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Ponder my thoughts : Revised Public Order Act well begun is half done

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

    PONDER MY THOUGHTS BY Andrew Keili REVISED PUBLIC ORDER ACT: WELL BEGUN IS HALF DONE Some things are as constant in political party manifestoes in Sierra Leone as […]

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I can’t breathe  ; But ‘Democracy’ Is Not Breathing In Sierra Leone

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

By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop)  Published on: Jun 17, 2020 @ 01:00 Edit At times I laugh my sides to restrained archness at the hypocrisy exhibited by thousands of Sierra Leoneans who […]

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President Bio’s PaOPa SLPP damage control proposed transition bill strategy

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

   By Tony Bee, Sydney Fellow compatriot Sierra Leoneans, particularly the peace and development loving Sierra Leoneans please join me in asking President Maada Bio and his SLPP government if […]

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COVID-19’s COMPANION: INSIDIOUS BLACK GENOCIDE IN AMERICAN STREETS

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

By Dr. Cecil Blake Covid-19 has taken the lives of descendants of Africa in Diaspora in terribly disproportionate numbers since it was declared a pandemic. This piece, however, is not […]

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Our two main political parties are losing out on the tribal angle

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

By Yanguba Kai-Samba The hard thing to say: Mendes and Temenes are losing out in Sierra Leone because they are fighting each other for political dominance more than other tribes. […]

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Is President Bio Drinking From The River Lethe?

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

By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Those who are au fait with Greek Mythology, surely, might have chanced upon the River Lethe, which is also known as the “Ameles potamos”. That, […]

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Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Chief has a brush with Covid-19

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

I tested NEGATIVE for Covid-19 today. I was careful to protect myself always; but I had to take the test for the sake of others – my family, my staff […]

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40TH Day : Quranic reading for the late Alex Mansaray

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  TOMORROW IS THE 40TH DAY SINCE WE LOST OUR BROTHER, MR. ALEX MANSARAY. BELOW IS THE FLYER FOR THE EVENT IN HIS HONOR.

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A Valedictory Soliloquy : TO THE LATE ALEX ALIEU BADARA MANSARAY.

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Spoken words are never enough to state a final farewell, it must be etched on a parchment so that posterity will hold the account of a worthy being. “No more […]

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Our world must learn from the consequential effects of the coronavirus pandemic to urgently address the climate crisis

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Op-ed by Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin Okyenhene (King of Akyem Abuakwa) Ghana   The tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated challenges have thrown our world into chaos, with […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
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