Abu Kanu commonly known as Gbanaloko (born 31 March 1972 in Magburaka) is a retired Sierra Leonean football Striker.
Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys is a government-sponsored secondary school based in Magburaka, in the Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.
The Golden Dragon F.C., which is based in Magburaka, represent the city in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country.
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The major football club that represent the city and the entire Tonkolili District is the Golden Dragon F.C., which is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country.
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Minkailu Bah, Sierra Leone's minister of Education, Youth and Sports
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Magburaka is an educational center and is home to the Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys, the first western standard Secondary school built in the Northern Sierra Leone.
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The city is home to the Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys, the first Secondary school built in Northern Sierra Leone; the school is one of the elite secondary schools in Sierra Leone and is well known for producing some of the most gifted students in the country.the city is also home to the first Girls Secondary School in the North, Mathora.
The Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys has a history of producing some of Sierra Leone's most prominent people, including current Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma, minister of Education Minkailu Bah and writer, novelist and author Karamoh Kabba.
Magburaka Technical Institute is a two year technical college located in Magburaka, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.