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Veteran APC official passes away

December 22, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Ruling All People’s Congress (APC )  veteran Politician, Mr. Abdul Iscandari,   passed away in Freetown on 19th December . He was a former Minister of Tourism under the […]

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Our journalists make wrong calls because of their ignorance of Political Science, Diplomacy and International Relations

December 22, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 By KABS KANU : During our days at the highest institution of learning in Sierra Leone, people looked down on subjects like Political Science, International Relations and Diplomacy. But through […]

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PROFESSOR CLIFFORD NELSON FYLE, Father of Sierra Leone National Anthem

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

CLIFFORD NELSON FYLE, Father of Sierra Leone National Anthem Clifford was born in Freetown on March 29, 1933. He attended Methodist Boys High School. Many would remember him as their […]

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Nigeria’s President Buhari warns Yaya Jammeh to leave or face consequences

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

| December 20, 2016 | by Our Reporter Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari , a retired General in the Nigerian Army cum ‘democratically’ elected civilian president,  has finally broken silence on […]

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The double standards of some of President Koroma’s bitter critics : The saga of Victor Sylver , the wife-beating BBC misfit

December 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Archive for October, 2016 The double standards of some of President Koroma’s bitter critics : The saga of Victor Sylver , the shamed BBC reporter Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 By […]

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Information Minister represents Sa. Leone at 11th session of Islamic Conference of Information Ministers in Jeddah

December 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Information and Communications Minister is currently representing the Republic of Siera Leone in the 11th session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi […]

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Ambassador Keh Kamara prevails on African Members in the United Nations Security Council to promote African Union Assembly and PSC Decisions

December 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

At the High Level Seminar on Peace, Security and Stability in Africa… Ambassador Keh Kamara prevails on African Members in the United Nations Security Council to promote African Union Assembly […]

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S/Leone’s Information Minister Urges Islamic Nations to Empower Women in the Media

December 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 By Alhaji M.B. Jalloh, Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia   Sierra Leone’s Information and Communication Minister has told over 50 Information Ministers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that “the role […]

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Ambassador Omrie Golley woos leading Korean fishing company to invest in fisheries sector in Sierra Leone

December 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley on Monday 19th December 2016 visited the Insung Fishing Company […]

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Press Statement from Sierra Leone Mission to the UN on Mamba TV’s misrepresentation of PBC Meeting

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

  PRESS STATEMENT MAMBA – TV MISREPRESENTATION OF UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION MEETING IN NEW YORK ON 7TH DECEMBER 2016 The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in […]

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  • The Rising Menace of Scammers and Sextortionists in West Africa
  • The disaster of First Lady Fatima Bio’s involvement in the SLPP Lower Level elections in Kono
  • Ongoing divisions within the party would jeopardize its electoral prospects, Lansana Dumbuya warns APC
  • Juju, oaths and political control: Leaked audio exposes First Lady Fatima Bio
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  • Ambassador Amara Sowa admonishes citizens to work together to reverse the deteriorating situation in the country
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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