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34 years after the execution of Mohamed Sorie Fornah and 14 others 

May 22, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

34 years after the execution of Mohamed Sorie Fornah and 14 others  By Sheku Dauda Bangura Thirty four years ago, July 19 1975, to be exact, a sad chapter was […]

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SLPP operatives said to be planning to stir up chaos in Sa. Leone, using Kailahun as launching pad

May 17, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  WRITTEN BY COCORIOKO NEWSPAPER LIMITED SUNDAY, 17 MAY 2009 News making the rounds in the United States is that the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP),which has still not accepted […]

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SLPP Detractors Contentious about President Koroma’s Initiative to Re-Brand Sierra Leone?

May 11, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Written by Joseph Seidu Sherman, Editor-in-Chief, The New Rising Sun Monday, 11 May 2009 Re-branding Sierra Leone is absolutely necessary in these days of bleeding edge technology and rapid change, […]

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