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By: David Lebbie  5:6 Football Academy Sensational player Papay Fofanah has emerged Sixth in First and Second Tearm Reports Card at our Lady of St Cleira Primary School in Bo.   His Second Term grades are as follows:  English   85, Composition 96, Hand writing 67, word building 90, mathematics 90, Creative practical 70, Literature 98, Reading and comprehension 83, Social studies 70, P H E 97, Dictation and spelling   85, Science 90 and R M E 88. Despite being a promising soccer kid, Papay's commitment to his academic work is exemplary His sixth position clearly indicates he is a true reflection of what the 5:6 Academy stands for. The Management, Technical Coaches of 5:6 Football Academy wish him success in this final term.

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Residents of Makeni city, Northern-Sierra Leone are still mourning the death of the late Alhaji Morlai Dumbuya alias “Papani” who lost his life on Friday, 29th April, 2022 at Gbomsamba after being involved in a fatal road crash. He was 38 and remains one of the most popular cooks from Makeni city who has over the years been positively impacting the lives of other youths working at his restaurant and catering company. The cherished chef, who also doubled as the proprietor of Papa restaurants in Makeni city as well as the National Grand Coalition-(NGC) Bombali District Chairman was on his way to Freetown to buy cooking condiments to prepare food on Eid-ul-Fitr for his multiple customers that have hired his catering services to serve food at numerous gathering including 18 Imams at KAMYIKS Pray-day feasting. On pray-day the Muslim Jamaats in Makeni offered prayers for him and was being hailed for being humble and friendly. Last Friday, he was heroically burie...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Mohamed Papa Bangura, the founder of Access to Education –Sierra Leone (A2ESL) who doubled as the General Secretary of Wusum Stars Football Club, on Sunday awed the football family in Bombali District for his goodwill to donate Hummel footballs to clubs as well as the Bombali District FA and the Referees Association. Northern Region Football Association Chairman Brima Jalloh, BDFA Chairman Sheik Sulaiman Sesay, his PRO-2 Adams Lilson Koroma were among the stakeholders that made the presentation to the clubs. Wusum Stars, Bombali Shebora, Ocean Boys, Tom FC, Sahid Conteh-U and female giants football club Mena Queens were among the beneficiary clubs that respectively received five, three and two Hummel branded footballs each. Both the Bombali District Football Association-(BDFA) and the Referees Association also received two and one ball each from the young man who says his donation is motivated by the passion he has “for the development of grassroots footba...

​ By : Alusine Rehme Wilson  Many people in Makeni and beyond are still in shock after News broke out on Monday, May 9, 2022 morning about the death of the late Augustine Alimamy Conteh, a former English Language Teacher at the Saint Francis Secondary School in Makeni. The last Linguist's death was announced On Radio Mankneh, a local network in Makeni barely one hour after he had left the studios as one of the guest for the its popular “Good Morning Salone Show” where he had talked about the Biriwa College of Education, Science and Technology that is underway to be established in his hometown Kamabai. He was spotted lying dead by the roadside with his motorbike being damaged at Mile 11 a village along the Binkolo-Kabala highway in Bombali district, Northeaster Sierra Leone. Upon his photos spreading far and wide on WhatApps  and other  social media, his relatives and some of his colleagues Teachers had rushed to the scene where it has been confirmed that he had lost his l...

​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Two of Bombali based finest outfits, Sahid Conteh-U and Bombali Shebora Football Club have confirmed their readiness for the resumption of the NERFA Men’s Super-10  championship. Both clubs faced each other in cracking warmup match on Pray-day at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni. At the end of the match it was the current leaders of the first-ever men’s super-10 championship Bombali Shebora that triumph 1-0 over Sahid Conteh-U. Bombali Shebora FC’s Head coach Alusine Conteh praised his players for the win especially one of his new signings Amadu Wurie the forward who was introduced at the quarter hour mark to full time and netted in 86th minute. Conteh says the encounter has helped him to better test his new acquisitions to the squad ahead of the commencement of the NERFA Men’s Super-10 in the coming days.  “We’re currently at top of the table and we want to remain there, win the championship and eventually gain promotion to next season’s National Premier...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Mohamed Papa Bangura, the General Secretary of Bombali District based elite outfit Wusum Stars Football Club has revealed pumping the sum of 16.5 Million Leones, equivalent to $1,650 to supporting grassroots football in the district. Bangura says he has used the said amount to purchase 33 standard footballs for onward distributions  to specific Makeni based outfits as well as the District FA. “Each of the balls cost the sum of five hundred thousand Leones - (Le 500,000) and they are very guarantee and long lasting which is why I’ve decided to purchase them to polish my desire of promoting grassroots football. “I’m inspired to do this as a young man with much love for football development and because several teams benefiting from this package have once approached me and noted that one of their major challenges has been the lack of footballs for trainings,” he noted. However, the donation will benefit both male and female football teams including Mena Q...

​ On Wednesday, 4th May, 2022, the Deputy Minister-I of Basic and Senior Secondary School Education Emily Kadiatu Gogra officially opened the Conference of Secondary Schools Principals-(CPSS) at the old Makeni town hall in Bombali District, Northern-Sierra Leone. In her statement, the deputy Minister extends greetings on behalf of the Minister to stakeholders and all present at the meeting, applauded the Teachers for their services to the nation. Says “MBSSE deeply appreciates and values their relentless efforts in the teaching and learning processes nationwide. She further appealed to the Principles conference to serve as emissaries in their respective schools to enhancing the teaching and learning processes pleaded to them to talk to their respective teachers to continue to trust the new direction government in our course to enhancing free and quality education nationwide. “Please allow the pupils to write to the National Primary School Exams-(NPSE) on Saturday, we’re a listening gov...