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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 โ€“ 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

โ€ผ๏ธ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 Regionโ€ฆ โ€˜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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  • South African jailed in Sierra Leone for trafficking cocaine
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Tony Blair Honoured as an Honorary Paramount Chief in Mahera, Sierra Leone
  • Seeking Clemency for EBK Strengthens the Wrong Narrative
  • Rest in Peace Comrade Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray
  • How Fatima Bio has been committing fraud and condoning public references to herself as โ€œ Her Excellency โ€œ
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