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Internationally-acclaimed jurist pinpoints where Parliament went wrong in adopting State of Emergency

February 27, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    Justice Abdulai Conteh is an  internationally -respected legal icon. He served as Chief Justice of Sierra Leone as well as the Caribbean nation of Belize. Dr. Conteh also […]

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Mighty Blackpool starts firing on all cylinders as FC Kallon continues to lead table

February 27, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

After a bad start to the ongoing Sierra Leone Premier League Competition, Mighty Blackpool have started firing on all cylinders as one of the powerful titans  of Sierra Leone football. […]

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APC rejects SLPP’s State of Emergency because of illegal manner it was passed in Parliament

February 27, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

   

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Buhari declared winner of Nigeria’s Presidential Elections

February 27, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By PUNCH Newspaper President Muhammadu Buhari has won his re-election bid as he polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party in […]

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State of Emergency : Unnecessary, dangerous and drawback to personal freedom and human rights

February 25, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATE OF EMERGENCY BY PROCLAMATION? FLASHBACK!!! UNNECESSARY DANGEROUS AND A BAD IMAGE FOR SIERRA LEONE. {In a state of public emergency -personal freedom is a prime and easy victim: it invariably […]

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Sierra Leoneans in Dallas Fort Worth Texas host interfaith prayers and Thanksgiving service

February 25, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Sanpha Sesay The Texas Chief   As the Sierra Leonean community in Texas consciously comes into their realization that God Almighty has done so much for them, including […]

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GRAVE CONCERNS OVER THE DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY REGARDING RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

February 23, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  🇸🇱By Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, Esq. The Declaration of a State of Emergency by H.E. Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio in an attempt to seemingly address the increasing spate of […]

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PARLIAMENT APPROVES STATE OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY ON RAPE BY UNLAWFUL MEANS

February 23, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

DISCLAIMER THIS ARTICLE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT COCORIOKO IS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE MEDIA IN SIERRA LEONE ARE NOT REPORTING FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY WHAT IS GOING ON IN […]

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DANGER CONSTITUTED BY MAADA BIO’S CHAOTIC AND DICTATORIAL RULE NOT BEING REFLECTED IN SIERRA LEONE MEDIA

February 22, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

DANGER CONSTITUTED BY MAADA BIO’S CHAOTIC AND DICTATORIAL RULE NOT BEING REFLECTED IN SIERRA LEONE MEDIA As Journalism keeps getting poorer and poorer in today’s Sierra Leone February 22, 2019 […]

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FC Kallon soar to the top of the league

February 22, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

FC KALLON FC Kallon has stormed into the lead in the Sierra Leone Premier League Championship, displacing East End Lions , who have been riding high since the league started. […]

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