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Month: January 2016

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And the Barbarians Were Here Today

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

June 9, 2010 at 4:41pm Nobody saw it coming. Well if they did, no visible sign of it was displayed if judging from what our Commander- in- chief of the […]

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Haja Afsatu Kabba Takes Leave of President Koroma

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner designate to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and seven other accredited countries, Madam Haja Afsatu Olayinka Ebishola Savage Kabba on […]

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January 6, 1999 : The villains and the heroes

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Suliman Forna : January 6 1999 should be remembered as the year that described the real SLPP evil temperament. I was there, saw it all and can analyze it […]

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President Koroma Engages Religious Leaders on Abortion Bill

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit Since lawmakers in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament on Tuesday 8th December 2015 ratified the Private Members’ motion bill titled:‘The Safe Abortion Act, […]

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Sylvia Blyden breaks silence to comment on Sierra Leone Abortion Bill

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

I have just read the well-written report filed by the State House Communication Unit on His Excellency the President sending the Abortion Bill back to Parliament without his Assent. The […]

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Alie Kabba is not fit to be a presidential candidate

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Momodu Jalloh Alie Kabba assumed the position of co-ordinator of the RUF and he caused the divergence of paths and purpose of the RUF because of his corruption. […]

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More time for President Ernest Koroma : Sierra Leone musicians explain why national call

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone musicians  have joined the ‘more time’  campaign for President Ernest Bai Koroma. They have joined  the Traders Union, the Bike Riders, the Motor Drivers Union , market women […]

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Ambassador Golley engages Korean health sector in supporting post-ebola recovery plans

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  As part of the Sierra Leone Mission in Korea’s continuing efforts to engage the Korean Government in supporting the post Ebola recovery plans of the Government, particularly in the […]

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Pictorial : Covenant Child World Ministry Watch Night End-Of-Year Service

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Covenant Child World Ministry  of Somerset, New Jersey, praised and worshipped God and prayed and burst into thankful joy as  the old year turned over into the new year […]

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Covenant Child World Ministry baptizes third group of members

January 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Covenant Child World Ministries last Tuesday December 29, 2015 , baptized its third group of members . The first baptism of the church took place two years ago. WE […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
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Published on August 9, 2010 by Cocorioko News   ·   No Comments By Joseph Kamanda : His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma,  today  visited the landslide disaster site at Owen Street in […]

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Flagrant contempt for the Supreme Court : Why are some people so lawless ?

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  Kambia, 2 April 2015 – As he walked down a dusty road in Kunta Dumba, in Kambia district, northern Sierra Leone, the villagers bellowed intermittently, “Mr. Khalid! Mr. Khalid!” Khalid […]

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