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Timothy Kabba is out : Mohamed Rado Swaray is now Foreign Minister as President Bio reshuffles his cabinet

August 12, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

President Maada Bio reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, removing two of his key ministers and transferring one of them to State House as his presidential advisers. TIMOTHY KABBA Mr. Sheku Fantamadi […]

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*The 2028 Election May Have Already Begun*

August 11, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

*The 2028 Election May Have Already Begun* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Only amateurs wait until election day to rig an election. By then, ballots are being watched, observers are present, […]

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Sierra Leone cannot afford another democratic collapse and war, but Maada Bio is driving us rapidly back into it

August 11, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

SIERRA LEONE CANNOT ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC COLLAPSE AND WAR, BUT MAADA BIO IS DRIVING US RAPIDLY BACK INTO IT By Kabs Kanu Sierra Leone’s democratic crisis deepened today when Parliament controversially […]

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Sierra Leone’s constitutional faultline: A walkout, a two-thirds dispute and the stakes for 2028

August 11, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

By Sylvester Sheku Suaray: Sierra Leone’s Parliament was plunged into one of its most consequential constitutional confrontations in years on Monday, August 10, as opposition lawmakers walked out of the […]

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Another sad day for democracy in Sierra Leone, as SLPP passes constitutional amendments without 2/3rd majority parliamentary vote

August 11, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

By Kabs Kanu Parliament today enacted the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2025 without the constitutionally mandated 2/3rd majority after only 97 MPs voted in favor as against 46 […]

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BREAKING NEWS: APC walk out of Parliament , after Speaker rejects 2/3rd constitutional threshold for amendment of constitution

August 10, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

BREAKING: APC WALKS OUT OF PARLIAMENT By Joseph Turay A few minutes ago in Parliament, Members of the opposition APC staged a walkout following a ruling by the Speaker of […]

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EDITORIAL : The world is looking up to the APC MPs to vote in the national interest today

August 10, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

The whole world is counting on the  patriotism of Members of Parliament of the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC ) today to vote against Maada Bio’s  constitutional amendments that […]

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Maada Bio will go but the harm caused by dictators last for generations

August 9, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

MAADA BIO WILL GO, BUT THE HARM DONE BY DICTATORS LAST FOR GENERATIONS By Kabs Kanu The wounds of authoritarian rule can haunt nations for generations. This is one calamity […]

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A CITIZEN’S REBUTTAL : Former SLPP UK Secretary General responds to President Bio ‘s miscues in Parliament

August 9, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Former SLPP UK Secretary General,Yankuba G Kai-Samba responds to President Julius Maada Bio’s address on constitutional amendment currently debated in Parliament. 9TH AUGUST 2026 A Citizen’s Rebuttal Fellow Sierra Leoneans, […]

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Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Amendment: Why We Should Not Put the Cart Before the Horse

August 9, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Amendment: Why We Should Not Put the Cart Before the Horse By Foday Lansana Suma As Parliament battles over the proposed constitutional amendments, I believe the APC—and […]

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  • Prove the doubters wrong, Mr. President
  • Under President Bio, tribe replaces country as President puts country at risk
  • Civil Society group wants to demonstrate next Wednesday against illegal constitutional amendments
  • Who sets the threshold ?
  • The Sierra Leone President cannot hide behind Separation of Powers on constitutional matters
  • The choice before President Maada Bio : To sign or not to sign ?
  • THE PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL : Evidence now proves that UNIPSIL left unfinished business in Sierra Leone
  • Now, let the constitution speak : Reflections on the constitutional questions that may follow August 10
  • BOMBSHELL : APC Parliamentary leader confirms our story that President Bio offered APC MPs $100, 000 and one SUV bribe
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A memorial service for the late  Mrs. Alice Rosaline Koroma,  First Mother of the Nation and  the mother of Head of State President Ernest Bai Koroma,  was held  at the […]

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