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Sierra Leone Linked to 40,000kg Cocaine Scandal

May 8, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Sierra Leone Linked to 40,000kg Cocaine Scandal By Karamoh Kabba in Sierra Leone The world took notice when Spanish authorities intercepted a cargo vessel off the coast of Western Sahara […]

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UN Ambassador Edwina Swallow inspires Sierra Leoneans during Independence Anniversary program in New Jersey

May 7, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

UN Ambassador Edwina Swallow inspires Sierra Leoneans during Independence Anniversary program in New Jersey By Kabs Kanu Sierra Leone’s Deputy Permanent Representative for Legal Affairs to the United Nations , […]

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ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY

May 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

ALL SET FOR SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY By Kabs Kanu All roads lead to New Jersey this weekend as hundreds of Sierra Leoneans and […]

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A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone

May 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

A Divided Nation Cannot Prosper: Confronting Tribalism in Sierra Leone By Alhaji M B Jalloh Since the dawn of human history, has any individual ever been granted the privilege of […]

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*Mr. President, Listen to the People’s Cadence*

May 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

*Mr. President, Listen to the People’s Cadence* By Oumar Farouk Sesay A flurry of press releases—some defensive, some accusatory—flooded the media the moment the guarantors of the tripartite arrangement issued […]

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The Long Return: Between Duty and Aspiration

May 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

The Long Return: Between Duty and Aspiration By Yoni Emmanuel Sesay There is a second story inside Sierra Leone’s narrative of brilliance, one that runs quietly beside achievement and migration: […]

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THE 55% CONSTITUTIONAL THRESHOLD AND THE FRAGILITY OF NATIONAL TRUST

May 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

THE 55% CONSTITUTIONAL THRESHOLD AND THE FRAGILITY OF NATIONAL TRUST By Oumar Farouk Sesay The 55% threshold in Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution was no arithmetic accident. It was a deliberate […]

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*Maada Bio: The Hypocrisy That Cuts Deep*

May 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

*Maada Bio: The Hypocrisy That Cuts Deep* 🔎 Zoom in 🔎 When Maada Bio took that stage at SLPP’s 75th anniversary celebration, you could feel the disconnect hit like a […]

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65th Independence anniversary : Echoes of a dark and ugly past ; Appeal to President Bio not to drag Sierra Leone into another war

April 27, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

COCORIOKO EDITORIAL: Echoes of a Dark Past – An Independence Day Plea for Sierra Leone’s Soul As Sierra Leone marks another Independence Anniversary, the air should ideally be thick with […]

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65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone

April 27, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

By Kabs Kanu The April 27, 1961 Independence ushered in what could be rightly described as cruel luck for the people of  Sierra Leone.  Independence was meant to usher in […]

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Allie Kabba arrested for alleged Bigamy

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Politician  Allie Kabba has been arrested. The flamboyant politician, who wants to contest for the presidency under the banner of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) , […]

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By Kabs Kanu As if to add insult to injury after stealing the elections, defying all international stakeholder condemnation and imposing himself on the people, now President Maada Bio has […]

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High Court Throws Out SLPP’s Motion for Injunction

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Written by Joseph A.K Sesay Monday, 17 September 2007 16:01 Justice Mary Sey, presiding judge of Freetown’s High Court No. 2 on Monday 17th September 2007 ruled that the Court cannot […]

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The Warrior’s warfare weapon

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  By Matthew Korpoi “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” – 2 Corinthians 10:4 The Christian […]

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Precious Minerals, Public Trust and Government’s Openness

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  John Baimba Sesay By late 2001, the Anti Corruption Commission arrested then Sierra Leone’s transport and communications minister, together with his wife, “for involvement in illegal diamond mining” in […]

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