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Reading: “I Left My Engineering Course To Be A Professional Blogger”: Meet The Founder Of Omega British Blog
Reading: “I Left My Engineering Course To Be A Professional Blogger”: Meet The Founder Of Omega British Blog

“I Left My Engineering Course To Be A Professional Blogger”: Meet The Founder Of Omega British Blog

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The Omega British Blog was born out of the narrative and endless saying of Sierra Leonean Musics, Videos, Movies, and all of its creative arts not in any way recognized in the International Market, they are not nominated in African and other International awards despite the hard work being put in their different deliveries. Young Alhaji Musa Bah realized that blogging could be of great help in putting his country’s entertainment industry to the map both nationally and internationally. The need for his blog started when he realized that his country hasn’t got top-notched bloggers with good communication skills (persuasive writing skills) and a very huge audience/platform, cut across Sierra Leone (Ghanaians, Nigerian, Tanzanians, etc) to have the Sierra Leonean contents distributed relentlessly.

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Upon establishing the Omega British Blog, a Facebook page he created from his consistency in being informative about entertainment happenings Internationally and countrywide. Moreover, the Omega British Blog report activities affecting the lives of youths, and giving mind-blowing reports of every issue surrounding it.

He later realized of how more impactful and supportive he could be to the music and creative arts-loving audience and changing the narrative of blogging and promoting in Sierra Leone with his audience.

Born in the central part of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Alhaji Musa Bah, commonly called Omega attended the Bethel Temple Preparatory School, where he sat to the National Primary School Examinations and later attended the Sierra Leone Grammar School. He sat to the Basic Educational Certificate Examinations in his Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 and got admitted at the Prince of Wales – Kingtom, where he did his Senior Secondary School (SSS) 1 in the Science stream/faculty. He sat to his West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and got admitted to the Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, In 2018, after he completed his high school and got  requirement to be admitted in university, Omega was in science stream during his high school, but his passion has always been to pursue degree course in journalism. He asked his parents to grant him the wish of pursing Mass Communication Programme as his first degree so he will be embedded with the do’s and don’ts of Journalism and all other related media work and moreover be theoretically inclined of been a Public Relations expert and contribute immensely in promoting Sierra Leone’s creative arts.

In an online interview with Salone Messenger, Alhaji took us through his journey, and plans for the future

Sallu Kamuskay: What has been your Greatest Achievement?

“My greatest achievements as a blogger is to be recognized by nearly 80% of Sierra Leonean Entertainers (Co-Bloggers, Musicians, Actors, Directors, Comédians, Graphic Designers, Fashion Désigners, Models, etc) both home and abroad. I have participated in 95% of the country’s biggest entertainment Shows, establishing a very good network with international entertainers (renowned bloggers, award-winning African and American Artiste, directors, station managers, producers, etc) within approximately 3-years of blogging.

Being part of the country’s biggest and successful entertainment shows, meeting more Sierra Leonean acts (home and abroad), establishing my international networks, seeing myself renowned and me being complimented for my efforts have been my greatest inspirations.”

Sallu Kamuskay: What are the challenges you face as a blogger in Sierra Leone?

“I am mostly faced with a few challenges of which are: internet connectivity and managing my work of blogging and that of my studies at the university.”

Sallu Kamuskay: Considering the increase of blogging in Sierra Leone, do you think we need a union of online bloggers like we do have with SLAJ for journalists and other bodies to regulate the work?

“I don’t necessarily think so, because there’s nowhere in the world I’ve seen a body established in regulating affairs of bloggers. However, it is of high importance because it takes so much for one to be titled “Blogger,” so having a body established for blogging would be regulated postings and other ethics of the art to avoid copyright infringement and conduct workshop, training, and seminars to boost the skills and abilities of bloggers and intending one’s.”

 

Sallu Kamuskay: How do you hope to see yourself in the next 5 years in the world of blogging?

“I want to see myself, in the next 5 years, been celebrated worldwide with a barrage of compliments, accolades, awards, interviews on the world’s biggest media platforms (radio, television, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, online platforms, etc) and be one of the world’s richest entertainment blogger.”

OMEGA is a Blogger, Social Media Influencer, Social Media Strategist, Entertainment Consultant, Publicist. Am not a STAR but I make STARS.

