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55th Independence Anniversary : Ambassador Bockarie Stevens, Embassy and S/L Diaspora fete Sierra Leoneans today

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S/ Leone Embassy & S/Leonean Diaspora Awards Three

April 30, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The Sierra Leone Embassy in collaboration with its Diaspora affiliates have openly recognized the exemplary services of two Sierra Leoneans and a Non Profit, and awarded them with a […]

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Grand APC NJ Inauguration and Dance : All roads lead to New Jersey tomorrow

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

All roads lead tomorrow to New Jersey , where the much-expected inauguration of officials of the All People’s Congress ( APC) New Jersey Branch and the party’s massive fund-raising dance, […]

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President Ernest Koroma inspects Bankasoka Dam and Port Loko Stadium

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

      By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma Thursday 28 April 2016 paid a visit to the construction sites of both the Bankasoka dam as […]

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Information Minister met with ECOWAN Investors

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

  By Marcus A. Bangura, Special/ Personal Assistant, Minister of Information & Communication The Minister of Information and Communication in collaboration with Sierra Leone Cable Network Limited met with ECOWAN […]

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Information Minister Mohamed Bangura receives plaque of appreciation

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

By Osman Osby Bangura –<meta http-equiv=”X-Frame-Options” content=”DENY” /> The All Political Party Association (APPA) yesterday made courtesy called to the Minister of Information and Communication, Mohamed Bangura at Youyi building […]

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Sierra Leone’s First Post – Ebola Independence Anniversary

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

By Alhaji M.B. Jalloh, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States   The West African State of Sierra Leone with a population of over 7.1 million people, according to […]

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Beijing Marks National Day

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

Sierra Leone’s Deputy/Acting Ambassador to China Madam Kumba Momoh, has on 27th April, called on her compatriots in the Asian country to consider their country’s resilience as a people of […]

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ACROSTIC on Independence Anniversary by Major General (Rtd) Alfred Claude Nelson-Williams , Deputy High Commissioner , Nigeria

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

SIERRA LEONE’S 55 th. INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN ABUJA, NIGERIA ON WEDNESDAY 27 th. APRIL 2016. By: Alusine Mohamed Fofanah Sierra Leone High Commission Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. S….Sierra […]

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Independence Anniversary chaos : Police blames SLPP ; SLPP blames Police ; SLPP Chief blames SLPP

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

Sierra Leone Police stormed the headquarters of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) yesterday to stop them from staging a masquerade parade in the city in observation […]

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