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​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Algerian Team-B on Saturday evening hammered a humiliating 0-3 defeat on the Sierra Leone senior National Men’s team “Leone Stars” at the Fujairah Club Stadium in Dubai. The team from Sierra Leone which had traveled way over to Dubai to host the said encounter lose grip of the match in the 57th minutes and Algeria’s Shoaib Kdad took advantage to net the day’s opener. His goal opened the flood gate as his teammates Ahmed Qandousi and Abdul Rahman Mezian increased the visitors lead to 3-0 after netting respectively in the 71st and 77th minute. Host Sierra Leone could not replied the visitors and things became worse for them when their skipper Steven Roy Caulker was red-carded. The result has been described by sports pundits and followers of the Sierra Leone senior team as “humiliating” advancing that “the local football federation-(SLFA) and their partners who’ve initiated the said match have just thrown the Nation’s pride on Algeria’s senior national team...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  The Sierra Leone National Men’s Football Team “Leone Stars” together with other officials of the Sierra Leone Football Association-(SLFA) plus representatives of the Ministry of Sports and other government officials are in Dubai for doubtful friendly matches, the National Sports Authority has announced on Tuesday. According to the NSA announcement, the Leone Stars team plus other members of the delegation has since touched base “in Fujairah, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for a week long training camp as part of their endless preparations for the Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.” NSA further announced that “the team is being lodged at the Concorde Five Stars Hotel and Resort in the city of Fujairah and will engage in friendly matches but that the Leone Stars proposed match for Wednesday, 16th November, 2022 has been annulled due to administrative and technical challenges beyond the control of agent. "The Sierra Leone - Algeria Team-B ...

​Poem by:  Abubakarr Kamara - (Dephoenix) Insay di poda-poda Grɔmbul nɔ de dɔn, Ɔlman gɛt tɔk fɔ tɔk Sɔman go tɔk  Bɔt in neba we nɔ Put pɔt na faya  Te di wik de dɔn so. Oda wan go se i taya Wit aw ɔltin dɔn tinap Lɛk bɔypikin na uman grɔn. Wetin swit pas ɔl na we Aprɛntis dɛn fil se Dɛn mas-mas na pasenja ed Dɛn fɔ gɛt am...hmm Dɛn yon kes siryɔs! Insay di poda-poda Gladi-gladi nɔ de na pɔsin fes Fes dɛm tɛns lɛk na met is, Jok sɛf kin kam wit sɔnkɔ-sɔnkɔ. Na de yu go si Sori De lelemu bɔt Sule, Sale go lɔk in yon na bɔx Ɛn de jɛpɛ pan Abi in yon. Insay di poda-poda Plaba nɔ de dɔn, Ɔltɛm dɛn gɛt nyu wan. Som tɛm fɔ chenj nɔmɔ Go mek da man chɛr mami kɔs Lɛk se nɔto mama bɔn am. Smɔl tɔk go mek Da mared uman tɛl Da yɔnbɔy aw i want Mek man andul am na bed Lɛk udat de fɛn lɔya fɔ os kes Ɔltin kin jus ful mi mɔt! Insay di poda-poda Na de bɔku kin blo maynd Bɔt di kɔntri in tranganɛs. Da ivin tɛm yon kin swit.... Na di tɛm dɛn kin koto  Fɔ di big wet fɔl dɛm we De mek...

By: Ibrahim Benjamin Brima Kanu With Supports from Bread for the World and the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, Mankind Activities for Development and Accreditation Movement (MADAM) in collaboration with National Council for Technical, Vocational and other Academic Awards (NCTVA) on Monday, 14th November, 2022 commenced a five-day Training of Trainers workshop at its conference hall situated along the Makeni -Magburaka highway. The training drew 50 participants including principals and instructors from 14 Technical and Vocational and Training-(TVET) institutions nationwide for intensive training on the newly developed Entrepreneurship Curriculum designed to help the middle level man power to take the centerstage in the Development of the country. Speaking to this medium, Mr. Mohamed Alie Tarawalie, the Entrepreneurship Coordinator for NCTVA gave a brief background of this program during the opening of the training and highlighted some o...

By: Paul Kamara in Bo Defending champions of the Sierra Leone Premiere League Bo Rangers Football Club yesterday at their secretariat  in the southern region city of Bo opened a book of condolence in honor of their late Technical Director Eric Lansana who died in a gruesome road accident a week a ago.  The late T.D was said to be traveling from Freetown to Bo City to watch the finals between two community teams (Hangha Town and Njagboima Community) in the maiden edition of the President Bio Inter-Community Trophy when he met his sudden death. The brief ceremony which took place at the Clubhouse brought together Family members, Executive members from the club, Technical Team, Players, Supporters, Representatives from others football clubs, football stakeholders, journalists, sympathizers etc. Executive Chairman Babadi Kamara led the signing of the Book of Condolence. He had earlier described the demise of Eric as “a massive loss to the club.” Several tributes were paid by diffe...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Folk Sierra Leone songwriter, activist, poet, entrepreneur and performer “Fantacee Wiz” is adding another spice to her booming fame for keeping the true cultural melody of her country as rightly shown in her latest debut album title: “A Walk Home.” The album which was unveiled this midyear is the singer’s first ever and she did unveil the album on all popular social media streaming platforms with an unprecedented number of 20 tracks four other popular sensational Sierra Leonean singers including Drizilik, Markmuday, Joel and ringing singer King Kalie. For the production of the melodies in the “A Walk Home,” she had hired the services of legendary producers such as Treasure, DJ Rampage, Sound Boy, Lord Mo, Lanzo Matic, Jay Terror and Solo’s Beat.  Without waiting for the best to further emerge from her widely hailed maiden album which has been making the top charts on Audiofrica, YouTube, Boomplay, Audiomack and more, the singer will be unveiling anoth...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  On Sunday, Apex Multimedia, a growing Makeni based Multimedia company in collaboration with Kivas Pub on the Azzolini high-way unveiled a free film screening partnership with record attendance at the premises of Pivas. The deal according to Apex Multimedia’s Film Expert and Trainer Nick Sanderson was inspired by the desire of their management to reactivate the culture of movie screening on cinemas by way of increasing accessibility of film knowledge to the residents of Makeni and beyond which will help them become key players in the movie industry in the country eventually. He said: “Our company-(Apex Multimedia) believes education is a basic necessity and a right for everyone hence must be made accessible, which is why we’re offering free movie education to the people of Makeni and its surrounding for a start as part of fulfilling our cooperate social responsibility and we’re super proud of the management of Kivas Pub for partnering with us to revive the ...