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British High Commissioner tells Sierra Leone Parliament about enduring ties but nothing about regime change he spearheaded

November 29, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The British High Commissioner faced questions for Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Chaired by Dr Kandeh Yumkella, the panel asked His Excellency Guy Warrington questions on development assistance in […]

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FORMER APC MINISTER AND BANK DIRECTOR HELD FOR 72 HOURS WITHOUT BAIL OR CHARGES

November 29, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Questions are being asked by legal minds and concerned citizens of Sierra Leone at home and abroad about why the Government of Sierra Leone apears not to be following […]

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Bio’s extravagant display of military weaponry and combat-attired troops during Northern tour raise troubling questions

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

By KABS KANU On his way to Makeni  last Friday, President Maada Bio looked like he was leading troops to the warfront. The show of extravagant and excessive military power […]

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President Julius Maada Bio Pledges Commitment to National Cohesion, Calls on Parents and Teachers to Support Government’s Free Quality Education

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

President Julius Maada Bio Pledges Commitment to National Cohesion, Calls on Parents and Teachers to Support Government’s Free Quality Education Makeni City, Northern Province, Friday 23 November 2018 – His […]

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President Maada Bio Commissions Construction of Hospital at Masongbo Village, Launches Free Ambulance Service in Bombali District

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

President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Construction of Hospital at Masongbo Village, Launches Free Ambulance Service in Bombali District Masongbo Village, Bombali District, Friday 23 November 2018 – His Excellency President […]

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Who welcomed President Maada Bio to Makeni ? Indigenes or rent-a-crowd from SLPP strongholds ?

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

By COCORIOKO Reporters President Maada Bio last weekend seemed to have pulled a fast one on his critics and detractors when he staged a successful Thank-You-tours of the opposition strongholds […]

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NPRC Coup was SLPP tribally-motivated putsch against the legitimate Momoh APC Government , says Retired Lt. Col. Sim Turay

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

INTRODUCTION : Former Sierra Leone military officer, Lt. Colonel Sim Turay, has blown the lid off the 1992 military coup in Sierra Leone, staged against the legitimate All People’s Congress […]

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Paramount Chief laments Sierra Leone’s position on human development index

November 21, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Abu Bakarr Munu Paramount Chief (PC) Bai Kurr Kanagbaro Sanka III of Konikay Chiefdom representing Tonkolili District in Parliament, has on Friday November 20, 2018, criticised successive governments for […]

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Sierra Leone Military Officer Excels at NATO Center of Excellence

November 21, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Lieutenant Colonel Sheku Tejan Sesay, a former ADC to former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, one of the finest officers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and […]

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Hon. Chericoco speaks On Parliament, Running-Mate Nomination and Recent Passport Saga!

November 21, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay Born in 1972, Hon. Chernor Maju Bah (Chericoco), is a Member of Parliament representing constituency 126 in the country’s capital, Freetown. He was, from 2012, the […]

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  • Parliament is right; First Lady is wrong : There is no law against FGM in Sierra Leone
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