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Police show of force, intimidation, harassment and brutality : Do not push the people to the wall

July 13, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Saikujohn Barrie The utilization of the Sierra Leone Police to silence and intimidate the suffering masses is not a good sign for our democracy. Police harassment of one of […]

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Armed robberies : Hill Station-Peninsular Road very unsafe around midnight

July 13, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Idrissa Salam Conteh It’s unsafe to pass through the Hill Station- Grafton Peninsular Road after 10:00 pm due to increased cases of armed robberies! Taxi drivers and motorbike riders […]

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Shameful : SLPP Tourism Minister Memuna Pratt makes undiplomatic and unprofessional jibe at EU for setting the records straight on Mabang Bridge

July 13, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu To show that unprofessional and undiplomatic conduct run through the corpus of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ), the Minister of Tourism, Memuna Pratt, […]

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Contrary viewpoint : Proportional Representation is good for Sierra Leone

July 13, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IS BEST FOR SIERRA LEONE By Charlie J. Hughes When Sierra Leoneans go the polls in June 2023 it will be the country’s fifth routine multiparty elections since […]

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Let us reject violence and selfishness in Sierra Leone that we do not destroy national unity

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

By Abdulai Mansaray Like many countries around the world, Sierra Leone is experiencing social, political and economic speed bumps, after tough challenges in recent times. There is a saying that […]

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Alleged SLPP thugs trying to enter Parliament this morning arrested as tension grips Freetown ahead of Parliamentary debate and vote on Maada Bio’s killer Public Elections Bill 2022

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

By Kabs Kanu Tension is very high in Freetown this morning and riot Police have been stationed in strategic locations as the Sierra Leone Parliament continues its contentious debate and […]

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MRCG welcomes the actions of state institutions to ensure safety of journalists

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

By MRCG Secretariat The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) welcomes the Ministry of Defence (MOD) investigation into the allegations concerning the attack of journalist Maada Jessie Jengo of the Voice […]

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Remodelling Lungi Airport will not wipe away SLPP’s shame and loss of face for failing to deliver the Lungi Bridge

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

By Kabs Kanu Rabid SLPP sycophants are asking : “What will APC say when President Bio completes the Lungi Airport reconstruction ? “ I will not only tell you what […]

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News Agency of Nigeria report : Nigeria cannot afford to make mistakes in 2023

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

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said on Monday in Ikeja that Nigerians could not afford to make mistakes at the 2023 general elections. Sanwo-Olu said this at the Lagos […]

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International Writers Association appoints Wole Adedoyin to oversee Nigeria Branch

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

INTERNATIONAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION APPOINTS WOLE ADEDOYIN TO OVERSEE NIGERIA BRANCH The President of the International Writers Association (IWA), Dr. Mary Hilaire Tavenner has approved the appointment of Wole Adedoyin to […]

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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
  • When development finance becomes a leverage
  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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