The APC Women’s wing, in the USA, did it again. The Vice President His Excellency Chief Alhaji A.B. Sam Sumana and his entourage included Minister of States, Hon. Leonard Logus Koroma, Hon. Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, M.P. - Kambia Central, Sierra Leone’s United States Ambassador H.E. Bockarie K. Stevens, Dep. Ambassador H.E Alhaji Ibrahim Conteh, the S. L.  Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs. Isatu Timbo-Nwokedi to name a few. That was all it takes to bring the Sierra Leone community together to support a very worthy cause that they personally referred as their own.

As a circumcised and sexually fulfilled African woman, when I consider the fuss that female circumcision has attracted to Africa over the years and the wind of labiaplasties and genital rejuvenations currently sweeping across Europe and America, I cannot help but ask in the words of Dr. Deborah Tolman, professor of social welfare at Hunter College School of Social Work, “What happened in the last three years to make [these] women’s labias so big that they can’t walk around with them?” I was watching an episode of “Dr. 90210” on E! Entertainment Television recently. A young American woman was getting a labiaplasty and clitoral hood reduction.

Freetown, July 3, 09. (SLENA) – Equipments for the installation of an Intranet Pan African E Network project for the Presidential, Education and Health and Sanitation Ministries have arrived to kick start the project. The project which is sponsored by the African Union, aims at brining Medical personnel and students closer to the world on Tele Medicine and E-education through an interactive computer technology.

There is great urge for SLPP to revisit and reorganize their philosophy, which should bear most of the doctrine of respected late Sir Milton Margai. Disregarding the Sir Milton Margai’s dogma is a malodorous curse to the party that will continue to muddle the SLPP as she goes with no high-quality leadership chisel. Don’t misunderstand this conversation; it is not a campaign against the SLPP but an advice that might help the SLPP to drop Dr. Banya out of unhealthy political attacks that might eventually stain the entire representation of the party.

Leadership has been studied since the emergence of civilization.  One important reason for this is very common assumption that leaders through their personal qualities, influence, and actions- profoundly shape societal events.  In the organizational context, although theoretical research has shown conflicting results on the link between leadership and performance, shareholders and the popular press continue to assume that leaders, through their influence, make a difference to organizational outcomes. (Photo: Editor-in-Chief, Joseph S. Sherman)

Sierra Leone's Goodwill Ambassador to the United States, Mrs. Isatu Timbo-Nwokedi ,is bereaved. Her father, Alhaji Mohamed Giddas Timbo passed away this morning in Accra,Ghana , where he was undergoing treatment.The sad news has devastated the people who have heard it .  Like her daughter, the late Pa  Timbo had a very kind and humanitarian heart and was known to have provided voluntary valuable services to lots of people in Sierra Leone.

London Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of London Mining PLC UK on Tuesday 30th June 2009 held a ground breaking ceremony of their new haul road project at Mammy Nancy area near Rogbere Junction in the Port Loko District, northern Sierra Leone.Speaking at the ceremony, the Managing Director of London Mining Company, Mr. David Keili said that, the operation of the exportation of iron ore will soon commence during the quarter year of 2010.

The Management and Editorial staff of the Cocorioko newspaper Limited wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the Goodwill Ambassador of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Isatu Timbo-Nwokedi  and all members of the Timbo and Nwokedi families for the death of Mrs. Timbo-Nwokedi's  beloved father, Ahaji Mohamed Giddas Timbo,who passed away in Ghana today.

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone ’s vision to deliver Sierra Leoneans from poverty is embedded deep within his national agenda for change. The President hoped to achieve this through capacity building of the country’s human resources aimed at national development and prosperity and a transparent and accountable government administration to the people of Sierra Leone.

As a part of his Agenda for Change, before departing for the African Union Summit underway in Libya, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, through the Office of the Diaspora Affairs, approved the appointments of five nation builders from his 5^th Region, the Diaspora. Like the aviation expertise, who are currently busy rejuvenating Sierra Leone’s aviation industry in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation and those in other government ministries, four ministries will benefit from the Office of the Diaspora Affairs’ recruited five experts approved by the President.

My two weeks visit to  Cameroon was rewarding because I was able to visit major cities like Douala , the business capital of Cameroon, Yaoundé, the political seat of government, Bamenda in the North-Western region, predominantly English speaking,  Kumba in the south where Ocean City Radio station was located and was privileged to be interviewed on the program 20/20, and special admiration for Cocorioko online was expressed by the staff of  the Radio Station, and a list of towns and villages that leaves a memorable impression in my mind.

The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone Mrs. Nyama Koroma has been invited by the Chief Fire Officer Alhaji Kamanda Bonga to official open the newly constructed fire training centre at Cemet village by Rokel cheek point in greater Freetown area. During an official visit on the First Lady on Monday 29th June 2009, the Chief Fire Officer thanked Her Excellency Mrs. Sia Koroma for the warm reception accorded to the delegation which included the Chief Fire Officer Immam and the Chaplin at her at her office Presidential Lodge in Freetown.