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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Within the imaginations and wishes of their supporters, Slim-G D’Viper and Internet-Man are bracing to compete in a live indigenous gig scheduled for 30th November, 2021 at the Masongbo Community Center in Makeni, the largest city in the Northeastern part of Sierra Leone. The scheduled Tuesday concert will be the second for the two musicians following their November 12, live microphone challenge which was organized by the Makeni Disc Jockeys Union at the Makeni city plaza who first presented the two artists in a friendly but very competitive contest although It eventually turned out as a moment where real recognize real, reconnecting moment of the artists and their supporters although the fans were unable to agree who was the favorite singer to would had cut short the age long argument.  The lead organizer of the concert underway Mohamed Titi Kamara, a  trendy Disc Jockey working for Radio Mankneh in Makeni who doubled as the Chief Executive Officer of Kamaras ...

By: Mohamed Simbo Kamara Class Rep Clinical Psychology  The above named Center has observed the 16 days Activism Campaign on Gender Based Violence. The manger Mrs Mary HAWA Turay in her opening statement made it clear that the Administration will not accept any form of violence in any of its campuses therefore, she is urging all students to refrain themselves from any kind of it both in and out of the campus. She added that both male and female students suffered violent in different areas such as physical violent, social violent and the likes. Therefore, the administration will be hard on any student found wanting of such, if anything of such arose among students let them report the matter immediately to the appropriate authorities. In her conclusion she reiterated that all students should know that the University has given its support in-order to participate and disseminate this message across the length and breath of the university for better education and to prevent future occurrenc...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson - alusinerehme.wilson@awokonewspaper.sl Two of the most consistent and popular indigenous musicians nationwide, Internet Man of Makeni and Slim-G D’Viper of Lunsar will face each other live later today at the Makeni city plaza in a microphone battle initiated jointly by the Elected President and Executive members of the Makeni Disc Jockeys Union. President of the DJ’s Union in Makeni Alpha Mohamed Kabia alias “DJ Dustman'' has confirmed that the anticipated microphone battle will take place in the evening hours of today, (12th November, 2021) and the event will begin at 8:00pm local time. “This contest will be our maiden event since I was voted into office some two months ago. For sure it will be bigger considering the fact that the two contenders namely Internet Man-(Orkurmoh) and Slim-G D’Vipder-(Orkurgba) are presently unarguably the finest indigenous musicians nationwide, which is why we have resolved as a union to present them to their supporters ...

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 righ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Selected students from the Mass Communications Department at the University of Makeni-(UNIMAK) have received capacity building training from the United Nations International Children Education Fund-(UNICEF) on how to ethically report on Children’s issues and activities in the Media. The training according to UNICEF’s country representative in Sierra Leone Dr. Suleiman Braimoh, is among the activities UNICEF has lined up in commemoration of its 75th anniversary which are all aimed at improving the wellbeing and safety of Children in the country that is in tandem with the commemoration’s theme: "Reimagine a happy, safe and healthy future for every child.”   In his remarks, Dr. Braimoh advised students to accord special appreciation for children and to as well put into proper practice the skills and knowledge the training would provide which he believed will allow them to report on the happenings around children in an ethical way. He further disclosed that, ...

By: Amadu Wurie Timbo The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) has on Tuesday 19th October 2021 ended a day-long Regional Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on Data Protection Policy and Bill. The Engagement was held at the Wusum Hotel Hall located at Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma Road in Makeni with Key Representatives from the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Statistics SL, National Revenue Authority (NRA), Right to Access Information Comissiom, Office of Natrional Security (ONS), National Social Security Insurance Trust (NASSIT) and other major institutions dealing with Citizens personal Details across the North-East Region. Mr. Abraham Turay the Deputy Director of Administration at the National Civil Registration Authority was the Chairman of the event who in his opening remarks informed attendees on the importance of Protecting Citizens’ Data which has to do with their privacy, Security and well-being. He further told participants that, inasmuch as the policy focus in preventin...

By: Amadu Wurie Timbo  It was all incredible on Saturday 16th October, 2021 at the Hall of the makeni City Council where many notable people including members of the Makeni Artist Union (MAU) met for the Inaugural ceremony of Daniel Yusif Tarawalie (Governor Blaq), the Union Newly Elected Leader. Governor Blaq assumes leadership in the Union after devoted members of the MAU took to the poll and jointly voted him in as their new Leader in an Election conducted at the Makeni Wusum Field on Sunday August 29. President Blaq’s 87 votes was enough to place him top over three others, including Incumbent Stunt Man who came second with a total votes of 52. However, the event marked as Former President Stunt’s end of Governance, whose handing over of Staff speaks high volume of peace and hope for the new Administration. “Power is hard to gain, but becomes more difficult to hand-over. Its only takes the grace of God, good leadership and courage to get it all done.  I was expecting to serve you gu...