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Sierra Leone Police statement on the rape/killing of Khadija Saccoh

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

  By Prince C. Kamara Director of Crime Services, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Braima Jah addressing journalists yesterday Tuesday 23rd June, 2020 said at least four people including […]

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Palo Conteh Cross-Examined

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

Palo Conteh Cross-Examined By Jane B. Mansaray CULLED FROM THE COCORIOKO FORUM State Prosecutor, Adrian Fisher yesterday in cross examination tested the evidence of Alfred Palo Conteh’s self defense in […]

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Sierra Leoneans demand justice for little kid raped to death

June 22, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Women in the Media Sierra Leone(WIMSAL)* *Press Release* 21st June 2020 ———————- *WIMSAL condemn alleged rape of five-year-old girl* ———————– *Women in the media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL)* vehemently condemns the […]

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Committee to Protect Journalists calls for Sylvia Blyden’s release

June 21, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Abuja, June 18, 2020 — Authorities in Sierra Leone should release journalist Sylvia Olayinka Blyden immediately and drop the charges against her, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.On May […]

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5 year old angel raped to death in Sierra Leone : Various reports

June 21, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Another Rape Amidst Tough Laws_* *_By Ranger – 21st June 2020_* With tough laws to deal with rape and sexual penetration enacted by the Government, coupled with the ‘Hands […]

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Parlo Conteh denies charges against him

June 21, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PALO CONTEH EXPLAINS WHY HE WENT WITH A WEAPON TO STATE HOUSE. HE HAS NO INTENTION TO KILL THE PRESIDENT🔺 On the 19th March 2020, I received a call from […]

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“Broko Coonu Sef Geh Owner”: No Place Like Home

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

By Abdulai Mansaray Just when you think that Sierra Leone has had enough COVID on its plate, up pops another controversy. Our country has just played host to a sizeable […]

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Sylvia Blyden’s treatment violates the United Nations’ Convention against gender inequality ,discrimination and unfair treatment of women

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

By KABS KANU A very serious international offence that violates the United Nation’s principles of non-discrimination and fair treatment of women is being committed in Sierra  Leone.The diplomatic and international […]

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SLPP Government runs out of excuses for bad economy

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

By Yanguba Kai-Samba The central theme for the paopa SLPP election campaign in 2018 was on the economy. At a time when the economy was contracting and in bad shape, […]

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President Bio is aiding and abetting incitement to murder by reinstating his Resident Minister North

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

By Yanguba Kai-Samba President Bio is abetting incitement to murder by reinstating his resident minister North, who threatened to kill people in that district. When the resident minister call Abu […]

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  • Liberia bow to Sierra Leone in friendly international soccer match
  • Parliament is right; First Lady is wrong : There is no law against FGM in Sierra Leone
  • Rethinking the drug crisis in Sierra Leone : A call for responsible media and objective politics
  • They colonized the land. Now they’ve colonized the mind
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  • The people of Sierra Leone are crying out for their democratic rights
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