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Presidential guards, in wild tribal dance at State Lodge, brandish deadly weapons and threaten to kill civilians

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU It is as if there is no end to the show of naked brutish power in Sierra Leone since President Maada Bio came to power in 2018. […]

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A Thematic Diagnosis of President Bio’s Media Tour (Part Two )

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

FIGHTING INDISCIPLINE Prior to the 2018 Presidential elections, I developed some serious admiration for President Julius Maada Bio especially the time he shared the New Direction manifesto with civil society […]

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Reflecting on 60 years of Sierra Leone’s Independence : Between quest for nationhood and dependency

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alhaji U. N’jai On April 27th, 2021, Sierra Leone as a nation turns 60. Celebrations across the country to mark Independence Day have become a usual tradition. There is […]

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SLPP man with megaphone creates big scene in Kenema publicly accusing President Bio and wife of unspecified sins against the nation

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

There was a big drama on the streets of Kenema last week when a supporter of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ), clad in party colors and […]

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Bio’s government has destroyed democracy in Sierra Leone

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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Sierra Leone Police arrest and suspend officer caught on video brutalizing woman

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The rate at which human rights abuses are escalating in Sierra Leone is concerning. This week, a Sierra Leone Police officer was caught on video brutalizing a woman with the […]

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Opposition leaders narrate how presidential guards manhandled them at State House

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abu Shaw Brutality and human rights abuses are conspicuously synonymous with the ruling SLPP government in Sierra Leone under President Maada Bio. The opposition politicians are the latest victims […]

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Kudos to the Opposition for Keeping the Party in Power accountable

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Kudos to the Opposition for Keeping the Party in Power Accountable A Commentary By Ranger In succeeding to get the ruling SLPP party to do the right thing to bring […]

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President Bio refuses to see opposition party leaders

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Last Thursday, President Maada Bio refused to see leaders of the newly-formed Consortium of Opposition Political parties who had gone to State House to deliver him a letter in connection […]

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Evaluating Sierra Leone’s democracy : Battling for the soul of our democracy !

April 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Evaluating Sierra Leone’s democracy : Battling for the soul of our democracy ! BY REV. GIBRILLA KARGBO “Turning and turning in the widening gyre. The falcon cannot hear the falconer; […]

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  • The Harder They Come: Sierra Leone’s Politics of Power and Patronage
  • SLPP Spokesman debunked by own party over 2030 elections timeline
  • Sierra Leone Women of Legacy Foundation stage memorable Meet -and – Greet Event
  • President Bio must take full responsibility for the political and economic charade in 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 facilitates safe and dignified return of former President Ernest Koroma

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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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President Koroma brought change to Sierra Leone so people should only talk now about continuing change

April 16, 2017 0

When people talk of bringing real change in Sierra Leone, they talk as if we had no changes hithertofore at all. This should make others doubt their messages because if […]

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SALWACO, brand new entity under Sam Bangura

March 21, 2017 0

Before the young highly qualified technocrat Sam Bangura was appointed by President Koroma to head the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO), the company charged with the responsibility of providing communities […]

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SIERRA LEONE : A REMARKABLE JOURNEY FROM STONE AGE TO A MODERN NATION UNDER PRESIDENT ERNEST KOROMA

July 31, 2017 0

  By KABS KANU When I fled Liberia in 1990 to escape the bloody civil war that had engulfed the country and came to Sierra Leone, I remember a colleague […]

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Christian pastor finds one of the biggest diamonds in the world in Sierra Leone

March 15, 2017 0

By KTVSL.COM A Christian pastor has discovered one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds was working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone in Kono district has unearthed a 706-709 carat […]

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SLPP kills SLPP : Public fears heighten that SLPP intra-party feuds will undermine peace and security in Sierra Leone

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This was how the harrowing news was reported to the public yesterday in the social media . Head of police in Eastern ‪#‎SierraLeone‬ says  that one person has been stabbed […]

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