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Sierra Leone bids farewell to King Kama Dumbuya

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

  Friday 23rd June, 2017 Vice President, Ambassador Dr. Victor Bockarie Foh today joined thousands of mourners at the Miatta Conference Hall for the Civic Laying Out Ceremony and Signing […]

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Kama Dumbuya’s funeral

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

  The funeral of former soccer hero, King Kama Dumbuya is going on presently in Freetown. THE LAYING OF THE COFFIN AT THE STADIUM KAMA’S  NO.9 JERSEY BEING DISPLAYED AT […]

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Lebanese Community Boost Operation Clean Freetown….

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

By Ranger At an event held at the Young Sportsmen’s Club (YSC) at Wilkinson Road in Freetown, the Lebanese community donated a consignment of rice and some assorted items to […]

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Former Minister Moijue Kai-Kai entertains and feeds 3, 000 children on the Day of the African Child

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

June 16th in an important date for children to reflect on the incident that took place in Soweto South Africa, wherein children loose their lives in the process of raising […]

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KAMA DUMBUYA, THE MAN WHO MADE THE BEST GOALKEEPER IN AFRICA–ROBERT MENSAH OF GHANA- LOSE HIS MIND IN FREETOWN

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

  When you talk of frills by a footballer ( Fityaye) as you call it in our local parlance, nobody ever rivaled King Kama Dumbuya. He did not only score […]

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President Ernest Koroma declares civic funeral for late football legend

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

President declares civic funeral for late football legend President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday gave his blessing for a civic funeral for former Leone Stars striker and Sierra Leone football […]

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Big boost for Sierra Leone Armed Forces as U.S. Ambassador donates 24 DAF Cargo trucks

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

On June 14, 2017, the U.S. Ambassador, John Hoover donated 24 DAF Cargo Trucks to the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General John Milton. […]

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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation attends the 52nd Paris Air Show

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

On the invitation of Air France / KLM, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, Leonard Balogun Koroma, has attended the 52nd Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget Parc […]

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Social media audio report of maltreatment of Sierra Leoneans in Gaunzhou is untrue

June 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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New unfolding Middle East crisis : Sierra Leone calls for constructive dialogue

June 21, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESS STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ON THE CURRENT IMPASSSE BETWEEN QATAR AND ARAB STATES The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone notes […]

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Saturday August 27, 2005The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of FOR DI PEOPLE’S Acting Editor, Harry Yansaneh, ended in Freetown yesterday with the jury returning a verdict of Manslaughter. According […]

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