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BLACK AMERICANS ARE CONTRACTING AND DYING FROM COVID-19 AT AN ALARMING RATE, REPORT SHOWS

April 10, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

by Justin Barton Early data out of Milwaukee shows that African Americans have contracted and died of Coronavirus at a much higher rate than White Americans.  In Milwaukee, the Coronavirus initially entered through […]

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UNFPA Sierra Leone provides technical support to radio teaching programme

April 10, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

UNFPA Sierra Leone provides technical support to radio teaching programme Freetown, April 9, 2020: The Ministry of Basic and Senior School Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission have launched a […]

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Sierra Leone on lockdown : Views and pictures

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Since Sunday, Sierra Leone has been on a mandated government lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus with  four persons have now tested positive in the country for the […]

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MAGISTRATE BONNIE TO RULE ON CCTV FOOTAGE

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MAGISTRATE BONNIE TO RULE ON CCTV FOOTAGE By admin / April 6, 2020. By Janet A Sesay Magistrate Hannah Bonnie who is presiding over the treason case of Alfred Paolo […]

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COVID19 : “Domestication”as quagmire in mitigating the pandemic

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Professor Cecil Blake I have had a long running debate with colleagues and friends on my position on what is variously called “domestication.” Simply stated it is a deliberate […]

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MAADA BIO’S TWO YEARS OF INEPTITUDE: *REGRESSION IN MANY WAYS,ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Astonishingly, the first two years of the Bio rule have been eventful to say the least, dominated by a president who is not, in any meaningful sense, achieved anything but […]

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*Two Years In Office: What To Celebrate?*

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    By James Fasuluku Sukutamba, Koidu, Kono President Julius Maada Bio is exactly two years in office as Head of State after winning the most controversial election after Independence, […]

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Sierra Leoneans appalled by human rights abuses committed by security forces to enforce Coronavirus lockdown

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

NOBODY  will deny the fact that people need to stay home during the lockdown  imposed by government to combat the coronavirus and  ensure the safety of families and the public. […]

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Gross human rights violations Perpetrated by Security Personnel to enforce lockdown

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Disturbing images have surfaced of Sierra Leone security officers brutalizing and even maiming people  who violate the three-day lockdown imposed by the government to combat the corona virus. We […]

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PICTURE STORY : Sierra Leone locks down amidst extreme hardship

April 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone is observing a period of lockdown to combat the coronavirus. It started from Sunday 5th April and will last until Tuesday April 7. The people of Sierra Leone […]

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ATTORNEY-GENERAL ALPHA SESAY SHOULD CALL FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO PASTOR MAMBU’S CLAIMS By Haroun Zubairu The controversy surrounding Pastor Francis Mambu should no longer remain simply a debate between Christians, […]

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Nigeria has facilitated the safe and dignified return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma to Freetown, following more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. The Minister […]

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London Human Rights Activist Petitions Corrupt Sierra Leone First Lady’s UN Advisory Position

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By Abu Shaw By a press release (10/01/2022) The stiff opposition to the odd appointment of the corrupt Sierra Leone First Lady as UNITAR adviser is gaining momentum in and […]

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The APC Might Settle For A ‘Compromised’ Flagbearer

July 26, 2017 0

The APC Might Settle For A ‘Compromised’ Flagbearer By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Winston Ojukutu-Macauley, the Managing Editor of the ruling All People’s Congress (APC)’s mouthpiece the We Yone newspaper, […]

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APC has accepted change as a political reality -Ernest Bai Koroma

September 28, 2002 0

By KABS KANU Opposition leader, Mr.Ernest Bai Koroma, said today that his party has accepted change as a political reality and the APC was now on the verge of re-inventing […]

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John Leigh has a right to have an opinion

March 13, 2006 0

Monday March 13 , 2006 First_Name:  Yusuf Last_Name:  Silla Email_Address:  javascript:parent.ComposeTo(“yusufuasilla2@yahoo.co.uk”,%20″”); Address:  Sutton City:  London State:  UK Comments:  John Leigh is right to have an Opinion. My fellow Sierra Loeneans, I […]

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THE PMDC’S HISTORIC DAY IN FREETOWN

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  Tuesday  April 11, 2006 COCORIOKO’S  pictorial display of the PMDC’s jubiliation in Freetown today after the party got its final registration. The man riding the convertible van in most […]

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