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THE HANGING OF SADDAM HUSSEIN : LESSON FOR WAR CRIMINALS

December 31, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The execution of Saddam Hussein has provoked heated debates around the world.In some places, people are jubilating while in others , protests were sparked about the legality of the trial […]

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THE DRAMA OF POLITICS PLAYING ITSELF OUT IN FREETOWN

December 31, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE DRAMA OF POLITICS PLAYING ITSELF OUT IN FREETOWN Observers of  developments in Sierra Leone say that the drama of .politics is playing itself in Freetown. As the General Elections […]

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THE HANGING OF SADDAM HUSSEIN  : LESSON FOR WAR CRIMINALS

December 31, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE HANGING OF SADDAM HUSSEIN  : LESSON FOR WAR CRIMINALS The execution of Saddam Hussein has provoked heated debates around the world.In some places, people are jubilating while in others […]

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THE DRAMA OF POLITICS PLAYING ITSELF OUT IN FREETOWN

December 30, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE DRAMA OF POLITICS PLAYING ITSELF OUT IN FREETOWN Observers of  developments in Sierra Leone say that the drama of .politics is playing itself in Freetown. As the General Elections […]

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AND THE EDITOR FIRED HIS REPORTER …A JOKE WITH JOE KAMANDA AT CHRISTMAS

December 30, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AND THE EDITOR FIRED HIS REPORTER …A JOKE WITH JOE KAMANDA AT CHRISTMAS By Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu   One of the very interesting jokes my Journalism teacher told  in class […]

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TOP HINGA NORMAN SUPPORTER JOINS OPPOSITION  PMDC

December 30, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

TOP HINGA NORMAN SUPPORTER JOINS OPPOSITION  PMDC The political wind of defections and new declarations continue in Sierra Leone as the nation prepares for all-important Presidential and Legislative Elections next […]

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS : WHO IS WHO IN SIERRA LEONE 2007 ?

December 30, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE THREE MUSKETEERS : WHO IS WHO IN SIERRA LEONE 2007 ?   MARGAI                    KOROMA             […]

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TOP HINGA NORMAN SUPPORTER JOINS OPPOSITION PMDC

December 29, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

TOP HINGA NORMAN SUPPORTER JOINS OPPOSITION  PMDC  The political wind of defections and new declarations continue in Sierra Leone as the nation prepares for all-important Presidential and Legislative Elections next […]

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APC LEADER TO COME BACK TO THE U.S.

December 29, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

APC LEADER TO COME BACK TO THE U.S. The Leader of the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC), Mr. Ernest Koroma, is returning to the United States in February.   […]

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KABBAH : WHAT MORE  BIG SURPRISES FOR SIERRA LEONE 2007?

December 20, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

KABBAH : WHAT MORE  BIG SURPRISES FOR SIERRA LEONE 2007? The government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah , after enduring all imaginable criticisms from a disaffected populace , ended 2006 […]

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