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Sierra Leone Police admits shaving hair of Rapper LAJ in custody

June 21, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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Sierra Leone Bar Association calls for investigation of allegations of torture, inhumane and degrading treatment of Rapper LAJ

June 21, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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Dictators in Africa using social media to cling to power

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

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is suspected of using fake social media accounts to consolidate his power. He wouldn’t be the only one in Africa. Is social media becoming a threat […]

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Have we learnt the lessons about how wars are caused ? The case of two countries

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

Sierra Leone and Rwanda may be diametrically placed on the globe but share an unenviable common history that many would like to forget – brutal civil war in which, both […]

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Proliferation of tribal and hate messages on social media : Sierra Leone Security Sector threatens action against perpetrators

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

Sierra Leone’s Security Sector says it is appalled by the spate of tribal and hate messages on social media and has threatened to take action against perpetrators.

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Fullah Progressive Union ( FPU) expresses concerns over arrest and imprisonment of Rapper LAJ

June 20, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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COPPP slams SLPP Government for sham census, boundary delimitation, proportional representation , growing ethnic tension and national security

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

20/06/2022 STATEMENT ON THE CENSUS RESULTS, BOUNDARY DELIMITATION, PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION, GROWING ETHNIC TENSION, AND NATIONAL SECURITY*** On behalf of the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties, I welcome you, ladies, and […]

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The battle to save the soul of Sierra Leone is a must : Where do you stand ?

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

By Dr. Saidu Bangura Sierra Leone is at the crossroads of taking the road to progress or forever become a failed state, twenty years after the end of the brutal […]

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Human Rights Commission and Legal Link condemn arrest, shaving of dreadlocks and mistreatment of Rapper LAJ

June 17, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Justice | Law | Rights* 🇸🇱⚖ *LEGAL LINK*🇸🇱 +23279167457 | +23288646294 89 Fort Street Freetown | Sierra Leone 17th June, 2022 *PRESS STATEMENT* *LEGAL LINK CONDEMNS THE UNLAWFUL ACT OF […]

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Musician Boss LAJ is still being held by the Sierra Leone Police, amidst public condemnation

June 17, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

There is widespread public condemnation of the arrest , detention and cruel treatment by the Sierra Leone Police of popular rapper ,Alhaji Amadu Bah, popularly known as  Boss LAJ. According […]

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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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