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[ February 22, 2019 ] Why Journalism is getting poorer and poorer in today’s Sierra Leone Uncategorized
[ February 22, 2019 ] FC Kallon soar to the top of the league ACTION NEWS
[ February 21, 2019 ] Maada Bio says in Gambia that African leaders are fulfilling their promises ACTION NEWS
[ February 21, 2019 ] Commission of Inquiry : Nigerian Judge overrules application by counsel for former ministers ACTION NEWS
[ February 21, 2019 ] Umaru Fofana is a disappointment to BBC and Salone ACTION NEWS

Sierra Leone Bar Association condemns Attorney General’s stance on rules of evidence in upcoming commissions of inquiry

February 3, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

IS VICTOR FOH A BLESSING OR A CURSE TO SIERRA LEONE POLITICS

January 29, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray Philadelphia, USA A basic principle of democracy is that parties have to accept that their opponents are sometimes going to win. Fight the election […]

Nail-biting start to Sierra Leone’s Premier League, as Killers Lions maul top rivals Mighty Blackpool in Superclash 2019

January 28, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU Lions, the killers from the East End of Freetown, made a magnificent start to the new season and sent their thousands of supporters dancing in delirium all […]

Ambassador Patrick Ojong flays Victor Foh

January 18, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

I have followed with utter disgust the utterances of Victor Foh making rounds in social media. It is very unfortunate and disingenuous of Victor Foh to unashamedly say the things […]

COCORIOKO WANTS YOUR INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE VIEWS ON NATIONAL ISSUES FOR PUBLICATION

January 16, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In keeping with our desire to become more national and more independent as the most widely-read Sierra Leone newspaper online and in the social media, we are now publishing articles […]

Ensure a legal, fair and just Commission of inquiry, Sierra Leone Inter-Reigious Council warns SLPP

January 3, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

INTER RELIGIOUS COUNCIL SIERRA LEONE (IRCSL)* *‼ Press Release*‼ We the undersigned organizations have been keenly following events in the country in recent weeks. The rising political tension in the country […]

JFK condemns SLPP for spate of unlawful arrests and detention of citizens

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

JFK CONDEMNS SLPP Since April 2018, our country has been awakened to vengeful governance using state apparatus to suppress objective dissent and opposition to the current government of President Maada […]

Sierra Leone Police intimidates striking doctors

December 13, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Just how badly Sierra Leone is slowly nosediving from a democratic society to dictatorship and juntacracy can be seen in the ongoing doctors’ and nurses ‘ strike . The Sierra […]

Who welcomed President Maada Bio to Makeni ? Indigenes or rent-a-crowd from SLPP strongholds ?

November 26, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By COCORIOKO Reporters President Maada Bio last weekend seemed to have pulled a fast one on his critics and detractors when he staged a successful Thank-You-tours of the opposition strongholds […]

Local councils, service delivery and their welfare!

November 13, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

John Baimba Sesay Decentralization is gradually being applied in many African countries as one of the tenets of good governance. It ensures participation and promotes accountability, both […]

COMMENTARY

Social Welfare Minister Moijueh Kai-Kai rebrands Sierra Leone in Saudi Arabia

July 1, 2014 0

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare has appealed to a Saudi carrier to extend its operations to Sierra Leone. Moijue E. Kaikai leading a three-man delegation to Saudi to […]

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Is Mohamed N’fa Alie Conteh The APC Frankenstein’s Monster?

September 7, 2017 0

By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) As an unrepentant Koromaist, one of the reasons why I think I’m somehow different from the pack of hysterical APCers is the fact that I […]

ACTION NEWS

Hon. Isata Kabia delivers statement at Plenary meeting of the UN General Debate of the Second Committee

October 4, 2017 0

PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE UNITED NATIONS STATEMENT by HONOURABLE ISATA KABIA Minister of State II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation […]

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Early Tensions between NPFL and RUF commandos

December 22, 2013 0

Early Tensions between NPFL and RUF commandos 239. Tensions between the RUF vanguards and the Liberian-led NPFL faction started to arise at a very early stage of the conflict. Indeed, […]

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Sierra Leone Commission on Small Arms pays a courtesy call on Minister of information

August 12, 2015 0

By Septimus Kanu– Sierra Leone Commission on Small Arms pays a courtesy call on the Minister of information and Communications, Hon. Alhaji Alpha Bakarr Sahid Kanu,who has played host to […]

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