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A weak opposition fuels poor accountability culture in government

December 28, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*A WEAK OPPOSITION FUELS POOR ACCOUNTABILITY CULTURE IN GOVERNMENT*: Culled from the COCORIOKO Whatsapp Forum While the government has acknowledged that it has failed to deliver on many fronts, many […]

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NGC responds to Petition against National Delegates Conference elections

December 28, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

NATIONAL GRAND COALITION PARTY 14 NAIMBANA STREET, FREETOWN. Tel: +23299747796/+23274479655 Email: ngcsalonefos@gmail.com/ ngcsalonefos@yahoo.com ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Mr A. M. Bangura Chairman Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) OAU Drive Tower Hill Freetown. 28th […]

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Sierra Leone in shock, as media standout and icon Philip Neville, dies after hit-and-run Okada accident

December 28, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SIERRA LEONEANS awoke this morning to a shocker and unbelievable news that one of the country’s most iconic journalists–PHILIP NEVILLE,  Publisher of the Standard Times newspaper and owner of Star […]

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WHAT MAKES PHILIP NEVILLE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER JOURNALISTS WE EULOGIZED AT DEATH ?

December 23, 2022 Kabs Kanu 0

WHAT MAKES PHILIP NEVILLE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER JOURNALISTS WE EULOGIZED AT DEATH ? By Kabs Kanu Philip Neville was a journalist and so by virtue of his job he stepped […]

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New Africa SDGs report shows slow progress, calls for greater action to meet targets

December 21, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Balaclava, Mauritius 9 December 2022 – The Coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and climate change have all hampered Africa’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Halfway towards […]

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What Secretary Antony J. Blinken said At a Reception for African Innovators as Part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

December 21, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release  REMARKS December 12, 2022 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Reception for African Innovators as Part of the U.S.-Africa […]

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President Bio is So Bad, The International Community Love Him.

December 21, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

You don’t need to be a genius to feel the economic strangulation our country is experiencing. If the Leone and the Dollar were running in a marathon race, the dollar […]

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Is it the new normal for Sierra Leone opposition parties ? First, split and then fight the elections

December 21, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Ponder My Thoughts By Andrew Keili Many may be excused for wondering whether the main opposition APC party will amicably settle its current imbroglio in time to field a potent […]

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Philadelphia City Council honors Councillor Abioseh Wilson in glorious citation in the U.S

December 20, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

🏅📜🇺🇸🏅📜🇺🇸 *PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL HONOURS COUNCILLOR ABIOSEH WILSON IN GLORIOUS CITATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA* _Report by Selia Fofanah, Chief of Staff, Office of Cllr Abioseh Agnes Wilson, […]

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Sierra Leone’s Nearly Man, Kandeh Yumkella, is still not ready yet to be his own man

December 19, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu What serious opposition leader will deliver the keynote address at his party’s National Delegates convention without even mentioning the SLPP and condemning the terrible things presently being […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
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  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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