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If my party is a terrorist entity, am I a terrorist ?

May 25, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray Philadelphia, USA   In the early 1990s, Leonard Weinberg wrote the first and foremost article about the conditions under which political parties turn to terrorist […]

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The Truth about the Truth, Dressed in Robes of Censor

May 25, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai  Mansaray The internet was seen as the best thing to happen to mankind since slice bread. That notion has become increasingly so, since social media got in the […]

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Suspension of key accountability laws will undermine public trust in the Sierra Leone Government

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

PRES RELEASE SUSPENSION OF KEY ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS WILL UNDERMINE PUBLIC TRUST IN SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT’S CORONA VIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS Freetown – 20th May 2020 We, the undersigned civil society organisations, […]

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Lawyers demand unconditional release of political prisoners

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

By Foday Moriba Conteh A legal advocacy organization that defends the rights of vulnerable groups, promotes respect for the rule of law, due process and constitutionality in Sierra Leone, Christian […]

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The SLPP Government is being overly Political In The Fight Against The COVID 19 Pandemic.

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

Spokesman of the COVID-19 Response,Solomon Jamiru has confirmed that swab tests conducted on the corpse of former Education Minister,Dr. Minkailu Bah turned out positive for the Coronavirus disease. He said […]

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Search and Seizure by Police at home of Sylvia Blyden were illegal and unconstitutional

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

  By Kabs Kanu The Sierra Leone Police had no business searching the home of former Social Affairs Minister, Dr. Sylvia Blyden in the manner it was conducted. Nor did […]

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President Bio’s repressive governance worsening , as political detainee’s lawyer arrested

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

The repressive governance that has been a  feature of the rule of  President Maada Bio since he came to power two years ago is worsening. Yesterday, one of the lawyers […]

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Goodwill Ambassador Isatu Timbo-Nwokedi donates to Sierra Leone

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

    / May 19, 2020 By Judge Sankoh Sierra Leone GoodWill Ambassador in the United States, Madam Isatu Timbo Nwokedi has donated food and non-food items to the people of […]

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Sierra Leone Mining Company accuses SLPP Government of unwarranted pressure and intimidation

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

6 May 2020 – Lunsar, Sierra Leone:  SL Mining Limited (“SL Mining” / the Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerald International Limited (“Gerald Group”) headquartered in the UK, is extremely concerned […]

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AN ODE TO COMRADE DR. MINKAILU BAH

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

y Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara AN ODE TO COMRADE DR. MINKAILU BAH By Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) Freetown, Monday 18th May 2020 – It is with deep sadness that we received […]

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  • As sand becomes more valuable, Sierra Leone’s Mahera Coast grows more vulnerable
  • THE FAILURE OF PRINCIPLES: WHY PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO’S LEADERSHIP DESERVES SERIOUS JUDGMENT
  • BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Strikes Out AG’s Motion
  • Lenses Behind Bars: A Prosecutor Becomes an Inmate
  • As Nigeria records first case, is Ebola spreading in Africa ?
  • British Guardian newspaper story : How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state
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