Salone Messenger is a Global Multimedia and Public Relation Firm that brings young emerging leaders, bloggers, activists, and storytellers to tell inspiring stories of change-makers and build a community of young people telling human interest stories using smartphones

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Sallu Kamuskay is a Sierra Leonean communication strategist, fixer, blogger, youth organiser, event manager, spokesperson, and public relations expert. His work has been regularly referenced and published by national and international media and public policy institutions. Sallu Kamuskay was a child during the brutal war in Sierra Leone. Growing up in the midst of conflict, Sallu witnessed unimaginable abuse of children and gross violations of human rights. The horrors he witnessed during the Civil War had a terrible impact on him at a very tender age. But despite the shock of the war, Sallu never lost hope. He started on a journey of recovery, studying, and working for a better future. At age 15, Sallu entered into the world of activism and advocacy. Sallu Kamuskay was the Vice President of the Young Leaders Organisation, a member of the National Youth Council. The Young Leaders is one of the oldest youth-led organisations in West Africa. The organisation was formed by a group of young leaders, and launched by the then Head of State/President of Sierra Leone. Sallu was part of the group of young leaders who participated in and contributed to the establishment of the National Youth Council. The Commonwealth supported the training for trainers programme with line ministries and youth stakeholders in which key, representatives of youth council, student union and civil society/private sector youth platforms were engaged and empowered in the effective engagement and inclusion of youth. Sallu is co-founder and Executive Director of the Salone Messenger, a global multimedia and public relations firm based In Sierra Leone. Sallu has worked on various developmental and policy issues such as Poverty, Climate Change, Human rights, Child Rights, Education, Health, Gender Equality, Civic Engagement, Government policies, Information Communication Technology for Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and has also been contributing to various global events and advocacy campaigns. Sallu Kamuskay is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Salone Messenger, a global Multimedia and Public Relations Firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information, on top stories, business, politics, entertainment, and more. Sallu is working with a leading technology company in Africa, Techfrica, that has recently developed and launched a social media, messaging Supfrica with over 150,000 downloads on the Google play store in less than 4 days. He is the Adviser and Media coordinator for the App to give people the platform to connect and communicate to help shape their future with a very fast internet that allows users that live in deprived and hard-to-reach areas with poor internet facility to be able to communicate as it allows and stronger on 2 and 3 G network reception. Sallu has over 9 years of experience in youth engagement, inclusion, and coordination both at local and global levels, giving voice to young people and engaging young people to build a better world. He has served as coordinator for the Wave Alliance which brought together youth-led organisations who attended an international training in South Africa organized by the International Organization – Waves for Change. Sallu is working with the MLT, Waves For Change, and the Government to develop safe spaces for young people, with a view to contributing to the overall development goals of young people including health, as well as to community rebuilding. Sallu is currently the Programme Director for the Wave Alliance, which is a coalition of youth-led and community-based organisations that have successfully introduced evidence-based Surf Therapy programs to young people in communities, with a focus on mental health, peace building and sustainable development. Sallu is currently the focal point and face of Africa’s Faces Social media platform which is a global Social media platform that brings together people from across the world to share their moments, connect, share videos, and interact with friends giving more preference to excluded continents like Africa. Sallu Kamuskay has devoted his time to working for or contributing to a number of national and international organizations and companies, including the Techfrica Technology Company, United Nations, ECOWAS, European Union, Commonwealth Africa Initiatives. This work has led him to travel to a number of countries to contribute to global youth platforms. Sallu is the lead Coordinator for Peace Tour programme, an initiative supported by the European Union, Africa Union, ECOWAS focusing on uniting and empowering young people and local communities. Over the years, Sallu Kamuskay has been using his Techno phone to be able to tell stories, the phone he used to tell the story of Gbessay during Ebola who was admitted at one of the Ebola treatment centers after rumors that she had Ebola when the actual sickness was ulcer, she was almost abandoned at the treatment canter with no medication provided to her. She could have died. Sallu told the story via social media and was able to secure funding from the United Sierra Leone to buy her medication and advocated for her. She was later discharged and taken home, He did the same to a patient that died and was abandoned in the street, Sallu Kamuskay used his phone and shared the message across, the corps was later taken and buried. It could have been more disaster without his voice. The story of late America Stress 3-year-old daughter. The hero’s daughter was abandon after his father's death. He shared her sad story and was able to get a sister who has taken the child as her own and is currently providing her with educational support. The article of America Stress can be read on the link below http://ayvnewspaper.com/index.php/k2-categories/item/7350-america-stress-a-hero-to-recognize. Sallu Kamuskay feels the stories of Gbessay, America stress and that of many others need to be told. The media house we have cannot better tell these stories, they are better reporters than telling human interest stories. He created the Salone Messenger platform and brought together passionate storytellers to be able to tell these compelling stories.