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Drama in Sierra Leone, as Major Parlor Conteh arrested , days after President Bio solicited his help to stop Coronavirus from entering country

March 20, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In Sierra Leone, there is no end to political drama.  Just four days after he was called upon by President Maada Bio to help his government stop the corinavirus from […]

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Sierra Leone bans flights for 90 days

March 19, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 

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President Bio addresses the nation on corona virus pandemic

March 19, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, ON ENHANCED PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT THE COVID 19 CORONA VIRUS. […]

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Quarantined Suspect Escapes from Confinement

March 19, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Deputy Executive Director of Sierra Leone Standards Bureau, Amadu Jogor Bah who returned from Belgium has secretly escaped from quarantine at the Lungi International Airport on 17/3/2020. The whole […]

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Chaos at Lungi Airport and incompetence in dealing with Coronavirus

March 19, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Idrissa Salaam Conteh All the press releases and statements being issued by the authorities have not been translated into concrete actions as manifested in the chaos that ensued […]

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Quarantined KQ Passenger Writes from Port Loko! My Version of the “Suspected Case from the Kenya Airways flight”

March 19, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Quarantined KQ Passenger Writes from Port Loko! My Version of the “Suspected Case from the Kenya Airways flight” I came in today 18th March 2020 with Kenya Airways. Yes, the […]

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THE CRIMINALIZATION OF THE STATE IN SIERRA LEONE

March 19, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE CRIMINALIZATION OF THE STATE IN SIERRA LEONE By Kabs Kanu Even as we pray against the coronavirus, we will not be distracted from the other huge danger looming over […]

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Coronavirus pandemic fight : Is President Bio showing the way ?

March 18, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai Mansaray The presidency of Maada Bio has been accused of many things and everything. But despite these, one can see a lot of snippets that may belie some […]

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State House is a cesspool of corruption : Maada Bio gave his wife over $1 million from Consolidated Fund for launching program of HANDS OFF OUR GIRLS Campaign

March 17, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson & Mark Feldman In the first two articles of our Sierra Leone investigation series, we highlighted the existing disparities in the national salary […]

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SIERRA LEONE HAS ONLY ONE VENTILATOR TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS*

March 17, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Dr. Asad Naveed01039 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc around the globe. Africa was initially thought to be a safe zone for the disease, but now […]

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