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Month: April 2017

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Sierra Leone’s 56th Independence Anniversary : Let us look up to the future with hope

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : There would have been  plenty to celebrate as Sierra Leone marks 56 years of Independence and nationhood tomorrow if calamity had not befallen our nation two […]

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Mysterious deaths in Liberia’s Sinoe County spread fear in subregion

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : Fear is spreading in the Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast as authorities in the four countries monitor what has […]

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Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara addresses AU PSC Ministerial meeting in Addis Ababa

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR OSMAN KEH KAMARA PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE AFRICAN UNION DURING THE MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION, ON […]

COMMENTARY

THE STAKES ARE HIGH

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

I know folks who have been in politics for a long time now, have seen administrations come and go — but this time around it has got me feeling a […]

News Extra

2018 Elections will be intriguing and unpredictable

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yankuba Kai-Samba It is going to be an intriguing and unpredictable election in modern time come the 2018 general election in Sierra Leone. I think there is a strong […]

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New Ombudsman Takes Oath of Office*

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit The newly appointed Ombudsman of the republic of Sierra Leone Lawyer Melron Nicol-Wilson Tuesday 25 April 2017 subscribed to the oath of office at a […]

News Extra

PRESS RELEASE : TWO-DAY 56TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN NEW JERSEY

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESS RELEASE Organization: Salone Community of New Jersey (SLCNJ) Date: February 20, 2017 For Immediate Release The Salone Community of New Jersey will be hosting a two day celebration of […]

COMMENTARY

John Baimba Sesay very devastated for untimely deaths of his cousins and wants Chief Kebbie’s driver to act like a real human being and come out of hiding

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The recent spate of over two dozen painful  deaths in Sierra Leone, 15 of them from   road accidents alone , left one man very devastated […]

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Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow to join Sierra Leoneans celebrate 56th Independence Anniversary in Freetown

April 25, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The newly elected president of the Gambia , Mr. Adama Barrow,  will visit Sierra Leone on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th April 2017. His visit is to thank President Ernest […]

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Report: Trump plans to cut foreign aid, merge State and USAID

April 25, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  President Trump reportedly plans to merge the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), according to a Monday Foreign Policy report. The White House budget […]

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  • UPDATE!!! Uneasy Calm Returns to Central Freetown After Ojeh-Linked Tensions
  • Guinea expands illegal occupation of Yenga, opens fire on residents and forces everybody to flee
  • True Independence and Freedom can only exist in doing what is right
  • Video : Sierra Leone gains Independence from Britain and the 1961 Royal Visit
  • Reflections on Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary : A nation still in waiting
  • There will never be world peace until imperialism is dead : Hands off Ibrahim Traore
  • Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary Poem by Nicholas Godwin
  • Sierra Leone at 64 : A nation at the crossroads of reflection and regret
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U.S. Ambassador warns SLPP to show seriousness with corruption fight by investigating itself

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By KABS KANU Diplomats have a very sensible and skilful way to diss people. Diplomats are trained to be very economical with words but to be so versed with language […]

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Grants Citizenship to 22 African Americans

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Grants Citizenship to 22 African Americans State House, Freetown, Tuesday 5 January 2021 His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has granted Sierra Leonean […]

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The President’s Legacy, Our Duty to Protect!

February 23, 2017 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 […]

COMMENTARY

President Kabbah’s threat to declare State of Emergency : Lawyer Jenkins-Johnston writes Berewa and Ernest

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Lawyer Jenkins-Johnston Writes, Berewa, Koroma and Margai from Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. My Dear Brothers, Greetings to you all and I hope you are all in excellent health as you […]

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      A total of 114 cases have been tested with 43 confirmed cases of Ebola and 16 deaths. All deaths are confirmed cases from Kailahun District; two (2) […]

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