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From image cleansing to image crisis : Maada Bio is facing his biggest reputational test

June 9, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

*”FROM IMAGE CLEANSING TO IMAGE CRISIS: IS PRESIDENT BIO FACING HIS BIGGEST REPUTATIONAL TEST?”* 9th June, 2026 By Hon. Alpha Ben Mansaray When President Julius Maada Bio assumed office in […]

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“Dry Yai Koba Shame” Syndrome: Defending the Indefensible

June 8, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Dry Yai Koba Shame Syndrome: Defending the Indefensible By Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) In Sierra Leone’s vocabulary, few phrases capture a particular brand of moral decadence as vividly as the […]

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Stop trying to use FGM as a tool to gain elusive power in Sierra Leone

June 7, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

By Kabs Kanu The UN is very serious to enforce the ban on FGM and all the international stakeholders opposed to the tradition are not going to back down. If […]

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Yes, I was part of the Sierra Leone UN delegation when we approved ban on FGM

June 7, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

AS MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY ,  I WAS A MEMBER OF THE SIERRA LEONE UN DELEGATION THAT JOINED UN MEMBER STATES TO APPROVE RESOLUTION BANNING FGM IN 2012 SIERRA LEONE’S PARLIAMENT TOAY […]

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Liberia bow to Sierra Leone in friendly international soccer match

June 7, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

SIERRA LEONE BEAT LIBERIA BY A LONE GOAL Kabs Kanu reports LEONE STARS, the national team of Sierra Leone, scored a lone goal victory over LONE STARS, the Liberian national […]

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Parliament is right; First Lady is wrong : There is no law against FGM in Sierra Leone

June 6, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

DO NOT BLAME PARLIAMENT FOR THE STATEMENT : IT IS TRUE . There is no law against Bondo in Sierra Leone By Kabs Kanu The Sierra Leone Parliamentary statement was […]

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Rethinking the drug crisis in Sierra Leone : A call for responsible media and objective politics

June 6, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

🇸🇱 RETHINKING THE DRUG CRISIS IN SIERRA LEONE: A CALL FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDIA AND OBJECTIVE POLITICS 🇸🇱 By Aba Mans It is time for an honest, objective conversation about the […]

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They colonized the land. Now they’ve colonized the mind

June 6, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

By Oswald Hanciles They colonized the land. Now they’ve colonized the mind. Africa is home to some of the most resource-rich soil on earth. Its rivers, minerals, and farmland could […]

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The First Lady’s dilemma: Protecting her own but preaching to others

June 6, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

THE FIRST LADY’S DILEMMA: PROTECTING HER OWN, PREACHING TO OTHERS By Hon. Alpha Ben Mansaray, MP, Moyamba District The recent controversy surrounding First Lady Fatima Maada Bio’s remarks on Female […]

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The people of Sierra Leone are crying out for their democratic rights

June 6, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

To the world leaders, international partners, and moral guarantors of democracy: The people of Sierra Leone are crying out for their democratic rights. Across the nation, citizens are demanding transparency, […]

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  • Statement by Lead Counsel JFK for ex- President Koroma
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