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Dr, Minkailu Bah passes away suddenly

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

APC NORHERN REGION  OBITUARY       18th May, 2020   The All Peoples Congress (APC) Northern Region Executive announces, with deep sadness, the sudden passing of one of our Region’s strongest District […]

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First doctor dies of coronavirus in Sierra Leone

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

FIRST DOCTOR DIES OF CORONA IN SIERRA LEONE *Dr. Samuel B Seisay, a Specialist Surgeon attached to the Department of Surgery, Connaught Hospital in Freetown died on Saturday 16 May […]

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Sierra Leone Police arrests foreign mining expatriates

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

FREETOWN (REUTERS) – Police in Sierra Leone have arrested five expatriate staff of a subsidiary of commodities trader Gerald Group on suspicion of inciting unrest, the company and local authorities said […]

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A qualitative analysis of President Bio’s controversial address to the nation –By former presidential spokesman

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

By Abdulai Bayraytay–Former Presidential Spokesman Following our president, H.E. Mr. Julius Maada Bio’s address to the nation, as a patriotic Sierra Leonean living in Pennsylvania, United Sates of America (U.S.A.); […]

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The Sylvia Blyden case and the Law

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

By joseph  Fitzgerald Kamara : Former Attorney General Today marks 21 days since the arrest and detention of Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, without any charges being preferred to the courts […]

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Has coronavirus reshaped our democracy ?

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

By Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray, USA   The new coronavirus  pandemic is not  only wreaking destruction on public health and global economy but disrupting democracy and governance worldwide. It has hit […]

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Sierra Leoneans are not taking Covid-19 seriously

May 13, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Chadia Awada Talib After being holed up for nearly 2 months at home , I finally decided to go out for a spin this evening to see what my people […]

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Should Sierra Leoneans be pawns on the SLPP-APC political chessboard?

May 13, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai Mansaray: Politics used to be a battle for the hearts and minds of the public.  It is not surprising then that our main political parties are now locked […]

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT : Sierra Leone Authorities must immediately disclose whereabouts of detained former minister and two others

May 13, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 12 May 2020 AFR 51/2313/2020 Sierra Leone: Authorities must immediately disclose whereabouts of detained former minister and two others Authorities in Sierra Leone must reveal the […]

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Just in : Bio government arrests another opposition member

May 12, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Just in Hon Lahai Marrah has been detained at the CID. The speaker of Parliament and the Minority Leader Hon Chernor R.M Bah are currently at the CID facilitating his […]

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  • Former President Ernest Koroma arrives in Sierra Leone to attend ECOWAS Summit
  • When the Law Ends, but the Constitution Still Speaks
  • 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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  Thursday May 12, 2005 Former Minister of Transport and Communication, Momoh Pujeh was among six people indicted in Freetown today by the Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC).They were indicted for purchasing a substandard […]

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  Tuesday December 13, 2005 By Wilfred Leeroy Kabs-Kanu No true lover of the nation of Liberia will like to hear about  the developments in Monrovia last weekend  when disturbances […]

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