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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Champions’ League is monotonous; it has been for a while. Every season there are usual suspects who are guaranteed to make it to at least the semi-finals. They are Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and perhaps Juventus.

But this season this line up has been altered, and quite significantly. One team who have forced their way through are Ajax of Amsterdam. Like sweet little kids, they have rudely interrupted the European football party and we’ve all loved their daring, playful, stubborn attitude.

By Abdul Tejan Cole

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

When East End Lions missed that last penalty kick, that was it. Kamboi Eagles became the first champion of the Independence Day trophy. But this did not just happen; this was not meant to happen. They knocked out two of the biggest teams - FC Kallon and East End Lions - in the country on their way to the title podium.

This was not a mere stroke of luck. This was achieved through sheer hard work and guts.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Just over two weeks ago the Member of Parliament representing constituency 43, Momodu Eskimo Mansaray passed away.

Eskimo, as he was commonly known, was a member of the All Peoples Congress. He was one of the first timers in Parliament, where he served in the special select committees of Fisheries and Marine Resources; Defence and Presidential Affairs; and Sports.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

It’s Thursday 11 April, the last day of the first three months of proceedings in the much talked about Commission of Inquiry.

By Kemo Cham

About a year after Sierra Leone’s general elections, Edward Kalokoh still harbored the pain of loss for his political party in the disputed presidential contest.

And all his anger was directed at the head of the National Electoral Commission. So angry was Edward that he was praying for an opportunity tounleash violence onMohamed N’Fa Allie Conteh for his role in “robing”the All Peoples Congress (APC) partyof the presidency.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

Since April 2018 a miracle has been happening in Ethiopia. Following three years of states of emergency and failed government crackdown on protests, then Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn resigned his position in February 2018. After a heated leadership contest, Abiy Ahmed was declared Chairman of the ruling coalition in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and subsequently as Prime Minister.