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Now Maada Bio has behaved like a true statesman worthy of respect

December 4, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  —–YOU CAN READ THE STORY ALSO AT WWW.COCORIOKO.INFO —– By driving  yesterday to State of House–The seat of power in Sierra Leone — to shake hands with President Ernest Koroma , […]

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Zainab Hawa Bangura : “The Central African Republic is not forgotten”

December 4, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

“The Central African Republic is not forgotten” As United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, I am this week visiting the Central African Republic […]

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Memories, Messages And Manners : Zero Draft Reflections On The 2012 Elections

December 4, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mohamed Gibril Sesay : On Friday November 23, 2012, the former nun, Dr. Christiana Thorpe announced that Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma had won the November Presidential elections with 58.7% […]

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Lopsided Bipolarity: Lessons From The 2012 Elections

December 4, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 By Dr Yusuf Bangura : The results of the 2012 elections confirm a point in my previous piece (“Thoughts on Sierra Leone’s 2012 Presidential Elections”) that Sierra Leone is being […]

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Now Maada Bio Has Behaved Like A True Statesman Worthy Of Respect

December 4, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 By driving  yesterday to State of House–The seat of power in Sierra Leone — to shake hands with President Ernest Koroma , hug  him and concede defeat in the November […]

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Maada Bio Concedes At Last

December 3, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 SLPP Presidential candidate , Julius Maada Bio,  has finally conceded. The defeated former Brigadier went to State House with his running mate , Dr. Khadi Sesay , Party Chairman John […]

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Maada Bio Meets President Ernest Koroma At State House

December 3, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 Cocorioko has just learnt that the defeated Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) Presidential candidate , Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio , has met President Ernest Bai Koroma at […]

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EXCLUSIVE : Diplomats have warned Bio that he will be held accountable if his protests lead to post-elections chaos in Sierra Leone

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

COCORIOKO  has reliably learnt that the former presidential candidate of the defeated Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) , Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, has been warned strongly by […]

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UN Brings Curtains Down On Sierra Leone’s Elections. It Is Finished. President Koroma Won It.

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

   The United Nations yesterday held a special session on the agenda item : THE SITUATION IN SIERRA LEONE. ‎During the session , the UN Security Council considered the report […]

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