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SLAJ’s presidency and the avoidance of clear conflict of interest

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

John Baimba Sesay The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists is on the verge of electing a new executive, marking an end to the presidency of Kelvin Lewis. Lewis’ presidency has, […]

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SLPP Government must diversify economy and create regulatory framework to help investors and entrepreneurs thrive

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Amin Kef Recent years have shown how susceptible African countries are to economic shocks and fluctuations in currencies and commodity prices. Some are more vulnerable than others because their […]

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Lungi Bridge : We Sierra Leoneans do not cease to amaze

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdul A. Kargbo We as a people don’t cease to amaze ourselves with our thought processes. When the other guys wanted to build a new airport for $300,000,000 to […]

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As fuel price set to go up next week, President Bio warned about the consequences

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Ranger Without a doubt, we all see whenever there is no fuel in the petrol stations how quickly the whole economy gradually grinds to a halt. People no longer […]

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In Kono, C4C rip to pieces the SLPP’s tactics of rigging elections in Sierra Leone

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Musa Ronsho Sierra Leoneans around the world welcomed the news of a peaceful By-Election for Word 099 in the Kono District. As the results came in, there was an […]

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Hoping to reap economic benefits from the Lungi Bridge will be sheer fantasy

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yanguba Kai-Samba I am not against building Lungi bridge and in fact I would like to see the bridge connecting to Freetown at some future date, when there are […]

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Magistrate Toby remands 17 okada riders and a teacher in custody

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Magistrate *Joseph Tobie* of magistrate court in Kenema has on Monday 24th June 2019 remanded 17 commercial motor bike riders and a teacher in training at the correctional centre in […]

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APC says Sierra Leone Police perpetrated acts of terror against former Vice-President Sam Sumana

June 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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Citizens frown at Government’s proposed $2.1 Billion Lungi Bridge project

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

By Pro James Panga Massaquoi When the government finally signs the proposed Lungi Bridge project which is estimated to cost a whopping $2.1 Billion United States dollars, it would become […]

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Social Media buzzing with scepticisms about President Bio’s Lungi Bridge project : The pros and cons of the project

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

  ‎Tony Morgan‎ to RADIO DEMOCRACY FM 98.1 >>www.radiodemocracy.sl Injecting $2Billion in the economy, and having a new bridge and a new city is welcome. Investors are no longer afraid to invest […]

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  • Sierra Leone Faces A Wet Dry Season
  • Freetown: Our Undivided Soul, Our Enduring Legacy
  • The Rising Menace of Scammers and Sextortionists in West Africa
  • The disaster of First Lady Fatima Bio’s involvement in the SLPP Lower Level elections in Kono
  • Ongoing divisions within the party would jeopardize its electoral prospects, Lansana Dumbuya warns APC
  • Juju, oaths and political control: Leaked audio exposes First Lady Fatima Bio
  • 𝘼𝙋𝘾 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙐.𝙉 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤n
  • Ambassador Amara Sowa admonishes citizens to work together to reverse the deteriorating situation in the country
  • The missing link in African politics : The lack of ideologies
  • Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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