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Saudi – Based Diplomat Hails Sierra Leoneโ€™s Religious Tolerance

February 29, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  M.B. Jalloh, Press Attachรฉ, Saudi Arabia Director General of Cultural, Social and Family Affairs at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said that Sierra Leone could be the […]

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Unimak plans national conference on transition from MDGs to SDGs

February 29, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Emmanuel A.B. Turay University of Makeni (UniMak), Faculty of Social Sciences in collaboration with United Nations Office in Sierra Leone and other partners, will be hosting the first National […]

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As VP concludes tour of Moyamba District, Ward 303 finally falls to APC

February 29, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The Hon. Vice President, Ambassador Dr. Victor Bockarie Foh on Sunday 28th February, 2016 concludes his four days tour of the Moyamba District. The tour commences on Thursday 25th […]

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Traders Honour President Koroma

February 28, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit In realisation of his tremendous personal efforts during his social mobilization drive for community involvement and ownership of the fight against Ebola, President Ernest […]

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APC defeat SLPP again in their stronghold

February 28, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The ruling All People’s Congressย  ( APC )ย ย  yesterday defeated the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP )ย  in the latter’s stronghold in the Ward 303, Constituency 84 Bye-Elections […]

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Sierra Leoneans commend Zainab Bangura for Hillary Rodham Clinton Award

February 28, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

On Monday February 22nd,ย Mrs. Zainab Bangura , the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, was ย awarded the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace […]

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President Ernest Koroma commissions army barracks and inspects water works in Bo

February 28, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  His Excellency, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and Minister of Defenceย ย has commissionedย ย and handed overย  the newly- ย constructed accommondation […]

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Sierra Leone Pastors Alliance formed in the U.S.

February 28, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Sierra Leoneans Pastors in North America have come together and formed the ( Sierra Leonean Pastors Alliance, with the aim to develop an inseparable Christian and spiritual relationship with […]

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Where Umaru fofana got it wrong

February 27, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Where Umaru fofana got it wrong John Baimba Sesay-China Sierra Leone is at the crossroad in her development. This is especially so in the last years of governance by President […]

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FLASHBACK : Were they the trials of the century in Sierra Leone ?

February 27, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY NO. 1 ? FOR MY FELLOW OLDTIMERS LIKE ISRAEL PAPER, ANTHONY KAMARA , etc. Again, I bring my readers another interesting story from the […]

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  • Freetown Doesnโ€™t Need a New โ€œCityโ€ – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion
  • Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis
  • Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt
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