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Sierra Leone’s so- called “civil society ” lawyers caught attending clandestine SLPP meeting

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Reports reaching this press indicate that SLPP enthusiasts Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai and Ben Keifala hiding under the cloak of the discredited civil society Renaissance Movement were among those spotted in […]

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PRESIDENT KOROMA STANDS READY TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISIONS

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert When President Ernest Bai Koroma announced in Makeni that he was prepared to make the tough decisions that would secure his legacy and the future of […]

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Shine for Jesus in 2017

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As we herald the new year, forget about the past and 2016 and have faith in GOD and enter the New YEAR with faith, boldness, excitement , joy  and confidence. […]

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New Year’s Message from His Excellency the President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Fellow Sierra Leoneans, the New Year usually beckons hope and a strong yearning for the fulfillment of our aspirations. As Sierra Leoneans across the country gather with family and friends […]

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AIG Daboh calls on Parliamentarians to Defuse Tension in their Constituencies

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the North/ Western Region- F U K Daboh said Members of Parliament must ensure that […]

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Statement delivered by DPR Amadu Koroma at APC – Penn/Delaware/South Jersey Christmas Eve Fund-raising Dance

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE, AMBASSADOR  AMADU KOROMA,  ON THE OCCASION OF THE FUND-RAISING DANCE ORGANIZED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE AND SOUTH JERSEY APC CHAPTER ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 24, […]

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CLARION CALL TO RIGHT THINKING SLPP SUPPORTERS TO STAND UP AND STOP THIS MESS IN THEIR PARTY

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alimamy Issa Kamara : My views on Maada Bio’s and his Paopa thugs and the tribalist people who are supporting his candidature is that  they have the nerve to […]

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Happy New Year to our readers from Sierra Leone’s biggest and most widely read newspaper

January 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Cocorioko Newspaper Limited —Sierra Leone’s biggest and most widely-read media outlet , with over 200,000 friends at  Facebook , Twitter , Linked In and Whatsapp and over 500, 000 […]

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By Kabs Kanu : I have enjoyed this Xmas to the marrow of my bones. This Xmas will go down as one of the  most memorable. Apart from one’s own […]

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KABBAH ENTRUSTED MUCH CONFIDENCE IN ME TO BE HIS SUCCESSOR—V-P BEREWA

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  Tuesday September 5,2005 Tamba Borbor reports The National Delegates  Conference of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) started Saturday 3rd September at the Makeni Teachers College Conference Hall. Delegates were seen jostling […]

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