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A NARRATIVE ABOUT THE JANUARY 6th 1999 TERROR (told by Zainab Hawa Bangura, former UN Undersecretary for Children in Crisis)

January 6, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In the days leading up to that fateful day, the whole country had collapsed like a pack of cards under the combined invasion of the RUF and the AFRC. By […]

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Flashback : January 6, 1999 : Never again in the chequered history of our beloved nation

January 6, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

On this sad anniversary of a day our nation will never forget, we bring you an editorial COCORIOKO  wrote six years ago during the 13th anniversary. As we go to […]

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January 6, 1999 : The day Freetown wept tears of blood

January 6, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ON JANUARY 6, 1999, THE REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT (RUF) ENTERED THE CAPITAL CITY OF SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN, AS PART OF AN OFFENSIVE TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SLPP. THE […]

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Spare us your ignorance, NGC members : Some of you know nothing about nation-building ! !

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU National Grand Coalition members are beginning to become very irritating with their propaganda against the sitting All People’s Congress (APC ) government . Listening to one Kaprie […]

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What Change are NGC Diaspora Supporters Talking About?

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Date: 5 January 2016 Written by: Foday Morris For some strange reasons some Sierra Leoneans living in the Diaspora think and act as if they have the moral background […]

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The NGC /KKY euphoria is “Blowing in the Wind”

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Israel Ojekeh Parpar It is absolute rubbish to say KANDEH KOLLEH YUMKELLA (KKY) and the NGC will win the forth coming Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Councils Elections (with a land […]

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The APC Mayoral candidate

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  As part of the indomitable All Peoples Congress (A.P.C), commitment to gender mainstreaming and equal opportunity for all, devoid of ones tribal lineage, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, a creole by tribe, born […]

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*Dr Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara extends a New Year’s message of hope.*

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Comrades and fellow Sierra Leoneans, We stand at the threshold of a new year, at the gates of a future for this country with the potential for an enhanced […]

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George Weah asks opponent to nominate candidates for appointment in his govt

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Liberian Senator and 2017 presidential candidate George Weah at RFI studios in Paris, May 2017. [Photo credit: LA Bagnetto & RFI] Related News Liberia Election: Despite non-announcement of official results, […]

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SIERRA LEONE AND ISRAEL ADVANCE DIPLOMATIC TIES IN SEOUL.

January 5, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    The Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Chaim Choshen today 4th January 2018 paid a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s […]

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West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior […]

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  Statement by the Hon. Leonard Balogun Koroma Minister of Transport and Aviation Republic of Sierra Leone On The Occasion of the 13th Regional Maritime University Board of Governors Meeting […]

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Praises and ugly allegations fly, as Chief Minister puts 106 more State House employees out of jobs

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  Moses Ben Kanu   This is indeed one of the greatest initiative I admire most . A major governance policy that will help fix our defunct areas that has leverage […]

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