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Shock and anger in Sierra Leone, as SLPP Army/Police fire live bullets at APC Presidential candidate Samura Kamara

April 3, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

NEWS FLASH The All People Congress ( APC ) Presidential candidate , Dr. Samura Kamara yesterday went through a harrowing near death experience at the hands of government armed troops […]

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After Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon’s disappearance : Why is the SLPP government still silent ?

March 28, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By John Leigh When Julius Maada Bio was elected President in 2018, one of his immediate actions was to appoint Kelfala Kallon as Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone. […]

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Sierra Leone : Where politics is too important to take seriously

March 28, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone is gearing up for its forthcoming elections in June this year, and there is no running away from the fact that the politicking and political […]

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL censures SLPP government for August 10 killings and no judicial investigations or actions

March 21, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, the largest human rights organization in the world, has censured the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) for the killings of August 10, 2022 and for […]

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Samura Kamara and entourage given passionate , red-carpet hero’s welcome in New York

March 20, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SAMURA KAMARA AND ENTOURAGE GIVEN PASSIONATE, FERVENT HERO’S WELCOME BY APC SUPPORTERS IN NEW YORK By Kabs Kanu Dr. Samura Kamara, the Presidential candidate of Sierra Leone’s biggest and most […]

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British High Commissioner refutes Claims of Meddling in Sierra Leone’s Elections

March 20, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  *_By Amin Kef (Ranger)_* The British High Commissioner, Lisa Chesney, in 98.1 FM Radio Democracy interview, conducted on the 23rd March, 2023 stoutly refuted a recent allegation made by […]

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Massive welcome awaits Samura Kamara and entourage in the U.S. tomorrow

March 19, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu When he lands in New York tomorrow, the All People’s Congress ( APC ) flagbearer Dr. Samura Kamara will get a taste of the popular support he […]

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WANTED FOR MALFEASANCE AND CORRUPTION : Ex-IG Ambrose Sovula and disgraced Bank Governor Professor Kelfala Kallon

March 17, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The people of Sierra Leone are clamouring for the return of  former Inspector General of Police, Ambrose Sovula and the disgraced former Bank of Sierra Leone Governor, Professor Kelfala Kallon. […]

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Professor Kelfala Kallon runs away from Sierra Leone after destroying the economy

March 17, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, Professor Kefala Kallon, has absconded from Sierra Leone, according to reliable reports reaching this newspaper. Various reports said that Kelfala Kallon has  […]

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Is First Lady Fatima Bio boosting or dragging President Bio ‘s dignity in the mud ?

February 28, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MAADA BIO IS OUR EMBLEM OF NATIONAL DIGNITY , BUT THE THINGS HIS WIFE  EXPOSES ABOUT HIM IN PUBLIC ARE DEMEANING TO HIM AS PRESIDENT By Kabs Kanu Let us […]

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