champions awards from NAS, AHF and others consist of the Makeni City Council Mayor Sunkarie Kamara, Women of Hope and seating Councilor at the Makeni City Council Adama Conteh, WoFRAD’s Mrs. Emelia Jengo and more were certified for their marvelous strides in promoting issues of women as well as their exemplary stands in society. The well planned celebration brought together over one hundred invitees from various sector of society ranging from Key population representatives, education, local and health admi...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Since its formation in 2010, the United Methodist Alumni Association Makeni, Sierra Leone (UMAAM)-SL has on Friday 5th March, 2021 held its first ever inauguration ceremony for elected officials to steer the affairs of the association for a term of three years. The top five elected and newly inaugurated UMAMM Executive Members includes: Mr. Ernest Yusuf Tarawallie as National President, Mr. Alison Oliver Barzey as National Secretary General, Mrs. Aminata Munu Nee Bangura as National Financial Secretary, Mr. Suliaman Sankoh as National Publicity Secretary and Mr. Nabie Musa Conteh as National Organizing Secretary.  The day’s occasion was hosted at the United Methodist Secondary School Makeni grounds and attracted a little over one hundred attendees including Deputy Director at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary School Education Bombali District Office, the current principals of both the JSS and SSS of the school, retired administrators of the institution, repre...

By: Amadu Wurie Timbo The Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food on Wednesday 10th March 2021 lunched the anticipated food project title Better Livelihood for Addax/Sunbird/Brown Company communities. The lunching was held at the Pastoral Center in Makeni with key representatives from farming groups, Government agencies, CSOs, paramount chiefs and other prominent stakeholders who wholeheartedly graced the event. According to Mohamed Sorie Conteh, National Coordinator for SiLNoRF said, the event symbolizes a recovered livelihood for people in Addax/Sunbird/Brown affected communities. Presenting the Project, SiLNoRF Head of Programmes-Lasana Hassan Sowa emphasized the importance and effectiveness of the project and advised beneficiaries to knob it with care.  He went further to pronounced the sum of One Million Five Hundred euro as the overall money allocated for the project which will last for a period of three years. ‘’the money will cover costs for land preparation, seeds, tools, tr...