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THE JUDICIARY: AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING SO IT IS NOW…

June 14, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PONDER MY THOUGHTS BY Andrew Keili THE JUDICIARY: AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING SO IT IS NOW… “Election petition verdict: “The law is an ass”. I wrote an article […]

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Under Bio’s New Direction : Sierra Leone Becoming Divided,  Says Samura Kamara

June 14, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The former flagbearer candidate of the now main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) Party, Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara has said that Sierra Leone is fast becoming a divided […]

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UK demonstrators force President Bio to cancel town hall meeting in London

June 10, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The well-publicized town hall meeting President Maada Bio was to have held in London on Saturday was suddenly and unceremoniously cancelled , leaving even supporters of the Sierra Leone People’s […]

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THE TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS BIO AND WEAH : LIFE IS JUST UNFAIR, EVEN IN POLITICS

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Kabs Kanu   The irony and paradox of life is that President George Weah is not a tribalist. he is not violent;he has not raped the constitution and […]

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Youths who followed Ex-President Koroma and bike riders flee Makeni as Police hunt them

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  One youth activist Abdul Bangura aka Lawal has just intimated Provincial Times in a phone conversation that he has taken to his heels to an unknown destination following a […]

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Sierra Leoneans demonstrate against President Bio in London : Watch the videos

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

COCORIOKO, Friday June 7, 2019 For the past two days, Sierra Leoneans in the UK  have been staging mass demonstrations against President Maada Bio, who is in London attending the […]

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Liberia’s massive demonstration against President Weah could inspire copy-cat reactions in Sierra Leone : OSAC Assessment

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Today, Friday June 7, 2019 , Liberians will be staging a massive demonstration against the Government of President George Weah. The Council of Patriots association will be  holding this “Save the […]

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What Next For Sierra Leone, Post- Bintumani III ?

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Victor Ako Mengot The Bintumani III Conference was intended to develop a framework for Peace and Reconciliation in Sierra Leone. The conference had a wide audience and participation from […]

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Unshackling the Sierra Leone Police

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Umaru Fofana The events of Friday 31 May at the headquarters of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party have brought under scrutiny yet again the Sierra Leone Police […]

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EXCLUSIVE : Jet fuel scarcity : Frequent traveling of President Bio, cabinet ministers and public officials ?

June 7, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yusif Moijuah Jet A1 fuel shortage has not been heard of for long years, but the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) Wednesday 17 April, 2919 announced scarcity of […]

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  • Former President Ernest Koroma arrives in Sierra Leone to attend ECOWAS Summit
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  • The Return Of A Statesman: Ernest Koroma’s homecoming and a new chapter of hope
  • When Weapons Cannot Save a State: Mali’s Warning for Sierra Leone and West Africa
  • Opinion: The Ernest Bai Koroma Treason Case Raises Difficult Questions About Justice in Sierra Leone
  • President Bio, Ernest Bai Koroma, and Sierra Leone’s Search for Peace and Justice
  • Statement by Ex- President Ernest Koroma on dropping of treason charges against him
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