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The rise and rise of China

December 14, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Xi Jinping Yash Tandon Correspondent China is fast growing as a leading global power, as the Euro-American-Japanese empire is on decline. The implications for Africa are huge. Ultimately, it […]

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President Koroma commissions construction of 6MW solar plant

December 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday 12 December officially commissioned the construction of 6MW grid connected solar PV power plant at Newton, Western […]

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President Ernest Koroma lights up Port Loko

December 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In Port Loko , there is a much jubilation over the switching on of the Bankasoka Dam which is a mini hydro- electric facility to supply electricity to the people […]

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SLPP’s only 3 strongest members in Sella Limba Chiefdom defect to the APC

December 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SLPP’S only three remaining strongest members in Sella Limba Chiefdom in Karene District have finally declared for the APC in the presence of the APC flag bearer for 2018 elections […]

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Maada Bio finally confirms he rigged 1996 elections

December 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mahmud Tim KargboAdded to his criminal records of blooded hands and massive embezzlement of state funds, Julius Maada Bio finally admitted he robbed the democratic rights of Sierra Leoneans […]

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THE DANIEL NBOMPA TURAY COLUMN : THE FOLLY OF ALPHA SAIDU BANGURA

December 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  When SLPP-USA Executive Alpha Saidu Bangura of the integrity-drought and comic-relief “CAPU SENSE NOR CAPU WORD” fame burst into the Sierra Leone’s political discourse, I salute his passionate yearning […]

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John Baimba Sesay: The Diplomat who Deserves Parliamentary Representation

December 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alhaji M.B. Jalloh, Press Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Saudi Arabia John Baimba Sesay is a native of Kapethe Village, Safroko Limba Chiefdom, with chiefdom headquarter town of Binkolo, in […]

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Bondo and the Sierra Leone political landscape

December 12, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mustapha Sesay As Sierra Leoneans brace up for the 2018 General and Presidential Elections, one topical issue that will continue to surface is that of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) in […]

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US Ambassador Hails Bolloré

December 12, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

US Ambassador Hails Bolloré The United States of America Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Ambassador Maria E. Brewer over the weekend showered praises on Bolloré Transport and Logistics for […]

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My thoughts on President Koroma’s farewell to Sierra Leone

December 12, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  IBRAHIM SOURIE MANSARAY,PHILADELPHIA, USA….. It was little more than ten years ago that the Electoral Commissioner, Madam Christiana Thorpe announced the tense election results between the two leading arch […]

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  • The Returning Son and the APC’s Second Wilderness
  • Africa before colonialism : Did Africa have a name ?
  • EUROPEAN PRESSURE, BOLLE JOS AND SIERRA LEONE’S REPUTATION
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By Victor Ako Mengot The Bintumani III Conference was intended to develop a framework for Peace and Reconciliation in Sierra Leone. The conference had a wide audience and participation from […]

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President Koroma mourns with the Kabbah family

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 By JARRAH KAWUSU-KONTE : President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has visited the family of the former President Alhaji Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to pay condolences for his passing away. The […]

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