Cocorioko
  • Home
  • About
  • ACTION NEWS
  • COMMENTARY
  • EDITORIAL
  • Obituary
  • Opinion
  • News Extra
  • SPORTS
  • TOP STORY
News Ticker
  • [ July 21, 2026 ] *YES, WE CAN: THE TRUE LEGACY OF THE ECOWAS SUMMIT* ACTION NEWS
  • [ July 19, 2026 ] Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument — ACTION NEWS
  • [ July 19, 2026 ] President Koroma Returns Home, Though Not Altogether – All Is Well That Ends Well ACTION NEWS
  • [ July 19, 2026 ] Former President Ernest Koroma arrives in Sierra Leone to attend ECOWAS Summit ACTION NEWS
  • [ July 18, 2026 ] When the Law Ends, but the Constitution Still Speaks ACTION NEWS
Home2018January

Month: January 2018

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

Uncategorized

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 […]

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

Uncategorized

*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 […]

Uncategorized

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, […]

ACTION NEWS

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 […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 7 8 9 »
  • *YES, WE CAN: THE TRUE LEGACY OF THE ECOWAS SUMMIT*
  • Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument —
  • President Koroma Returns Home, Though Not Altogether – All Is Well That Ends Well
  • Former President Ernest Koroma arrives in Sierra Leone to attend ECOWAS Summit
  • When the Law Ends, but the Constitution Still Speaks
  • The Return Of A Statesman: Ernest Koroma’s homecoming and a new chapter of hope
  • When Weapons Cannot Save a State: Mali’s Warning for Sierra Leone and West Africa
  • Opinion: The Ernest Bai Koroma Treason Case Raises Difficult Questions About Justice in Sierra Leone
  • President Bio, Ernest Bai Koroma, and Sierra Leone’s Search for Peace and Justice
  • Statement by Ex- President Ernest Koroma on dropping of treason charges against him
feature true
  • Jane Smith: ok
  • ABU BAKARR CONTEH: POLITICALLY HOMELESS POLITICS IS A GREAT ADVENTURE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMC WE FACE AS A SOCIETY WITH GOOD IDEAS. CHIEF…
  • Mercury Coder: The article effectively highlights the APCs internal democratic crisis, portraying Samsumanas exclusion as a critical test of the partys commitment…

STAY CONNECTED

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • google
  • youtube

FEATURED VIDEO

NEWS IN PICTURES

POPULAR ARTICLES

  • *THE SAMSUMANA STANDOFF IS AN UNECESSARY DISTRACTION TO THE APC*

    September 12, 2025 3
  • Fullah Progressive Union Ushered the New Year in a Spectacular Fundraiser

    January 2, 2013 3
  • How Foreign Aid Upsets Sierra Leone’s Sovereignty

    April 10, 2024 3
  • Summary of key findings and observation of 2023 voter irregularities and massive electoral fraud by the Elections Commission of Sierra Leone

    February 16, 2024 2
  • Do not be fooled about ECOMOG’s mission to Sierra Leone : They are not coming to remove the SLPP Government

    August 27, 2024 2

MUST READ

ACTION NEWS

*YES, WE CAN: THE TRUE LEGACY OF THE ECOWAS SUMMIT*

July 21, 2026 0

  *YES, WE CAN: THE TRUE LEGACY OF THE ECOWAS SUMMIT* By Oumar Farouk Sesay 20/07/2026 The debate over the merits and demerits of Sierra Leone hosting the ECOWAS Summit […]

ACTION NEWS

Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument —

July 19, 2026 0

Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument — A More Realistic Valuation of the 1980 OAU Summit Expenditure By Yoni Emmanuel Sesay One of […]

RANDOM ARTICLES

ACTION NEWS

President Bio Launches Free Education, Calls on Parents and Teachers to Support the Initiative

August 21, 2018 0

President Bio Launches Free Education, Calls on Parents and Teachers to Support the Initiative State House, Freetown, Monday 20 August, 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has officially […]

ACTION NEWS

Sierra Leone “Peace Diamond” sells for $6.5 million at auction

December 6, 2017 0

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sierra Leone sold one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction on Monday to raise funds for development […]

EXTENDED COVERAGE

Is Sierra Leone Back to the Days of Extrajudicial Killings?

June 1, 2019 0

  The disappearance of Captain Patrick Kamara should remind Sierra Leoneans about a troubling past in our history. Coincidentally, it was a time when Julius Maada Bio and his NPRC […]

Uncategorized

SECRETARY TO THE CABINET ATTENDS COMMONWEALTH 11TH FORUM

July 18, 2014 0

BY: Amadu Femoh Sesay , Information Officer-Cabinet Secretariat :  Secretary to the Cabinet (right) chatting with the President of Mauritius (left) The Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil […]

Uncategorized

Fathers the biggest influence on children’s lives in Sierra Leone, says U-Report survey, as UNICEF highlights parents’ key role ahead of Father’s Day

June 16, 2017 0

Fathers the biggest influence on children’s lives in Sierra Leone, says U-Report survey, as UNICEF highlights parents’ key role ahead of Father’s Day Freetown, 16 June 2017 – A survey […]

About us

Cocorioko is Sierra Leone's premier and most widely read online newsmagazine. It is owned and published by award-winning veteran journalist Rev. LEEROY WILFRED KABS-KANU . All enquiry about the newsmagazine and all articles should be directed to kabbiekanu@yahoo.com, kanuleeroy@gmail.com and kabbiekanu60@aol.com.
MORE INFORMATION
  • Cocorioko International
  • Cocorioko Sierra Leone
  • FORUM
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
RANDOM ARTICLES
  • *YES, WE CAN: THE TRUE LEGACY OF THE ECOWAS SUMMIT*

    July 21, 2026 0
  • Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument —

    July 19, 2026 0
  • President Koroma Returns Home, Though Not Altogether – All Is Well That Ends Well

    July 19, 2026 0
MEET OUR TEAM
  • Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU

    published 10755 articles

  • Kabs Kanu

    published 1279 articles

  • Hamjat Jallomy Bah

    published 0 articles

COCORIOKO is produced in Somerset, Franklin Township , New Jersey , USA and Brookfields , Freetown, Sierra Leone. The sole owner, financier , Publisher and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) is the Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu. All matters pertaining to the paper should be directed to the CEO, Rev. Kabs-Kanu at kabbskanu@aol.com. No article or any part of this website should be reproduced without the expressed permission of the Publisher.