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President of Sierra Leone Bar Association Basita Michael speaks truth to Bio junta

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

FULL COCORIOKO STORY COMING……..   BINTUMANI-III CONFERENCE 2019 Basita Michael(President-Sierra Leone Bar Association) exposed President Bio’s hypocrisy and insincerity ……. KEY POINTS IN HER STATEMENT* You cannot preach peace when […]

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BINTUMANI 3 SIMPLY CANNOT SOLVE A PROBLEM IT CREATED

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

Titus Boye-Thompson, London For want of a better place to hold a conference of national cohesion, the Bintumani conference centre holds out very little promise because what that place behoves […]

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STOP THE ‘JOBNOCIDE’ IN SIERRA LEONE

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

By ‎Saram Bangs‎  ‘JOBNOCIDE’ is the DELIBERATE and SYSTEMATIC actions of a ruling government to eliminate a particular TRIBE(S) OR REGION OR COMMUNITY from the workforce, particularly in government institutions. […]

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BOMBSHELL HIT BINTUMANI 3 PEACE TALKS*

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

BOMBSHELL HIT BINTUMANI 3 PEACE TALKS* *By: M. S. Kabba* The preamble surrounding the Bintumani 3 Peace Initiatives have already failed before it even started. The proposed Government Green Paper, […]

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THE UNWARRANTED ATTACKS ON BASITA MICHAEL MUST STOP!

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

The attacks on Basita Michael are completely unwarranted and deeply troubling. Sierra Leone is becoming a contradiction. On one hand, APC supporters attacked those who said it would have been […]

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SO APC KNOWS CLEAN POLITICS TOO?

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

  By  Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray, Philadelphia, USA   The past weekend in Philadelphia seemed  like a long  one for both members of the All People’s Congress and other  political parties.  […]

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Sierra Leone’s Cabinet Reshuffle is Like an Old Recipe into a New Sauce

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

By Umaru Fofana For Sierra Leone, there has been little national strategic consideration in the appointment of ambassadors, perhaps in almost all our appointment. After spending probably billions of dollars […]

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Keynote address by President Bio at the Bintumani 3 Consultative Dialogue Conference

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

  Keynote Address by His Excellency, Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, at the Consultative Dialogue Conference (Bintumani III). Freetown, Bintumani Conference Centre, 23 May 2019. […]

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Bintumani 3 : Alpha Khan gives his own side of the story

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

STATEMENT BY:HON. DR ALPHA KANU AT THE BINTUMANI – 3 CONFERENCE TODAY – 23/05/19 ==================== Yes. I am here as an individual. I was invited to a national plea building […]

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SLPP bribes young men to impersonate APC youths at Bintumani Conference

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

Cornelius Oguntola Melvin Deveaux  These are not APC youths. It’s the hand work of the SLPP and certainly show the level to which the SLPP can sink in their quest […]

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  • Chief Justice Kamanda’s action on JFK could deepen political tensions and threaten Sierra Leone’s national security
  • WHEN JUSTICE BECOMES A POLITICAL WEAPON
  • 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
  • THE SLPP’S CONSTITUTIONAL TEST
  • WHEN POWER MEETS THE CONSTITUTION: SIERRA LEONE IS WATCHING
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