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Maada Bio says in Gambia that African leaders are fulfilling their promises

February 21, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Banjul, The Gambia, Wednesday 20 February 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has assured journalists in Banjul, capital of the Republic of The Gambia, that because African leaders are […]

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Commission of Inquiry : Nigerian Judge overrules application by counsel for former ministers

February 21, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Counsels representing two persons of interest to Commissions of Inquiry No. 64, Alfred Palo Conteh, the former Minister of Defense in the erstwhile President Koroma led All People’s Congress […]

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Umaru Fofana is a disappointment to BBC and Salone

February 21, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

‎Alimamy Issa Kamara‎ to MY SIERRA LEONE MY RESPONSIBILITY “RED TOGETHER” (GOTV4APC) Admin · Yesterday at 8:50 AM Umaru Fofana is a disappointment to BBC and Salone A whole strike by bread bakers which […]

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No bread in the country and now, garri price escalates in the market, as hardship takes harsher complexion in Sierra Leone

February 20, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY COCORIOKO REPORTERS As darkness fell over Sierra Leone today, there was no bread in the country as bakers continued their strike against the astronomical price of flour . The […]

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PRESIDENT BIO IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME.

February 20, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Former President Ernest Koroma inherited a broken economy unlike any that we’ve seen in our time. President Koroma  assumed ownership and never pointed fingers at  former President Tejan Kabba. It’s a […]

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East End Lions lead Premier League, after lone goal victory over Bo Rangers

February 17, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

‎ Abubakarr Kamara‎   SLFA – Official group of the Sierra Leone Football Association Sierra Leone Premier League Updates (Saturday February 16): *The Killers Takes the Summit as Bo Rangers Continue […]

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High-level State Plot to defame Ernest Koroma

February 17, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Awareness Times Newspaper​ Few days ago at the start of this month of February 2019, three senior staff of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) abruptly tendered their resignations […]

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As AfricanSan/FSM5 conference kicks off in Cape Town…

February 17, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Poor sanitation practices rife in Sierra Leone By Diana Coker Sierra Leone is no exception to other countries in Africa that are still struggling to accelerate access to improve sanitation […]

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SLPP Government seriously embarrassed, as ignorant Chief Justice orders judges to start enforcing President Bio’s life sentences on rapists without amendment of the law

February 16, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

There is no end to the disgraceful manner the President Maada Bio-led SLPP Government is embarrassing itself with the misapplication of legal principles and the constitution. The latest embarrassment stems […]

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK : 24 HOURS AFTER COMMISSIONING, ONE OF NEW DUMP TRUCKS BREAKS DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED

February 16, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Just 24 hours after the big hype over the new dump trucks from China that should help to keep the city and country clean, one of them broke down and […]

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February 3, 2012 | President Ernest Bai Koroma said in Freetown yesterday that his Agenda For Change program is to improve the lives of all Sierra Leoneans . The President made […]

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