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APC poised for a landslide victory – Tarawalie tells New Jersey APC caucus

August 17, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By: Pasco Gerald Temple – IA USA on August 17, 2012. Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of information and Communications who doubles as the Co- Government Spokesman, Hon. Sheka Tarawalie, has […]

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Deputy Information Minister pokes fun at Maada Bio in New Jersey meeting, as he outlines APC government’s achievements

August 17, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Cocorioko Reporter : Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Hon. Sheka Tarawalli,  rocked New Jersey  with laughter on Tuesday evening while addressing a high-powered All People’s Congress ( […]

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Late Capt. Hanciles Bangura’s Wife Tells How NPRC Murdered Her Husband For No Just Case

August 14, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Late Capt. Hanciles Bangura’s Wife Tells How NPRC Murdered Her Husband For No Just Case S COCORIOKO EXCLUSIVE : As the families of the 29 people extrajudicially executed by the […]

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V-P leads high-power Sierra Leone delegation to Saudi Arabia

August 13, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Posted by Cocorioko Newspaper on August 13, 2012 V-P leads high-power Sierra Leone delegation to Saudi Arabia By Alhaji Jalloh : V.P Sumana Leads Nine-Man Delegation to Saudi Arabia    Politics Written by […]

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President Koroma’s good governance pays dividend, as more SLPP stalwarts cross over to the APC

August 2, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Many stalwarts of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) in the Southern Province crossed over to  the ruling All People’s Congress ( APC ) last Saturday […]

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By Kabs Kanu The April 27, 1961 Independence ushered in what could be rightly described as cruel luck for the people of  Sierra Leone.  Independence was meant to usher in […]

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BY KABS KANU Cocorioko Publisher Any journalist worth his salt will at one time or the other or perpetually in his life face threats of arrests, physical harm , ostracization, […]

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  By M.B. Jalloh, Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States– The Government of His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma is performing remarkably well as a result of his […]

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Hundreds of Sierra Leoneans and other foreign Nationals have thronged the Sierra Leone Embassy at Washington DC to sign the book of Condolence for the victims of the double tragedy […]

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Who owns jeep used for alleged ritual murder attempt ?

January 29, 2012 0

January 29, 2012 | Filed under: Breaking News,Diaspora,Editorial,Headlines | Posted by: Cocorioko Newspaper When the Sierra Leone Police would have announced the owner of the jeep used yesterday in the […]

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FORMER SPEAKER OF SIERRA LEONE PARLIAMENT WILLIAM CONTEH DIES

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  The death occured in Freetown yesterday of the former Speaker of Parliament, Mr. William Conteh. According to the former Secretary General of the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC), […]

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