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INSIGHT: Family: A crucial pillar in nation-building

October 23, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Amara Thoronka The family is considered by sociologists as a powerful agent of socialisation – the process through which a person learns about the norms, principles and realities of […]

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*PADEMBA ROAD PRISONS must be relocated away from the Capital!*

October 23, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Rodney Michael *PADEMBA ROAD PRISONS must be relocated away from the Capital!* A few months ago, residents of Freetown experienced their own attempt of what the authorities described as […]

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99 Migrants Repatriated From Niger to Sierra Leone

October 23, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Sierra Leone Airports Authority provides seamless Facilitation*On Thursday 15th October, 2020, 99 repatriated Sierra Leoneans from Niger arrived at the Freetown International Airport onboard the Smartwing Airlines. The successful repatriation […]

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“Sustainable peace and reconciliation are built on the stabilizing pillar of justice” : Prosecutor of International Criminal Court

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

PRESS RELEASE Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, at a media briefing in Khartoum, Sudan: “There is an urgent need for justice in Sudan; sustainable […]

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Speaker of Parliament suspends MPs

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

By Mohamed Amara Gando The Hon. Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu 20 October suspended two members of parliament; Hon. Hindolo Mowoi Gevao and Ibrahim Tawa Conteh. […]

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APC Legal Communications Team Explains the Issue at Appeals Court with APC MPs Elections Petitions.*

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

APC Legal Communications Team Explains the Issue at Appeals Court with APC MPs Elections Petitions.* By APC Legal Communications. Lawyers representing the APC Members of Parliament that were removed from […]

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ECOWAS: Africa’s New Coup Leaders on The Block.

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

ECOWAS: Africa’s New Coup Leaders on The Block. Last Sunday’s polling day in the Republic of Guinea has passed with relative calm, but it is the coming 72 hours that […]

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*Sackings/Resignations at SLBC should be investigated- House Main Opposition Leader Calls

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

By Sheriff Cole Outraged with concern by the systemic pattern of sackings and resignations at Sierra Leone’s only national broadcaster, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC), House’s main opposition leader had […]

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Where did we fail as a nation ? Sierra Leone used to feed herself and even export rice to West African countries

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

By KABS KANU Today, Sierra Leone is considered a poverty-stricken country that depends on handouts to survive . Successive governments have to spend millions of dollars a year to import […]

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Sierra Leoneans anxiously following Guinea’s tense elections with mixed motives

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

By KABS KANU Sierra Leoneans are keenly following the tense elections in Guinea with mixed emotions, ollowing President Alpha Conde’s accusation of unwarranted interference into his country’s internal affairs by […]

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  • THE BAR, THE BENCH AND THE TEST OF JUSTICE
  • Chief Justice Kamanda’s action on JFK could deepen political tensions and threaten Sierra Leone’s national security
  • WHEN JUSTICE BECOMES A POLITICAL WEAPON
  • 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
  • When development finance becomes a leverage
  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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