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Moseray Fadika laid to rest after fitting funeral that drew mammoth crowds

August 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : Grief and sorrow continue to lay thick across Freetown this weekend after Friday’s funeral for the the late Sierra Leonean humanitarian, philanthropist , former mining executive […]

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Destined to rule

August 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

FROM THE COCORIOKO ARCHIVES Even as Opposition Leader , Ā PRESIDENT ERNEST KOROMA was regal, full of zeal, progressive thinking, endeavour and infectious confidence . Ernest BAI (Means CHIEF in Temne […]

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GRAMMY NOMINEE BOLSTERS BODY OF WORK

August 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

GRAMMY NOMINEE BOLSTERS BODY OF WORK Wilfred “Freddy Will” Kanu Jr. bolstered his body of work with a new series of books called, “The Sandmann’s Journal”. On June 6th, 2016 […]

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Moseray Fadika’s body arrives in Sierra Leone

August 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The body of the late Ambassador Moseray Fadika arrived in Freetown today. Mr .Fadika, who was vying to run for the Presidency under the banner of the ruling All People’s […]

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Intertwined Relations between the Public and Police

August 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay- China In a June 2012 article titled ā€œA societal problem demanding societal solutionā€, I dilated on the relevance of having an acceptable level of trust and […]

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*Development Partners are ā€˜pleased with the successes and progress’ of the President’s Recovery Priorities*

August 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Memuna Forna Saidu Conton-Sesay, the Chief of Staff, welcomed development partners to State House on Friday 12 August 2016 to update them on the progress of the President’s […]

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Horror, as young woman dies in Sierra Leone Bondo Bush

August 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The death of a teenage girl in Sierra Leone during a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure performed by a women-run secret society should spur the […]

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VP VICTOR FOH DID NOT CAUSE THE KABALA RIOTS

August 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert The mere mention of riots in Kabala is a serious matter for contention, the area being wedged in the Norther most tip of Sierra Leone, bordering […]

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UN Scribe taps Salone’s C Bah for Advisory Group

August 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leonean born global activist and girl champion, Chernor Bah (Cee Bah) has been appointed by the UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-Moon to a prestigious Advisory Group of experts […]

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VP Foh launches campaign to end child marriage

August 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE VICE PRESIDENT, AMB. DR. VICTOR BOCKARIE FOH AT THE OFFICIAL LUNCH OF CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD MARRIAGE ,Ā BANK COMPLEX, KINGTOM 17TH AUGUST, 2016 Chairperson Ministers […]

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