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APC appalled by clandestine SLPP moves to unseat their MPs

May 31, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  ALL PEOPLE’S CONGRESS* *PUBLIC NOTICE* The attention of the All People’s Congress has been drawn to notices sent to some APC Members of Parliament regarding the pending petition cases […]

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Today is another sad day for the Rule of Law in Sierra Leone

May 31, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Moses Ben Kanu Sierra Leone news update BREAKING NEWS THE CURRENT SLPP PARTY LEADER AND PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, HIS EXCELLENCY JULIUS MAADA BIO HAS DECLEARED “OPERATION […]

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SLPP AND PRESIDENT BIO BREACH SIERRA LEONE’S CONSTITUTION

May 31, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Fourteen days notice to appeal must expire or appeal abandoned…. Parliamentary seat must remain vacant within this notice period. “The High Court Usurps the Power of the People In […]

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Sankara’, If Anything, the Bar president Deserves Commendation!

May 31, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Brima Rogers I read with apt attention a piece by one ‘Sankara Kamara’, be it pseudonym or not, attempting to discredit Basita Michael, President of the country’s Bar Association. […]

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Final Communique of the three-day Consultative National Dialogue at Bintumani

May 30, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Office of the Chief Minister Ministry of Political and Sierra Leone Public Affairs FINAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE THREE DAY CONSULTATIVE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION FOR […]

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APC DECLARES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS RED DAYS

May 29, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 

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Seven Military Personnel in CID over Capt. Kamara’s Escape*

May 29, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  *By Joseph S. Margai, Strategic Communications Coordinator, State House* Officials of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), have on Wednesday, 29th […]

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Basita: Untainted Lawyer – Worth Emulating

May 28, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Basita: Untainted Lawyer – Worth Emulating By Ranger It is no longer a secret that the current President of Sierra Leone Bar Association, Basita Michael Esq, is coming under a […]

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Bintumani 3 Delegates Lay the Blame for Resentment, Instability and Division at the doorstep of State House

May 28, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Musa Ronsho — Bintumani 3 Delegates Lay the Blame for Resentment, Instability and Division at the Doorstep of Statehouse Wow! Sierra Leoneans are people whom just when you take […]

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MY HEARTFELT SUNDAY MESSAGE TO MY FELLOW SIERRA LEONEANS: We must not depend on handouts from politicians

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

Politicians given us bags of rice is not predicated on altruistic virtue. It is motivated by the politicians desire to win our support when election comes. It is also, frankly […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
  • When development finance becomes a leverage
  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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