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Why has the new Mayor not been sworn in uptill now ? Sierra Leoneans speak

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr won the elections for the position of Mayor on 7th March 2018. Two months later she is still not sworn in. Can the Government of Sierra Leone please […]

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“We Want to be Trading Partners Rather than Buying Partners,” President Bio tells Chinese Delegation

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By: State House Media and Communications Unit His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has said that he wants Sierra Leone to be a trading partner around the world rather […]

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President Bio and President Ouattara Commit to Deepen Bilateral Cooperation

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By: State House Media and Communications Unit His Excellency President Julius Maadaย Bio and his Colleague Head of State President Alassane Ouattara have committed to deepen the bilateral cooperation between […]

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AN EARLY WARNING MECHANISM FOR FLOOD PREVENTION

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Cyril Barnes “A stitch in time saves nine.” Every year Sierra Leone is blessed with ample sufficiency of rain to help us grow our crops and reserve water for […]

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On May 5th Cleaning Exerciseโ€ฆ Citizens Give Bioโ€™s Govt. Full Support

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Ranger The clean-up exercise was announced by President Bio’s office last month, two days after a rally in which Bio, a former Brigadier General, said he would be a […]

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*THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY IN SIERRA LEONE*

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Since the Sierra Leone People’s Party(SLPP) came to power in a controversial runoff elections on 4th April, 2018 the citizens of Sierra Leone have witness and experience a blatant abuse […]

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In reply to the Cocorioco News Headline: โ€œBank Governor contradicts Maada Bio: President Koroma left a whooping U.S $507 Million in foreign reservesโ€

May 7, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

To: Editor-in-Chief โ€“ The Cocorioco Newspaper Attached – PDF copy Cc: Mr. KABS KANU, Cc: Mr.ย Moses Ben Kanu, & Mr. Sion Lion Cc: Mr. Patrick Saidu Conteh Cc: Sierra Leone’sย All […]

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Monthly national cleaning exercise restarts in Sierra Leone : Government praised , but extension order by Minister draws complaints

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

ย The monthly cleaning exercise ordered by President Maada Bio started with a big bang today, as hundreds of citizens and residents turned out to clear garbage and filth on streets […]

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Bank Governor contradicts Maada Bio : President Koroma left a whooping U.S $ 507 Million in foreign reserves

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

The Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Mr. Patrick Conteh, told the nation today thatย  Ex-President Ernest Koromaย left an untouched reserves ofย  U.S. $507ย  (Three Trillion, […]

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ECOWAS Parliament urged illegal injunctions imposed by the Sierra Leone High Court on the 16 duly elected APC Parliamentarians to be vacated

May 3, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

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  • *CONDOLENCE MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN HONOURABLE ALHAJI MINKAILU MANSARAY*
  • South African jailed in Sierra Leone for trafficking cocaine
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Tony Blair Honoured as an Honorary Paramount Chief in Mahera, Sierra Leone
  • Seeking Clemency for EBK Strengthens the Wrong Narrative
  • Rest in Peace Comrade Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray
  • How Fatima Bio has been committing fraud and condoning public references to herself as โ€œ Her Excellency โ€œ
  • From image cleansing to image crisis : Maada Bio is facing his biggest reputational test
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