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WHY PEOPLE CRITICIZE PRESIDENT BIO

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

By Kabs Kanu People do not hate President Bio . NOBODY HATES HIM. We in the APC know that we are coming back to power . It is just a […]

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HISTORICAL : Sir Albert at the Commonwealth Summit held in Lagos, Nigeria, January 13, 1966

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

Sir Albert Margai (Sierra Leone), Dr. Milton Obote (Uganda), Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) and Alhaji (Sir) Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa (Nigeria) at the Commonwealth Summit held in Lagos, Nigeria, January 13, 1966. […]

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Jan 1966 Coup And Biafra: A morning of horror and the slaughter of a people

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

  By Femi Fani-Kayode May 30th, 2019 represents the 52nd anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Biafra. Fani-Kayode I have written the following contribution to help mark that […]

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APC condemns pattern of unjust and indiscriminate arrests of members by SLPP Government

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

  The leadership and entire membership of the All People’s Congress (APC) Party wish to draw the attention of all peace loving Sierra Leoneans and the International Community to the […]

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Government Invokes MAC-P*

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

By Lawrence Williams Government has sanctioned a joint operation of both military and police personnel after it got the approval of the National Security Council (NSC) headed by President Julius […]

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President Trump rebuts recession claims

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

    The United States (US) president, Donald Trump, has disputed the prediction of recession highlighted in a report by the National Association of Economists. The Association survey revealed that […]

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The West African Radio Review debuts on WCTC-1450AM

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WestAfricaRvw@gmail.com (908) 720-2700 (Somerset, NJ) – Alex Mansaray, a long-time Franklin Township resident has begun a new radio program on WCTC-1450AM. Broadcast on Mondays from 11:00AM to […]

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Sierra leone to commence construction of 5000 affordable housing units

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

Sierra Leone is set to begin construction of 5000 affordable housing units in its capital city Freetown. Yvonne Aki-Sawyer revealed the reports and said that housing construction will cater for […]

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More people die in heavy rains and flooding in Sierra Leone

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

Yesterday was another sad day in Sierra Leone as heavy rains fell, leading to more flooding and deaths of unfortunate people. The worst affected area yesterday was Wellington where homes […]

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Alarming rise in political arrests in Sierra Leone (Culled from the Sierra Leone Telegraph newspaper )

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

Cocorioko is today doing something we do not usually do–Republish articles from other newspapers . However, to prove a poignant point, we are today reproducing an interesting and important article […]

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  Titus Boye-Thompson   There comes a time when it is tougher to make a decision than to be at the brunt of its implications. Considering the forces that are […]

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Charles Margai loses in court as Police ban on vehicular movements tomorrow upheld

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TEMPERAMENTAL lawyer and politician , Charles Margai, today lost his case against the Sierra Leone Police. Yesterday, The high Court of Sierra Leone,  Presided by Hon. Justice Dwarzak,  had granted […]

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 By KABS KANU : On  Thursday afternoon,  one of  the most transparent and accountable ministers in the  President Ernest Bai Koroma  government , Hon . Leonard Balogun Koroma , forwarded […]

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