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Joseph Sherman passes away suddenly

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Joseph Seidu Sherman, former Assistant Editor of Cocorioko , who later set up his own newspaper , the Salone Monitor, passed away suddenly this morning in Washington DC.  He was […]

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Conceptualizing ‘Regime Change’ In One Dropian Style

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The Pyrrhic victory of the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) in the recent by-election in Constituency 066 in Bumbuna, Tonkolili District, is now making […]

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Will Yumkella, Benjamin, Keili Play Second Fiddle To Maada?

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) For the rank and file of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP); “…for the moment sweet is peace”, to quote the late South African poet […]

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THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN : Lessons !! SLPP’s ‘success’ in the Constituency 066 Tonkolili bye election

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The APC won the bye elections last week at Constituency 066 in the Tonkolili District – in the area where the biggest iron ore mining company, Shandong Minerals, is located; […]

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The President’s Legacy, Our Duty to Protect!

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay-CHINA   With a date announced for the 2018 general elections, a platform has been provided for parties to officially start the process of ensuring victory at […]

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Ambassador Jongopie Stevens Signs Additional Loan of US$ 13, 150 Million with OFID

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Umaru S. Jah, Information and Communications Attaché-Germany In an effort to further provide improved access to adequate, safe and reliable water supply and public sanitation services in the country, Sierra […]

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OFFICE OF DIASPORA AFFAIRS CONCLUDES FIRST DIASPORA INVESTMENTS MAPPING

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Alfred Fornah The Private Sector Unit of the Office of Diaspora Affairs (ODA) has recently completed a two week Diaspora investment mapping exercise.   Photo: ODA’s Director, Mr. […]

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SLUNSA eulogizes the tireless leadership, inspirational mentorship and generosity of spirit of the late Edward Babatunde Blyden

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As Mr. Blyden, as we fondly called him, embarks on his last journey to join the great ancestors, we honor his life and labours, and express our appreciation for the very […]

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VOICE FROM MATEBOI : Salone Politics! Good Will and causes of ill Will

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Jonathan Abass Kamara There are many fundamental elements essential for setting up public political debates rather than street rally. For one thing, there must be a spirit of […]

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For FBC to once again sparkle, President Koroma calls for new spirit, sustained commitment and steadfastness

February 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit As the most distinguished alumni and the first to become head of state, His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday February 18, 2017, joined […]

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  • The Crumbling House: APC’s Internal Chaos and the Systematic Marginalization of Political Pluralism in Sierra Leone
  • For corruption : Sierra Leone suspended from all IMF programs
  • Sierra Leone will defend herself to the last against Guinea, if necessary– Interior Minister
  • Taking the Mining discourse to another level:  Patriotism Must Be Grounded in Reality:
  • Big losses for Sierra Leone media: Accident claims lives of SLBC camera journalist and female intern
  • The Battle for Hearts and Minds Descends into The Abyss of Moral Politic, Witch-hunt and Gas lighting
  • The Voice Returns: Christiana Kamara Stuns Sierra Leone in Her Triumphant Return with Bormeh.
  • The FBC students union and NUSS used to be very potent institutions fighting for the welfare of Sierra Leoneans, but today……
  • Can Africa break free from Western models of governance and development and reset and repackage for a brighter future ?
  • How can a President who has no vision for his country be talking about a vision for Africa ?
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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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