Cocorioko
  • Home
  • About
  • ACTION NEWS
  • COMMENTARY
  • EDITORIAL
  • Obituary
  • Opinion
  • News Extra
  • SPORTS
  • TOP STORY
News Ticker
  • [ May 1, 2026 ] ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY ACTION NEWS
  • [ May 1, 2026 ] A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone ACTION NEWS
  • [ May 1, 2026 ] *Mr. President, Listen to the People’s Cadence* ACTION NEWS
  • [ May 1, 2026 ] The Long Return: Between Duty and Aspiration ACTION NEWS
  • [ May 1, 2026 ] THE 55% CONSTITUTIONAL THRESHOLD AND THE FRAGILITY OF NATIONAL TRUST ACTION NEWS
Home2018August

Month: August 2018

ACTION NEWS

The United Kingdom is looking for new post-Brexit friends in Africa

August 28, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yomi Kazeem As the UK prepares for life after Brexit, prime minister Theresa May is leading a charm offensive to Africa this week. With a delegation that includes the UK […]

Uncategorized

EDUCATION AND ITS DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION IN SIERRA LEONE : AN ADMONISHMENT TO MINISTER BAKUYU CONTEH ON HIS COMMENTS

August 26, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Posted on August 25, 2018 by Boye Jallo Jamboria Illiteracy and Eduction have always had obscured interpretations in most parts of the developing world because of the beliefs and perceptions that have […]

ACTION NEWS

New UN Permanent Representative Francis Kai Kai arrives in New York to assume duty

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By COCORIOKO Diplomatic reporters Usually reliable sources at the Sierra Leone Foreign Ministry in Freetown have told COCORIOKO  exclusively that the new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Francis […]

ACTION NEWS

APC protests against undemocratic approval of constitutional instruments on Commission of Inquiry

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESS RELEASE The All Peoples Congress (APC) Party wishes to draw the attention of the public to the following: That on the 2nd Day of August 2018, the Attorney General […]

ACTION NEWS

Dr. Francis KaiKai , the new Head of Sierra Leone UN Mission , Bids Farewell to President Bio

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  State House, Freetown, Friday 17 August 2018 – Head of Sierra Leone’s Permanent Mission to the UN, has called on His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at State House […]

ACTION NEWS

CAMPAIGN FOR SAFER ROADS : The ‘Culture’ You Come from Can Radically Affect Your Safety on the road

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Introduction and Background In 2007, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety published an excellent book which since then has been one of our keys “go to” resources for valuable information. Its […]

ACTION NEWS

PONDER MY THOUGHTS : THE CASE OF THE “OWNERLESS” ROLLS ROYCE

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PONDER MY THOUGHTS BY Andrew Keili THE CASE OF THE “OWNERLESS” ROLLS ROYCE This is a case that would have been perplexing even for the famed detective, Perry Mason. A […]

ACTION NEWS

Impasse in the Sierra Leone Parliament

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE IMPASSE BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND THE OPPOSITION ON THE NEED FOR A DEBATE ON THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENT ON THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE ROLE OF THE EXECUTIVE IN […]

ACTION NEWS

CONCERNS OVER SEEMING POLITICISATION OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCESSES

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
ACTION NEWS

President Bio opens three-day induction for Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Financial Attaches

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

State House, Freetown, Thursday 23 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has officially opened a three-day induction for Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Financial Attaches, noting that the […]

Posts pagination

« 1 2 3 … 7 »
  • ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY
  • A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone
  • *Mr. President, Listen to the People’s Cadence*
  • The Long Return: Between Duty and Aspiration
  • THE 55% CONSTITUTIONAL THRESHOLD AND THE FRAGILITY OF NATIONAL TRUST
  • *Maada Bio: The Hypocrisy That Cuts Deep*
  • Sierra Leone will never become a great nation if truth continues to be criminalized
  • 65th Independence anniversary : Echoes of a dark and ugly past ; Appeal to President Bio not to drag Sierra Leone into another war
  • 65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone
  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
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

ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY

May 1, 2026 0

ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY By Kabs Kanu All roads lead to New Jersey this weekend as hundreds of Sierra Leoneans and […]

ACTION NEWS

A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone

May 1, 2026 0

A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone By Alhaji M B Jalloh Since the dawn of human history, has any individual ever been granted the privilege of […]

RANDOM ARTICLES

COMMENTARY

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia takes leave of President Koroma

March 25, 2014 0

By Joseph Kamanda : Sierra Leone’s Ambassador designate to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other accredited Alhaji Mohamed Sillah Kargbo has taken leave of President Ernest Bai Koroma. The […]

ACTION NEWS

Sierra Leoneans disappointed with President Bio for his confrontational attitude to the opposition ; Read their angry comments

May 9, 2020 0

President Maada Bio’s nation-wide address yesterday on the rising political tensions in the country did not go down well with Sierra Leoneans who believe that the President should have preached […]

Uncategorized

President Urges Party Unity While He Focuses On Post Ebola Recovery

April 15, 2015 0

  By State House Communications Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma in his capacity as Chairman and Leader of the All People’s Congress party Tuesday night swatted aside social media […]

ACTION NEWS

Are Africans in the ‘coup belt’ just prisoners of geography?

September 4, 2023 0

Gabon was yet another demonstration of regional instability, with elites enriching themselves while the poor suffer A protest on Friday against the French army’s presence in Niger, where the government […]

Uncategorized

President Koroma’s New Year Message to Sierra Leoneans

January 2, 2012 0

January 2, 2012 | Filed under: Breaking News,Diaspora,Editorial,Headlines,National News | Posted by: Cocorioko Newspaper New Year 2012 Address to the Nation  By His Excellency the President  Dr Ernest Bai Koroma : Fellow Sierra Leoneans, New […]

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
  • ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY

    May 1, 2026 0
  • A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone

    May 1, 2026 0
  • *Mr. President, Listen to the People’s Cadence*

    May 1, 2026 0
MEET OUR TEAM
  • Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU

    published 10755 articles

  • Kabs Kanu

    published 1183 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.