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Civil Society Organisations And Journalists Scrutinise Government Programmes In Kenema By: Zacharia Jalloh, Strategic Communications Unit, Ministry of Information and Communications A 2-day CSO and Media Retreat organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications on the theme "CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRACY: OUR COLLECTIVE, SHARED AND PATRIOTIC RESPONSIBILITY" has ended on a high note in Kenema City. The retreat, which was the third in a series, was held on the 25th-26th November 2022, at the Kenema City Hall. Over 250 participants from across Sierra Leone were in attendance. Officially declaring the sessions open on Friday 25th November, the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Juldeh Jalloh, commended the Ministry of Information and Communications for what he referred to as a wonderful initiative. He said the event was uniquely designed to not only bring government closer to the people but to put government programmes up for public scrutiny. He emphasized the need to have a...

  Cristiano Ronaldo: "I am not here in Qatar to talk about Manchester united or Messi. Not even about LGBT... I don't have a Club. My country is where I play my football... In terms of LGBT and Rainbow armbands, I have many kids so if I didn't have one you would start asking me about LGBT because you would be suspicious, even my armbands are always clean no different colors, but you asked the wrong man who has kids so we all know how kids are made, aren't we? With all due respect to the LGBT community though. And you ask me about Leo. This one I will answer. He is the best player in the world cup with me. If we were 20 years old we would be on Hattricks not on penalty goals. But here we are over aged still doing things we know and expectations are still high. I have no doubt he will be in the knockout stage of this tournament. He is a guy who doesn't enjoy my failures, so why would I enjoy his? Maybe his fans and mine are. But at a personal and professional level, ...

  LAGOS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A consortium led by Portugal's builder Mota-Engil and two Chinese ventures has been shortlisted by Nigeria's Lagos state to build a $2.5 billion bridge that is expected to relieve severe congestion in the mega city, an official said on Sunday. The 37 kilometre Fourth Mainland Bridge, will be built under a public-private partnership. It will include three toll plazas, nine interchanges and a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour, said Jubril Gawat, a senior spokesperson for the Lagos state governor. Mota-Engil is partnering with China Communication and Construction Corporation and China Road and Bridge Corporation in the bid. China Gezhouba Group Company and China Geo-Engineering Corporation joint venture and a consortium led by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation are the two other shortlisted bidders. The winner of the bid will be announced before the end of the year, said Gawat.