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NGC founder Kandeh Yumkella warns why coups now rearing ugly heads once again in Africa

February 12, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

For Peace and Stability, Human Rights Matter Hon. Kandeh K. Yumkella The growing trend of unconstitutional and illegal overthrow of governments by the military in West Africa can be stopped […]

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Civil Society organization expresses grave concern about frequent arrests of opposition politicians in sorry Sierra Leone

February 12, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHRDI Statement on the Arrest by the Sierra Leone Police of the Main Opposition, APC party Spokesman, Sidie Yahya Tunis 9 February 2022 – Freetown Earlier this […]

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Violence and verbal abuse by Sierra Leone MP: Mohamed Kutubu Koroma writes letter of complaint to Attorney General

February 11, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mr. Mohamed Kutubu Koroma, one of Sierra Leone’s most renowned socio-political commentator in the social media, has written the country’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice to complain about physical […]

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Opposition politician, who was arrested and detained for speaking his mind, released on bail

February 11, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abu Shaw in London (11/02/2022) The confused.com SLPP govt has freed the main opposition APC Spokesman after 48 hours of persecution, thanks to intensive local and global pressure. The APC […]

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Present escalating political and ethnic tensions between SLPP and APC will not breed pleasant consequences

February 11, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESENT ESCALATING POLITICAL AND ETHNIC BITTERNESS BETWEEN THE SLPP AND THE APC WILL NOT BIRTH A GOOD CHILD IN SIERRA LEONE By Kabs Kanu- The never -ending bitterness and conflict […]

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Arrest and detention of opposition leaders in Sierra Leone worrisome

February 11, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

‼️Arrest & Detention of Opposition Members Worrisome www.thecalabashnewspaper.com A Commentary By Ranger This week saw once again the arrest and detention of a member of the opposition All Peoples Congress […]

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ACC Boss says majority of military coups in West Africa are as a result of corruption

February 10, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As President of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa dilates on the spate of coups in the ECOWAS Region… ‘7/10 MILITARY COUPS IN WEST AFRICA ARE AS A […]

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State House Press Secretary clarifies how President Maada Bio became Chair of the Africa Peer Review System : Nigeria stepped down for Sierra Leone

February 10, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu Nobody is doubting anymore that President Maada Bio is the new Chairman of the Africa Peer Review System. The amended article written by the State House Press […]

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The full story of Sidi Yaya Tunis’detention at CID

February 10, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The True Story of Sidi Yaya Tuni’s Detention at CID By Sia Sonsiama The drama continues! Sierra Leone’s main opposition, All Peoples Congress, Spokesman, Sidi Yaya Tunis, will spend the […]

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Tension mounts in Sierra Leone as opposition spokesman spends another day in detention

February 10, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu The political tension between the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP) and the opposition All People’s Congress (APC ) continued yesterday as the Deputy Spokesman of […]

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  • Government and Koidu Holdings in stalemate over workers’ better wages and good working conditions
  • UPDATE!!! Uneasy Calm Returns to Central Freetown After Ojeh-Linked Tensions
  • Guinea expands illegal occupation of Yenga, opens fire on residents and forces everybody to flee
  • True Independence and Freedom can only exist in doing what is right
  • Video : Sierra Leone gains Independence from Britain and the 1961 Royal Visit
  • Reflections on Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary : A nation still in waiting
  • There will never be world peace until imperialism is dead : Hands off Ibrahim Traore
  • Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary Poem by Nicholas Godwin
  • Sierra Leone at 64 : A nation at the crossroads of reflection and regret
  • 64 years after Sierra Leone’s Independence : Sierra Leone’s ongoing struggles and the road to renewal
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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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  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, his wife Sia Nyama Koroma, cabinet ministers along with senior government officials on Saturday 21 November attended the National Day […]

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The funeral service for the late Haja Assie Koroma will be held on Sunday February 14, 2016 at the Jenkins funeral home at 7474 Landover Road, MD 20785 starting at […]

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Sierra Leoneans express shock and horror at beating of Mayor of Freetown

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The beating of the Mayor of Freetown, Her Lordship Yvonne Aki-Sawyer has provoked a firestorm of shock and horror from Sierra Leoneans all over the world. These violent attacks on […]

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Sierra Leone’s national elections watchdog says Maada Bio has not reached 55% threshold required to avoid a runoff

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*Sierra Leone’s national elections watchdog NEW says no candidate has achieved 55% votes needed to avoid run off* June 27, 2023 Sierra Leone’s elections watchdog – NEW, has concluded its […]

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