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High -powered ECOWAS Team holding talks with Jammeh to persuade him to leave office after elections defeat

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PHOTOS: Jammeh meets African leaders/UN/AU/ECOWAS delegation President Buhari, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, who is the current Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President […]

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WHY NOT A NEW AIRPORT IN SIERRA LEONE?

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

WHY NOT A NEW AIRPORT IN SIERRA LEONE? By Tony Bee, Sydney, Australia There is nothing in this world that does exist without advantages and disadvantages. But sometimes one can […]

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African Union Peace and Security Council adopts a Communiquรฉ calling on President Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transfer of power

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

African Union Peace and Security Council adopts a Communiquรฉ calling on President Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transfer of power The African Union Peace and Security Council on […]

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Ambassador Golley receives Korean construction experts for new FCC Complex

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AMBASSADOR OMRIE GOLLEY RECEIVESย  KOREAN CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS FOR NEW FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL COMPLEX PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE FOR FREETOWN, AS DATE FOR START OF CONSTRUCTION IS ANNOUNCED Sierra Leone’s Ambassador […]

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New UN Secretary General sworn in

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Antรณnio Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, takes the oath of office for his five-year term, which begins on 1 January 2017. The oath was administered by Peter Thomson, President […]

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President Koroma in high-level ECOWAS delegation to the Gambia

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Sirleaf Leads High-level ECOWAS Delegation to The Gambia (Monrovia, Liberia โ€“ Monday, December 12, 2016) The President of the Republic of Liberia and Chairperson of the Authority of Heads […]

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Gambia’s President Jammeh to Challenge Election Loss at Top Court

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BANJUL โ€” Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh will challenge the results of a Dec. 1 election at the Supreme Court, the ruling party said, raising the prospect that a shock opposition […]

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MY LESSONS FROM GHANA 2016 ELECTIONS* : PART ONE

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SHARED ON THE COCORIOKO FACEBOOK FORUM BY KEMOH SIDIBAY 1. *Passion And Zeal, Never giver up!* Nana Addo, the 2016 President elect has started pursuing this presidency since 1998 when […]

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President Ernest Koroma changing the opposition stronghold for the better : Look at the new Kailahun Government Hospital being constructed

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

He is the first President or Head of State of Sierra Leone that has accomplished this much for the country and we will continue to highlight and propagate his flagship […]

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Ambassador Kamara presents Draft AU Master Roadmap on how to Silence the Guns in Africa by the Year 2020

December 11, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mr. Osman Keh Kamara, Sierra Leoneโ€™s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) for the month of December […]

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  • ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Tony Blair Honoured as an Honorary Paramount Chief in Mahera, Sierra Leone
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  • Rest in Peace Comrade Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray
  • How Fatima Bio has been committing fraud and condoning public references to herself as โ€œ Her Excellency โ€œ
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The Curtain Falls for Minkailu Mansaray, But the Spirit Endures

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Sierra Leoneans yesterday showed their outrage towards the gang-rape and murder of a young woman by staging a march ย and candlelight vigil in the capital, Freetown , to protest against […]

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Maada Bio faces massive demonstration at the UN from Concerned Sierra Leoneans on Wednesday

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Kabs Kanu & Abdul Karim Koroma: Sierra Leoneans from different parts of the continental USA have started converging on New York City in readiness for another massive demonstration against President […]

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โ€œSLPPโ€™s violence, intimidation and blocking of our voters took us by surprise and caused our defeatโ€ : APC Elections Coordinator Balogun Koroma

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January 14, 2012 |ย  The National Coordinator of the ruling All Peopleโ€™s Congress ( APC ) 2012 Elections Campaign, Mr. Leonard Balogun Koroma , hasย blamed ย the stunning defeat suffered by […]

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Kenya’s Harambe Stars in Freetown for tough match against Leone Stars

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