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Sierra Leone: Opposition MPs supported judiciary’s hatchet man against democracy

March 27, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone: Opposition MPs supported judiciary’s hatchet man against democracy By Matthew Anderson, Mark Feldman, and Nik Harris Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) in Sierra Leone collaborated with ruling party […]

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APC mourns again : HAJA AFSATU KABBA HAS DIED

March 27, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Obituary* *Wednesday, 22nd March 2023* *—————–* Just as we are about coming to terms with the death of Comrade Ambassador Henry Macauley, our party, the All People’s Congress (APC) is […]

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SLPP Mayoral candidate Mohamed Gento goes to Freetown mosque and preaches tribal and religious bigotry

March 27, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mohamed Gento Kamara , the Freetown Mayoral candidate of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s party on Friday violated religious and political norms last Friday when he went to  a mosque […]

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Mrs. Isatu Timbo- Nwokedi is Woman of The Year 2023 , as she bags a glorious double whammy of awards

March 23, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MRS. ISATU TIMBO- NWOKEDI IS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2023 , AS SHE BAGS A DOUBLE GLORIOUS WHAMMY OF AWARDS By Kabs Kanu Sierra Leone’s most notable Goodwill Ambassador and […]

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Meet the promoter of women’s organization who wants every women to aspire, achieve and level the playing field

March 23, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu The days are long gone when women will sit down supinely and allow the world to pass them by. Today, women are the hands that rock the […]

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Sierra Leone is the third most unhappy country in the world according to UN-sponsored 2023 Gallup statistics

March 23, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

On the occasion of the International Day of Happiness on March 20, 2023 , the world’s happiest and the unhappiest countries were announced. Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated […]

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World HAPPINESS index : Sierra Leone deteriorated 46 places from mid-table during Ernest Koroma era to third bottom during Maada Bio’ s tenure

March 23, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SIERRA LEONE DETERIORATED SERIOUSLY IN THE WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX AFTER PRESIDENT MAADA BIO CAME TO POWER IN 2018. How much unhappiness President Maada Bio has inflicted on the people of […]

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U.S. Government indicts Maada Bio SLPP regime for grave human rights abuses, torture, politically- motivated killings and other serious crimes

March 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCUSES SLPP MAADA BIO GOVERNMENT OF GRAVE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND MISGOVERNANCE : READ FULL REPORT An official website of the United States Government U.S. State Department Home […]

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL censures SLPP government for August 10 killings and no judicial investigations or actions

March 21, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, the largest human rights organization in the world, has censured the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) for the killings of August 10, 2022 and for […]

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Samura Kamara and entourage given passionate , red-carpet hero’s welcome in New York

March 20, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SAMURA KAMARA AND ENTOURAGE GIVEN PASSIONATE, FERVENT HERO’S WELCOME BY APC SUPPORTERS IN NEW YORK By Kabs Kanu Dr. Samura Kamara, the Presidential candidate of Sierra Leone’s biggest and most […]

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  • 65th Independence anniversary : Echoes of a dark and ugly past ; Appeal to President Bio not to drag Sierra Leone into another war
  • 65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone
  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
  • Independence Anniversary : A reflection on the role of the SLPP in national unity, peace agreements and political responsibility
  • 65 years of Independence : Let us be honest for a second
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  • Built by Many, Broken by One: The Unraveling Story of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP).
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New York, February 7, 2006—Sierra Leone’s attorney general confirmed today that he will not pursue charges of manslaughter against a member of parliament and two others accused of assaulting journalist […]

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