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Head of Law Department Shears-Moses Steps Down

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

    By Elias Bangura   Head of Law Department, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone – Emmanuel Ekundayo Constant Shears-Moses Esq – has recently stepped down after almost […]

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The Minister of Political and Public Affairs pays courtesy call on Ombudsman, the Chairman of PPRC and the Chairman of the Commission of Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL).

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

By Bockarie Kukuku Musa On Thursday 15th June 2017, the Minister of Political and Public Affairs, Hon. Nanette Thomas paid a courtesy call on the Ombudsman of the Republic of […]

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AWOL CELEBRATES DAY OF AFRICAN CHILD 2017 WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE NORTH & SOUTH OF SIERRA LEONE – ‘Our Children, Our Hope’

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

MEDIA RELEASE   AWOL CELEBRATES DAY OF AFRICAN CHILD 2017 WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE NORTH & SOUTH OF SIERRA LEONE   ‘Our Children, Our Hope’       AWOL […]

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Sierra Leone Collateral Registry to improve access to finance for MSMEs

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

 By Moses A. Kargbo Minister of Finance and Economic Development and Governor of the Central Bank today jointly launched the Sierra Leone Collateral Registry, an electronic public database holding information […]

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Liberian Journalist flees Barmoi Hotel after robbery attack

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

By Amadu Lamrana Bah. Liberian journalist, Siatta-Scott-Johnson, had a nasty farewell at Hotel Barmoi, Aberdeen, Freetown, after she was attacked and held under gun-point on her final day as guest. […]

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President Koroma Will Die When He Is Dead

June 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Every month, President Ernest Bai Koroma is sure to make some sort of history. Just last Saturday morning, he joined world leaders like Muhammad […]

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APC has disqualified none of its presidential aspirants

June 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

WE YONE,  the official  mouthpiece of the ruling All People’s Congress ( APC )  has written a front page report  clarifying that none of the party’s presidential aspirants has been […]

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Sierra Leonean girls arrested in Guinea allegedly on way to Kuwait as domestic slaves

June 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

These sisters are Sierra Leoneans been arrested by Guinean police at Guinea international airport in their attempt to go to Kuwait as domestic slaves. But the Sierra Leone embassy in […]

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Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner joins African Union Diplomatic Group in Nigeria

June 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By : Alusine Mohamed Fofanah, Information Attaché, Federal Republic of NIGERIA. The High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria accredited to Six other Countries and Permanent Representative to the […]

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Sierra Leonean woman Zainab Dean and son presumed dead in London horror fire

June 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Reports are coming in that a Sierra Leonean living in the United Kingdom —Madam Zainab Dean —along with her four-year-old son, Jeremiah, are unaccounted for and are presumed to have […]

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