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For private use, President Bio and wife Fatima withdrew over Le 23.8 Billion from Sierra Leone national treasury

May 17, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone: President and First Lady Withdrew Over Le23.8 Billion in 2018 for Private Use By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman In the month of April […]

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A catastrophe under a catastrophic President : Sierra Leone sells rainforest for Chinese fish plant

May 17, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alan Luke A CATASTROPHE UNDER A CATASTHROPHIC PRESIDENT Catastrophic’: Sierra Leone sells rainforest for Chinese fish plant Controversial deal with China would be ‘disastrous’ for fishing and protected rainforest, […]

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Satire on the situation in Sierra Leone

May 17, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SITUATION IN SIERRA LEONE The lecturer who insists on sex for a young girl to pass is complaining about the rot in Sierra Leone. The Rich man who pays his […]

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Ambassador Massally engages Liberia security personnel on the safety of Sierra Leoneans in Liberia

May 17, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AMBASSADOR MASSALLY ENGAGES LIBERIA SECURITY PERSONNEL ON THE SAFETY OF SIERRA LEONEANS IN LIBERIA His Excellency Eddie S. Massally together with you the Deputy Ambassador Jonathan Saffa and the Head […]

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Judge Bankole-Thompson dies

May 17, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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Call on Coalition of Political Parties to probe process of ongoing National Civil Registration

May 17, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

17th May, 2021 Issues Identified On The National Civil Registration And Verification Exercise By The General Public The general public is hereby informing the Consotium Of Progressive Political Parties (COPPP) […]

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M.S. Bangura, the Global Rapid Hunt Unit Media founder and guru, takes the information age to a new dimension

May 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

One of the preeminent bulwarks of the APC before it lost power and during this most difficult time in the party’s history has been the unsung hero—-Mr. M.S. BANGURA—who lives […]

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Sierra Leone discovers new deposits of diamonds, bauxite, iron ore , gold

May 14, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone discovers new deposits of diamond, bauxite, iron ore, gold, rutile and nickel Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations in the World despite an abundance of mineral resources […]

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Did Government consult owners of lands sold to Chinese ?

May 12, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Edward Kargbo The fisheries ministry has come out with a statement to “set the records straight” on the #balckjohnson matter which has provoked a huge public outrage. For context, […]

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SLPP accused of selling 250 acres of protected rainforest and beach lands to the Chinese

May 12, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Press releaseThe government of Sierra Leone has sold off 250 acres of protected rainforest and beach land to the Chinese. The proposed use is for fish meal production. What this […]

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  • Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis
  • Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt
  • Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation
  • Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_*
  • The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says
  • In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins.
  • Sierra Leone Faces U.S. Travel Ban: Is Drug Trafficking the Hidden Factor ?
  • For APC to succeed and win the elections in 2028, the tribe must die
  • THE CREATION OF NEW DISTRICTS IS USELESS AND UNCALLED FOR
  • Divisive planning : A cabinet out of touch
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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  STATEMENT BY ZAINAB HAWA BANGURA I have been forwarded a letter being circulated on the internet and on social media, purportedly written by one “Zainab Bangura”, asking all Sierra […]

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  Sunday July 31, 2005 On behalf of all Sierra Leoneans of good will, the Sierra Leoneans Advocate for Progress party wishes to extend sincere thanks and appreciation to the international […]

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Deputy Health Minister Interacts School Authorities, Parents and Pupils ahead of the re-opening of Schools

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  Freetown, Mar. 11, 015 (MOHS) – Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Madina Rahman has been speaking to Principals, Pupils, Head Teachers and Parents ahead of the re-opening of […]

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PRESS BRIEFING Office of the Chairman Presidential Taskforce Media Communications Committee State House We regret to announce the death of Dr. Olivet Buck. Dr. Buck was the Medical Superintendent attached […]

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Posted by Cocorioko Newspaper on September 17, 2013:  By KABS KANU AND PASCO TEMPLE : Thunderous cheers reverberated through the World Bank Conference Hall in Washington DC this morning when Sierra Leone’s […]

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