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SLPP fails MCC’s ‘Bread and Butter ‘ indicators

November 8, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SLPP Fails MCC’s ‘Bread And Butter’ Indicators By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The results of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for 2023 are out and the ruling Sierra Leone People’s […]

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America Rings in The Death Knell of Democracy

November 7, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  America has always been known as one of the highest priests of democracy. History shows that America’s aim to promote democracy across the world had seen it encourage governmental […]

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“My sister, I have brought your daughter to meet you”, Guinea leader tells Sierra Leone First Lady

November 4, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

❤️🇬🇳 👩‍👧 🇸🇱❤️ *GUINEAN LEADER COL. MAMADY DOUMBOUYA TELLS FIRST LADY OF SIERRA LEONE – “MY SISTER, I HAVE BROUGHT YOUR DAUGHTER TO MEET YOU”.* The Leader of the Republic […]

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Rebuild and strengthen Sierra Leone’s armed forces – strong fences make good neighbours

November 4, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Rebuild and strengthen Sierra Leone’s armed forces – strong fences make good neighbours November 3, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas Politics 2 By Kabs Kanu: After the tribalistic bigot Maada Bio is removed, because […]

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In rural Sierra Leone, Fatmata’s kids won’t be eating tonight

October 31, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In rural Sierra Leone, Fatmata’s kids won’t be eating tonight As hunger reaches unprecedented levels in the West African country, school feeding is a lifeline for one woman raising a […]

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Guinean junta leader Mamady Doumbuya knows better than to interfere in Sierra Leone’s internal affairs

October 31, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU Sierra Leoneans, their country sitting on a tinderbox and many people  fearing that it will explode if next year’s elections are rigged by the unpopular regime of […]

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Bio, Doumbuya promise to strengthen ties between Sierra Leone and Guinea

October 31, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The leader of Guinea’s ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, was greeted in Freetown during a visit to neighbouring Sierra Leone. Doumbouya was met by Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, and promised to strengthen the […]

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Law unambiguously defines the life span of a constituency

October 31, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Law unambiguously defines the life span of a constituency* By Cornelius Oguntola Melvin Deveaux I write to be at the table of the public discourse on the pronouncement from the […]

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Sierra Leone’s Information Minister Mohamed Swaray urges OIC member states to work together to counter Disinformation

October 27, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Sierra Leone Minister of Information And Communications Addresses 12TH Session Of OIC, Urges Member States To Work Together To Counter Disinformation* *Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday 22nd October 2022 -* Sierra Leone […]

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Hunger and anger are now shrouding Sierra Leone

October 27, 2022 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Hunger And Anger Are Now Shrouding Sierra Leone By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) I came to know of the American author, Mark Twain, through the abridged version of his celebrated […]

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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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