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Sierra Leone’s so- called “civil society ” lawyers caught attending clandestine SLPP meeting

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Reports reaching this press indicate that SLPP enthusiasts Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai and Ben Keifala hiding under the cloak of the discredited civil society Renaissance Movement were among those spotted in […]

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PRESIDENT KOROMA STANDS READY TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISIONS

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert When President Ernest Bai Koroma announced in Makeni that he was prepared to make the tough decisions that would secure his legacy and the future of […]

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Shine for Jesus in 2017

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As we herald the new year, forget about the past and 2016 and have faith in GOD and enter the New YEAR with faith, boldness, excitement , joy  and confidence. […]

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New Year’s Message from His Excellency the President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Fellow Sierra Leoneans, the New Year usually beckons hope and a strong yearning for the fulfillment of our aspirations. As Sierra Leoneans across the country gather with family and friends […]

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AIG Daboh calls on Parliamentarians to Defuse Tension in their Constituencies

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the North/ Western Region- F U K Daboh said Members of Parliament must ensure that […]

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Statement delivered by DPR Amadu Koroma at APC – Penn/Delaware/South Jersey Christmas Eve Fund-raising Dance

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE, AMBASSADOR  AMADU KOROMA,  ON THE OCCASION OF THE FUND-RAISING DANCE ORGANIZED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE AND SOUTH JERSEY APC CHAPTER ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 24, […]

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CLARION CALL TO RIGHT THINKING SLPP SUPPORTERS TO STAND UP AND STOP THIS MESS IN THEIR PARTY

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alimamy Issa Kamara : My views on Maada Bio’s and his Paopa thugs and the tribalist people who are supporting his candidature is that  they have the nerve to […]

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Happy New Year to our readers from Sierra Leone’s biggest and most widely read newspaper

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Cocorioko Newspaper Limited —Sierra Leone’s biggest and most widely-read media outlet , with over 200,000 friends at  Facebook , Twitter , Linked In and Whatsapp and over 500, 000 […]

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