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Kandeh Yumkella, after raising hopes for a third force, surrenders to President Bio , and leaves nation disappointed

April 14, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

What many Sierra Leoneans, including COCORIOKO ,  have been predicting for long that the huge hope for a third force to upset the SLPP/APC  duopoly in Sierra Leone–Dr. Kandeh Yumkella- […]

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Sierra Leone’s Voter Registration Data Discredit the Mid-term Census Data: What are the implications for the Presidential Election of June 2023?

April 11, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yusuf Bangura Nyon, Switzerland April, 2023 Statistics Sierra Leone carried out a mid-term population and housing census in December 2021. The declared purpose of the census was to review […]

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Widespread condemnation of murder of police officer in Makeni, as steaming conspiracy theories begin to emerge

April 10, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  VICKIE REMOE Extremely distressing news from Makeni is that Assistant Superintendent Matthew Gbanya was murdered yesterday. First time I’ve heard of a police officer being targeted and killed in […]

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Politics of division in Sierra Leone : Divisive politics, callous political comments against southeasterners and incendiary remarks must stop

April 10, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Karamoh Kabba Like many or all protestant christian denominations from the Catholic Church, surviving political parties in the existing multi-party democracy in Sierra Leone are mostly products of protestations […]

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Killing law enforcement officers is reprehensible, heinous , callous and unacceptable

April 10, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

KILLING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IS REPREHENSIBLE , HEINOUS , CALLOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE By Kabs Kanu Where truth is concerned, the killing of police officers is reprehensible and must be roundly […]

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SLPP accused of producing blurred substandard and mediocre voter IDs with many errors

April 10, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) statement on the just-released voters registration cards  By all accounts, the 2023 voter identification cards produced by the Electoral Commission of […]

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Police Commander assassinated in Makeni by unknown assailant (s)

April 10, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The EASTER weekend peace and serenity in Makeni were shattered last Saturday evening in gruesome and frightening fashion as somebody assassinated the Operational State Division (OSD ) Police Regional Commander […]

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HOLDING OUR ELECTORAL PROCESSES TO ACCOUNT

April 10, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By: Winstanley. R. Bankole. Johnson           With the benefit of hindsight it is now appearing that the recruitments of the former Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL) Commissioner Prof. […]

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Sierra Leone is doomed if President Maada Bio is allowed to give himself a second term

April 7, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Poverty, unemployment, hunger, inflation, poor infrastructure, poor management of the country’s natural resources, corruption, injustice, inequality, and oppression are some of the driving forces we identified as reasons for […]

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Incumbent President seeks re-election amidst massive corruption and repression

April 7, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

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  • The Return Of A Statesman: Ernest Koroma’s homecoming and a new chapter of hope
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