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Sierra Leone President and wife caught in more corruption and wasteful spending –Withdrew over Le30 Billion on Travel Expenditures in 2020

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, and his wife, Fatima Jabbe Bio, collectively withdrew a total of over Le30 billion […]

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Ponder my thoughts : Yvonne Aki-Sawyer beyond those utterances

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PONDER MY THOUGHTS BY Andrew Keili YVONNE AKI-SAWYERR: BEYOND THOSE UTTERANCES It would have made life much easier for Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr if she had not made those statements captured […]

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Anti-Corruption staff allegedly bribed to cover corruption at SLMA

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Augustine Foday Ngobie the Deputy Commissioner, Joseph Noah Chief of Investigations and Joseph Sellu Foray Head of Financial Crime Unit of the Anti – Corruption Commission have been allegedly bribed […]

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PALM SUNDAY

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PALM SUNDAY Matthew 21 : 1-9; Mark 11-12; Luke 19-20 and John 12 By Rev. W.L. Kabs-Kanu It was the day our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST […]

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Leone Stars’ qualification hangs in a balance

March 27, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

LEONE STARS’ QUALIFICATION HANGS IN A BALANCE Because they could do no better than force home side Lesotho to a goalless draw in Maseru today, Leone Stars have edged closer […]

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Fire disaster in Freetown : Thousands homeless

March 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As one of the poorest slum communities in the capital Freetown the Susan Bay community was engulfed in a massive blaze of fire, destroying properties and leaving thousands of people […]

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Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender-based discrimination and social norms

March 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IS ROOTED IN GENDER -BASED DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL NORMS” _…ALIE KABBA The Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Alie Kabbah has said […]

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Britain is working against the interest of the Sierra Leonean people

March 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

While citizens are busy decrying the 2020 Cyber Bill, look at the gibberish released by the UK High Commission in Sierra Leone, hailing the approval by Parliament of what they […]

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Report on Meeting with Ministry of Information and Communications on the Cyber Crime Bill

March 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Press Release 23rd March, 2021 Report on Meeting with Ministry of Information and Communications on the Cyber Crime Bill The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), today, Tuesday, 23rd March […]

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Maada Bio : A story of politics of treachery, viciousness, deceit and conspiracy in Sierra Leone spanning over 30 years

March 26, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 “A story of politics of treachery, viciousness, deceit and conspiracy in Sierra Leone spanning over 30 years” EDITOR’S NOTE : This article first appeared in the STANDARD TIMES newspaper on […]

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 By KABS KANU :     The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( EITI ) declared Sierra Leone EITI compliant on 26 April 2014 having addressed the remedial actions identified […]

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