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President Koroma at the 64th UN General Assembly

September 24, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Thursday, September 24, 2009 President Koroma at the 64th UN General Assembly President Ernest Koroma’s speech at the UN Statement by His Excellecy Dr. Ernest Koroma, President of the Reupblic […]

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Ambassador Stevens’ version of APC-NA rumpus

September 24, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By: Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara Jnr   AMBASSADOR BOCKARIE STEVENS To many Sierra Leoneans, Bockarie Kortu Stevens has done a remarkable job since assuming the office of Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to […]

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Social Welfare Minister attends Confab on Violence

September 15, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Festus Tarawali – Rome, Italy. Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs Dr. Soccoh Kabia recently joined his colleagues from other countries and women victims of violence and […]

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Bumbuna Becomes a Reality

August 1, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

August 1, 2009.   The Minister of Information & Communications, Hon. Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, was not only eloquent as usual; he placed the latest dazzling All People’s Congress (APC) achievement […]

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COCORIOKO INTERVIEW : Bumbuna becomes a reality

August 1, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 on August 1, 2009.   The Minister of Information & Communications, Hon. Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, was not only eloquent as usual; he placed the latest dazzling All People’s Congress (APC) […]

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Designer Vaginas: Is Female Circumcision Coming Out of the Closet?

July 3, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Written by Gbemisola Olujob As a circumcised and sexually fulfilled African woman, when I consider the fuss that female circumcision has attracted to Africa over the years and the wind […]

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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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APC-NA Conflict Resolved: “Forward Ever, Backward Never”

April 20, 2009 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By: Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara Jnr – USA on October 20, 2009. It was a rainy Saturday and despite treacherous driving conditions, a cross section of the members of the […]

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