More than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say.

The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri by using explosives to blast the administrative block.

Six prisoners have reportedly returned, while 35 refused to escape.

Police have accused the banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, of carrying out the attack. It has reportedly denied involvement.

The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed that 1,844 inmates escaped from the jail in Imo state.

Heavily armed men stormed the Owerri Custodial Centre in the early hours of Monday, after arriving in pickup trucks and buses, the service said.

A police spokesperson said the attackers carried rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns, explosives and rifles.

President Muhammadu Buhari called the attack an “act of terrorism” carried out by “anarchists”. He called upon security forces to capture the attackers and the escaped prisoners.

A spokesman for the Indigenous People of Biafra separatist movement told the AFP news agency that accusations it was behind Monday’s attack were “lies”.

Imo state has long been a breeding ground for separatist groups, while relations between the central government and indigenous Igbo population are strained.

Since January several police stations and vehicles across south-eastern Nigeria have been attacked and large amounts of ammunition stolen. No-one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Mariama Danso is a 24 year old Gambian public speaker and Human Rights Activist, who is the current vice president of the University of The Gambia Students’ Union and also a founding member of Peace Hub The Gambia. She is currently an Intern at American corner Banjul.

Mariama is presently the moderator and host for two civic engagement programs through Activista and Action Aid The Gambia which is centred on Peace, women and Youth political participation and human rights.

She is also well Known for her amazing public speaking skills and she committed herself to seeing a well informed society and citizens working on their basic rights and responsibilities towards the state. “Every person is born to a calling and I strongly believe is to use the power of my voice to speak against social and Political mishaps, advocate for a peaceful, tolerant and social justice among others” she said.

Being an outspoken young lady from a very conservative family and society, it was always a challenge for her to get her opinion on certain sensitive discussions. The struggle of fighting through stereotypes of expected gender roles and responsibilities in society was always a challenge to many women like herself.

“Sometimes you take a deep analysis of who you are and what you’re able to achieve then you thank God for the struggles you’ve made to reach to where you want to be”, she lamented.

Danso further said her parents are her greatest source of strength and wisdom and her mother is a fighter who inspired her alot.

The talented young Activist said she see herself in the next 5 years in a world of academics, doing what she love doing the most. And that is lecturing.

By Amie T. Camara

#Afrinity_Production_Star_Of_The_Week

#Ibrahim_Prosper_Bangura_Named_Afrinity #staroftheweek
Ibrahim Prosper Bangura named Afrinity Production Star of the week. The Actor, Blogger and Philanthropist was spot during the making of one of the biggest action movies in Sierra Leone #Human_Trafficking his energy in the entertainment industry led to his present achievement.

Kakua Kingship on fire 🔥 as we had an exclusive interview with one of South most consistent rapper representing the South Boiz #Wy3m

#Wy3m The song “You Go Feel Me” is about me taking my fans to the old me.

And also is about teaching we the young rappers to focus on the career than the crown (👑), cuz you on the career gives you good and better songs.

#Afrinity so is that the only reason?

#Wy3m Another reason again is about respect in what you do in life.
We the young rappers must respect those we met in this field.
You must look up to someone to be a better one.

#Afrinity wow you’re really saying the mind of some hip hop lovers but what’s your take on the recent track of #KRhyme titled King 👑 Of Kaku?

#Wy3m (Laugh) 😀😀😀 My city is fill with self claimed Kings and other title rappers with little effort to put better rap song up their for our city, instead they bring out dead beef songs that doesn’t make sense in anyway and people in other cities are expecting much from the second city, Bo.

#Afrinity Who’s the legitimate owner of the crown 👑

#Wy3mI love Rap and we have talented rappers here in Bo, but we need healthy Rap songs not thrash or abusive Rap songs that doesn’t make sense. Then the battlefield will be set for contenders who’re fit then the fans will be convinced that I’m the King 👑 if my punchlines defeated the others 😀😀😀

#Afrinity wow!!! You’re such an incredible rapper according to our first interaction 😀😀 anyway what’s do you have for your fans?

#Wy3m thanks so much for the platform, my fans do trust and believe in me. Anyway I’m back at it and this is to get the fans back to good and constructive rap songs.
The fans know How Dem SouthBoiz Do it😀😀😀

#Afrinity guys stay connected with Afrinity Production don’t forget to like our page for more Entertainment news and gossip.

#King_Of_Kakua saga continues!!!!!

He’s Lamin Jalloh known as Lamtec,
CEO of New Life Entertainment SL.
Actor, Writer Producer and Director. Lamtec has contributed positively in the Sierra Leone film🇸🇱🎥🎬 industry. He has been starred in many movies in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 Eg Tears of the Orphan ,Saved by Christ (Jesus is the way) He’s working on another climax hit titled WILD HUNTER🎥🎬🇸🇱 the movie titled Saved By Christ bags 10 norminations in this year’s Faces Of The North Entertainment Awards (FaNEA) which he is expecting nothing less but goodness from his fans.

