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17 Presidential Elections In Africa So Far In 2016: It’s A Story Of Blood, Tears, And Some Drops Of Joy

February 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  EIGHTEEN presidential elections were scheduled in Africa this year. Thus far, 10 incumbents have secured their re-election, six new presidents have been elected into office, one election has been […]

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FOURAH BAY COLLEGE EDUCATION IS STILL RELEVANT AND USEFUL; IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR DEGREE

February 19, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU : AS Fourah Bay College, the one-time premier institution of learning, celebrates its 190th anniversary, some people are writing on Facebook that the alumni are only celebrating […]

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APC defeats SLPP in crucial Tonkolili Bye-elections

February 19, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU With the Presidential, Legislative and Local council elections just a year away, any bye-election at this time is very crucial  to Sierra Leone’s key political parties as  […]

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Late Sierra Leone Ambassador to Kuwait Ibrahim Orsoya Kamara laid to rest in Makeni

February 19, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mr. Ibrahim Orsoya Kamara, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Kuwait , who died in Freetown two weeks ago, was  laid to rest yesterday in Makeni, his home town. President Ernest Koroma […]

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St. Kitts and Nevis and Sierra Leone commit to free movement of citizens

February 18, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Press Release London (England) 14 February, 2017 – High Commissioner of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, His Excellency Dr. Kevin M. Isaac and his colleague, […]

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RSLAF Holds 8th Annual Armed Forces Day

February 18, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  *By Ranger* President of Sierra Leone HE Ernest Bai Koroma who doubles as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has addressed officers and men of RSLAF on Saturday 18th February […]

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“Orsoya was a fine man with a fine heart” – President Koroma

February 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma in his capacity as Chairman and Leader of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), has said that the late […]

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Cooperation Ties With China Based On “the Core Values Of Mutual Trust…”-Amb. Kumba Momoh

February 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Cooperation Ties With China Based On “the Core Values Of Mutual Trust…”-Amb. Kumba Momoh Sierra Leone’s deputy ambassador to the People’s Republic of China has said, the establishment of diplomatic […]

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Sierra Leone launches World Development Report 2017 on “Governance and the Law”

February 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The 2017 World Development Report (WDR), a yearly World Bank flagship report, was launched in Freetown on Thursday, February 9. This year’s report, Governance and the Law, sheds light […]

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VICE PRESIDENT VICTOR FOH STORMS BUMBUNA TOWNSHIP

February 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Hon. Vice President, Ambassador Dr. Victor Bockarie Foh storms the northern town of Bumbuna, Tonkolili District to galvanise support for the ruling APC candidate in the upcoming parliamentary by-elections […]

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  • President Bio must take full responsibility for the political and economic charade in Sierra Leone
  • Another human rights advocate petitions the ICC about Maada Bio’s abusive rule in Sierra Leone
  • Kono’s scorecard : Ten years of promises, where is the transformation ?
  • Freetown is becoming a death trap and the SLPP Government is watching , doing nothing
  • The constitution belongs to the people : A call for national responsibility in Sierra Leone
  • Dangerous development in Sierra Leone : President Bio makes Parliament an extension of his SLPP
  • The Tripartite deal : What survived, what changed and what disappeared
  • Justice for Zainab Sheriff : Nation must not forget her
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