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Sorry state of affairs in Sierra Leone, as pro- Maada Bio opposition, media, civil society, judiciary and intelligentsia remain silent over 303 political prisoners unaccounted for by Bio government

August 16, 2024 cocorioko 0

  By Kabs Kanu Three hundred and three political prisoners arrested for demonstrating against President Maada Bio have been announced  missing in  custody . MAADA BIO HAS MUZZLED EVERYBODY IN […]

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As citizens’ complaints about massive waste of government money intensify, does President Maada Bio need to travel to every event abroad ?

August 16, 2024 cocorioko 0

There has been increased heated anger on social media on the continuous  excessive overseas travels of President Maada Bio since he came to power in 2018. President Bio is out […]

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Is President Maada Bio using the Commission of Inquiry White Paper to intimidate, blackmail and punish only outspoken critics of his misrule?

August 16, 2024 cocorioko 0

By Kailondo Gbaka Dr. Sam Sesay’s appeal was dismissed simply because he is a well known supporter of Dr. Samura Kamara. The Bio administration is using the white paper of […]

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Elephant attacks and inflicts serious injuries on man in Karene District

August 16, 2024 cocorioko 0

The National Protected Area Authority wishes to inform the general public about an unfortunate situation of human wildlife conflict. On the 15th August 2024, there was an  elephant attack on […]

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SLAM tells international community and development partners : SLPP Government must account for whereabouts of 303 political prisoners missing from their custody

August 14, 2024 cocorioko 0

The Sierra Leone Advocacy Movement ( SLAM) has taken over the matter of the 303 political prisoners who have gone missing in the custody of the Julius Maada Bio Sierra […]

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Video: President Maada Bio chairs UN Security Council , calls for reform

August 14, 2024 cocorioko 0

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has called for the reform of the UN Security Council. The President made the call in his capacity as chairman of the UN Security Council […]

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Ambassador Kabs Kanu receives two different awards at the weekend

August 14, 2024 cocorioko 0

The Publisher of the Cocorioko Newspaper, Ambassador Wilfred Leeroy Kabs- Kanu received two different awards from two different organizations last weekend. The first award was given to the Publisher by […]

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SLPP supporters must be made to know that everything President Bio is saying and doing at UN Security Council are scripted by the AU

August 14, 2024 cocorioko 0

  By Kabs Kanu While President Maada Bio must be commended for joining the canvassing for UN Security Council Reform, let it be understood that everything he is advocating is […]

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Maada Bio, President Siaka Stevens too shone at the UN as Chairman of the Security Council

August 13, 2024 cocorioko 0

SIAKA STEVENS TOO SHONE AT THE UN Sierra Leone’s Unprecedented Membership Roles at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) During The Presidency Of Siaka P Steven (1971-1972). Sierra Leone, a […]

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ICC alert : SLPP cannot account for the whereabouts of hundreds of prisoners in their custody

August 13, 2024 cocorioko 0

The SLPP cannot account for about 300 Sierra Leoneans it had jailed and there are speculations that they may have been killed by government death squads. There were 318 prisoners […]

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  • Government and Koidu Holdings in stalemate over workers’ better wages and good working conditions
  • UPDATE!!! Uneasy Calm Returns to Central Freetown After Ojeh-Linked Tensions
  • Guinea expands illegal occupation of Yenga, opens fire on residents and forces everybody to flee
  • True Independence and Freedom can only exist in doing what is right
  • Video : Sierra Leone gains Independence from Britain and the 1961 Royal Visit
  • Reflections on Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary : A nation still in waiting
  • There will never be world peace until imperialism is dead : Hands off Ibrahim Traore
  • Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary Poem by Nicholas Godwin
  • Sierra Leone at 64 : A nation at the crossroads of reflection and regret
  • 64 years after Sierra Leone’s Independence : Sierra Leone’s ongoing struggles and the road to renewal
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By KABS KANU President Bio has suffered a major blow in his stubbornness to do just what he wants. The World Bank today withdrew financial and technical support from the […]

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