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Month: September 2019

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The ACC’s punishment of corrupt individuals is disproportionate

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

By Yanguba Kai-Samba Opinions are divided over the ACC unusual methods in fighting corruption in Sierra Leone. Most people in Sierra Leone would like to see harsh jail sentences for […]

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Teachers, the ACC, and Corruption in Sierra Leone

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

  By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah There has been a lot of outrage in Sierra Leone since the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) handcuffed and frog-marched a group of school teachers […]

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Why Sierra Leoneans are going into the streets to demonstrate on Thursday September 19

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

WHY SIERRA LEONEANS WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19th 2019 Some Major reason for the upcoming protest — 1)RISING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP ACROSS Sierra Leone 2)RISING PRICES OF BASIC COMMODITIES to […]

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Sierra Leone’s passing acquaintance with violence

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

By Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone’s modern day history will never be complete without a mention of our passing acquaintance with violence. But this is not to give the impression that […]

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President Bio calls Ernest Koroma to State House for impromptu meeting that aroused widespread suspicions about its purposes

September 12, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : PRESIDENT MAADA BIO  had a meeting at State House this morning with former President and Chairman of the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC ) , […]

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Like Corruption, Is Social Justice A Cancer?

September 11, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai Mansaray Our country has had an eventful fortnight, if the news making the media rounds is anything to go by. In a bid to make Sierra Leone a […]

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Dr. Julius Spencer advises Sierra Leoneans about the importance of following the Presumption of Innocence

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

Former Information Minister in the SLPP Government of the late President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and now top official of the National Grand Coalition (  NGC ), Dr. Julius Spencer , […]

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PRESIDENT BIO APOLOGIZES FOR THE PUBLIC HUMILIATION OF TEACHERS ACCUSED OF EXAMS FRAUD

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

PRESIDENT MAADA BIO  has apologized for the action taken by the Anti-Corruption Commission to publicly humiliate teachers suspected of exams fraud. In a televised statement today, President Bio described the […]

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Sierra Leone Teachers Union condemns Anti-Corruption Commission

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

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Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission condemns public display of teachers of alleged exams fraud

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

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SIERRA LEONE PRESS RELEASE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION DISPLAY OF SUSPECTS AT THE COTTON TREE (Monday 9th, September 2019) The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has been […]

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