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STUNNING VIDEO FOOTAGE : Sierra Leone’s seat of power, State House , on fire

April 13, 2025 cocorioko 0

The nation was stunned yesterday to see State House, the seat of power in Sierra Leone, on fire. As seen in the video footage below, it was a fierce fire […]

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SATURDAY APRIL 12, 1980 IN LIBERIA : A DAY LIKE NONE

April 13, 2025 cocorioko 0

APRIL 12, 1980 IN LIBERIA A DAY OF JOY, A DAY OF GRIEF, DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU WERE “CONTRY MEHN” OR CONGAU —-AND I WAS THERE By Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu […]

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Dr. Robert Kargbo : Q and A on the collective fight for Sierra Leone : Recognizing every contribution

April 8, 2025 cocorioko 0

By Dr. Robert Kargbo Q&A On the Collective Fight for Sierra Leone: Recognizing Every Contribution In his powerful article, “Let Us All Share Credits with Others for the Ongoing Fight […]

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Book Summary : Why SLAM’s book on Building A Nation is a must – read for Sierra Leone’s future

April 8, 2025 cocorioko 0

Book Summary: Why SLAM’S book on ‘Building a Nation’ is a Must-Read for Sierra Leone’s Future. Welcome to a journey of hope, resilience, and transformation. This is the story of […]

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APC must be honest with itself, correctly diagnose its problems and prepare to take State House

April 7, 2025 cocorioko 0

  By Kabs Kanu The All People’s Congress ( APC) is the most durable political party in West Africa. We are forced to lose but we do not die. We […]

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The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone

March 18, 2025 cocorioko 0

The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone Decades after independence, colonial-era laws have created a mass-incarceration crisis in Sierra Leone as poor citizens […]

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Divide and rule : How Africa’s political elites exploit poverty to maintain power

March 18, 2025 cocorioko 0

“Divide and Rule: How Africa’s Political Elites Exploit Poverty to Maintain Power” By Dr Columba Blango. Bob Marley’s words in Ambush in the Night—*“they keep us hungry, but when you […]

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If I were President Bio, I would resign and call early elections

March 18, 2025 cocorioko 0

Eagle’s Eye “If I were President Bio, I would Resign and Call Early Election … Cocaine Saga!!! By Septimus A.M. Saffa The Watergate scandal in the 70s forced President Richard […]

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The presence of cocaine druglord in Sierra Leone : Dutch authorities request his extradition

February 7, 2025 cocorioko 0

Home News: 6th February 2025 Dutch Authorities Request for Extradition of Cocaine Baron Netherlands Seeks Extradition of Convicted Drug Criminal Jos Leijdekkers from Sierra Leone David van Weel, Dutch Minister […]

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Sierra Leone Government says President Maada Bio has no knowledge of the identity of International drug lord he is seen with in video

January 27, 2025 cocorioko 0

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  • FCC Launches “Operation Dorti Mus Go” to Enforce New Sanitation Byelaws
  • *SILENCE of the bureaucratic and political elite on First Lady’s faceoff with Koidu Holdings…*
  • A closer Look at the Role of the First Lady in Sierra Leone’s Governance:
  • APC Reaffirms Commitment to a Credible, People-Centred Census Amid Concerns of Government Manipulation
  • Human Rights Commission ‘s fact- finding mission at Yenga exposes how Guinea making Sierra Leoneans suffer
  • Sierra Leone is finally stepping into the spotlight —Here is why you should visit
  • Video report : How foreign mining companies are ripping off our country
  • First Lady Fatima Bio and her accusers : Who is right ?
  • Video: Why they want to kill the Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore—Professor Lumumba
  • VIDEO : Guinea has crossed the line and will pay the consequences
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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BY KABS KANU : YESTERDAY was another momentous day in the nation when the All People’s Congress ( APC )  chose as their flagbearer for next year’s presidential elections Dr […]

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  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has touted the several accomplishments of his government over the last ten years during a meeting with the people […]

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  FREETOWN, April 13, 2017 —  At the invitation of the Joint Operations Center (JOC) in Murray Town, officials from Sierra Leone Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for maritime […]

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Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, the Publisher  of the Awareness Times Newspaper, who also served as former Special Executive Assistant to former President Ernest Koroma and  Minister of Social Welfare, Gender […]

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