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“I Will Reduce Maternal Mortality in Western Rural” – Dr. Oneil, New DMO

November 24, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Jonathan Abass Kamara The Western Area for decades had only one District Medical Officer in charge of both Western Urban and Rural Area District Health Management Team.   […]

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President Ernest Koroma’s Credential on Free Speech and Open Media

November 24, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay Sierra Leone’s media landscape had its most challenging period during the war era. The return to multiparty democracy in 1996 however, initially ushered in a new […]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER , MAX KANU

November 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER , MAX KANU Today is the birthday of my beloved brother, Max Kanu of Atlanta, Georgia. May God bless you always and on your special […]

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President Ernest Koroma receives AU Passport

November 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday (21/11/2016) received his African Union (AU) Passport presented to him by Sierra Leone’s ambassador to Ethiopia Osman Keh […]

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POLITICAL BRINKSMANSHIP OR THE POLITICS OF BLAME

November 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert The fiasco which now surrounds the debunked attempt by opposition activists to make political capital out of the recent removal of subsidy on petrol and petroleum […]

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Sierra Leone assured of Korean Government support in the Fisheries Sector

November 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley, on Friday 4th November 2016 received the Director-General of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of […]

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Ambassador Afsatu Kabba briefed about status of Sierra Leoneans in Nigeria

November 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ambassador Haja Afsatu Olayinka Ebishola Kabba meets with Sierra Leoneans based in Nigeria Chair Lady Haja Mariama Turay Abdul Kareem […]

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SLPP PROPAGANDA POLICIES AN ABYSMAL FAILURE

November 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alimamy Issa Kamara : The “out of touch” criticism of the dysfunctional opposition SLPP party doesn’t apply to be true, and in actual fact, it’s a generic insult to […]

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The terrorist Whatsapp post that landed Theresa Mbomaya in trouble with the law

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

For the records, COCORIOKO  is bringing its readers the Whatsapp post that landed Fourah Bay College student, Miss Teresa Mbomaya in trouble in Sierra Leone. It is only after finally […]

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Ambassador Sumah challenges APC- USA and diasporans to continue their roles in accentuating ongoing transformation of Sierra Leone

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

By KABS KANU : Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations , Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah, was the keynote speaker at the inauguration ceremony of the new executive of […]

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Tradition of beating effigy of Judas mercilessly on Good Friday continues in Freetown

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By Kabs Kanu A religious tradition that is not in the Bible but which Sierra Leoneans have followed for ages will be observed today as Christians commemorate the day that […]

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Minister of State Gibril Sesay attends TICAD Ministerial meeting in Mozambique

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The Minister of State I, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Mohamed Gibril Sesay is currently attending the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial […]

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It is idiotic indeed to compare Jamaica’s voters’ perceptions with Sierra Leone’s

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January 5, 2012 | Filed under: Breaking News,Diaspora,Editorial,Headlines,Lead Story | Posted by: Cocorioko Newspaper By KABS KANU : Elections turn on the basis of voters’ perceptions. People just do not […]

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The parlous state of the Sierra Leone currency

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  State of our Currency* By Jiwoh Abdulai The depreciation of the Leone over the past few weeks is a growing concern to consumers, firms and policy makers. Over the […]

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Sierra Leone Represented at approval of UN Arms Trade Treaty

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 on April 7, 2013. The UN General Assembly last Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty that will regulate  the multi-billion-dollar global arms trade, and prevent the […]

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