Afrinity Production draw attention to a 28 year old trailblazing climate change activist Omar Malmo Sambou. For being insistence on planting trees for green earth Gambia which has put the climate change crisis on the front pages and has inspired many young people around the Gambia to take action. He is an Environmental Activist and an accredited Multidisciplinary Researcher.

Omar won the green Awards at the 2020 TFN Heroes Awards and has over ten years of experience in voluntarism and activism on environment and climate change in The Gambia. He is a Lecturer at The University of the Gambia and currently a Doctorate Student in Environmental Science at the University of Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia.

The Young Gambian Activist holds a BSc (Hons) and a masters (Distinction) in Environmental Science from the University of the Gambia and the University of Brawijaya respectively with a focus on Environmental Resource Management and Development.

Omar also served as the 13th President of the University of The Gambia Students Union and President of the National Union of Gambian Students. He is a former course instructor at The Gambia College and a radio presenter on contemporary environmental issues.He chose this work because of his passion to impact positive change in his society.

His journey is characterized by passion, determination, trust and belief. Like many other young people, “it’s tough but the tough get going” he said.

Malmo Jnr is passionate about planting trees and discussing environmental issues, though he have no idol growing up but he is inspired by the Former Minister of Environment, Pa Ousman Jarju and Bubu Pateh Jallow who is the Lead Climate Change Negotiator for The Gambia at the UNFCCC.

Omar’s inspiring action have touched communities and emboldened movements with historic victories for tree planting.

By Amie T. Camara

Breaking News 📣📣📣
KENYA TO GIVE THOUSANDS OF CENSUS TECHNOLOGY MACHINES TO SIERRA LEONE

Kenya Shares Its Census Technology With Other African Countries
On April 1, 2021 In Latest News

NAIROBI, 1st April 2021 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today presented 45,000 Kenyan made gadgets to Botswana, South Sudan, Mauritius, Sierra Leone and Namibia to help them undertake their census.

Speaking at State House, Nairobi during the handing over of the donated gadgets, President Kenyatta said Kenya is ready to share its expertise in ICTs with other African countries in the spirit of African solidarity and fraternity.

“Under the auspices of the South-South cooperation, which is the technical cooperation among developing countries in the global south, my Administration is ready to support other African countries to enable them undertake their census.

“Through this initiative, we have decided to donate 45,000 census gadgets to five countries notably Botswana, South Sudan, Mauritius, Sierra Leone and Namibia,” President Kenyatta said.

Kenya successfully undertook its first ever digital national population and housing census in 2019 powered by locally assembled ICT equipment and software, including tablets, servers and their accessories.

Buoyed by the success of the 2019 census, the Head of State said the country is now in a position to share the technology with sister African nations.

“The use of digital processes enabled the results to be released in record time. From that experience, we have been able to roll out digital services across many government services, increasing speed and efficiency of service delivery,” the President said.

He termed the donation of the census gadgets to the five African countries “a rare fusion of pan-Africanism and the information age” and noted that other African countries among them Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, and Liberia had made study tours in Kenya to learn from the country’s census success.

“…we join hands with our brothers and sisters and we say to them that they can count on Kenya’s unwavering support in every single aspect of their national life as we continue to make this continent more prosperous for its people and for future generations,” President Kenyatta said.

The Head of State, who was accompanied by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, also fielded questions from the press on several national matters including availability of the Covid-19 vaccine and the recently announced pandemic containment measures where five counties were put under partial lockdown.

On vaccines, President Kenyatta assured that no body who has received the first dose will miss the second one.

“It is a fact that there is a global challenge in accessing vaccines (Covid-19) but we are working day and night to ensure that the vaccines are available,” the President said.

On cushioning those hard-hit by the containment measures, the President said the matter will be addressed on a case by case basis and urged members of the fourth estate to help curb the spread of the virus by exposing those flouting the Covid-19 protocols.

Former PM Odinga said although Kenyans are facing difficult economic times, they should not let their guard down in terms of combating the Covid-19 pandemic.

He expressed optimism that the Government will devise a way of mitigating the negative economic effects of Covid-19, especially on the most vulnerable in the society.

ICT CS Joe Mucheru and South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya Chol M. U. Ajongo also spoke at the media event attended by Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, Sierra Leone High Commissioner Abdul Karim Kargbo and his Botswana counterpart Duke Lefhoko among others.

First Lady had a working lunch with female ECOWAS Parliamentarians on Tuesday 30th March. It was an interactive session where they discussed how they can support one another. First lady said when women work together, regardless of National boundary, with a common goal, they will get the support and achieve the goals they set.
The session was for them to get to know each other.

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Christ The King College (CKC) CROCODILE is dead 😭
May the soul of this 100 years old CROCODILE rest in peace.

Crist The King College (CKC) is one of the renowned schools in the South and majority of the pupils have work for the late Crocodile, one of the pupils told this medium that when he was in school, whenever he’s late he would be asked to fetch water for the Crocodile.

Quench is a Sierra Leonean movie that was shot in America by host of African super stars.