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Squandermania: Auditor General’s Report finds alarming embezzlement of government funds by Maada Bio SLPP Government

December 19, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP )  has only been in power for less than two years, but have embezzled and squandered government money at a rate that is […]

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Journalism is What We Need To Make democracy Work.

December 2, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

While some will see journalism as “organised gossip”, the majority will agree that it’s a force for progressive social change that maintains democracy. The role of journalism in any given […]

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Chairman and Leader of the NGC Dr Dennis Bright hails party’s election victory in Kambia, but laments thuggery by SLPP supporters

November 26, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Chairman and Leader of the National Grand Alliance ,  Dr Dennis Bright,   has hailed the resounding victory of  the party at Saturday’s  bye elections at ward 210, constituency 062 at […]

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As Parliament passes 2020 Finance Act, President Bio can now spend government money on travels as he wants

November 19, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESIDENT BIO : HE CAN SPEND GOVERNMENT MONEY NOW AS HE WANTS ON TRAVELING.  Parliament has passed into law the 2020 Finance Act that provides for non-accountable imprest for daily […]

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When Committing Journalism Becomes A crime

November 17, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Once again, the issue of corruption has reared its ugly head in our country; as if it ever went away. It involves the Chief Minister of the Bio government. […]

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CABINET RESHUFFLE: PUTTING UNNECESSARY STRAIN ON AN ALREADY EXHAUSTED WAGE BILL—-CGC

November 8, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Marcella Samba PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREETOWN 8TH NOVEMBER, 2019: CABINET RESHUFFLE: PUTTING UNNECESSARY STRAIN ON AN ALREADY EXHAUSTED WAGE BILL! Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) is seriously concerned […]

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Press briefing by the NGC on hardship in Sierra Leone

November 6, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

_____________________________________________ In 2018, the National Grand Coalition party (NGC) contested the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council elections in almost every corner of our country, Sierra Leone. By virtue of votes […]

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The SLPP Is In Dire Need Of Strategic Thinkers

October 17, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The Fullahs have a proverb which, when loosely translated into the English language, says, “A man cannot be running and at the same time trying […]

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Gambian journalist and FGM activist dies in car accident

October 9, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

A young and talented Gambian journalist, Sise Jaha Sawaneh has reportedly died in a car crash on Wednesday. Sawaneh was a very popular activist for peace and social development in Gambia. The […]

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That State House Charade Called APC-SLPP Meeting

September 17, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) President Julius Maada Bio knew it was a charade. And former President Ernest Bai Koroma also knew that the Head of State was badly […]

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Ambassador Isatu Timbo inducts into office Mary Metzger as newly appointed Chief of Staff

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By Kabs Kanu The ceremony was grand, auspicious and colorful. It was the induction into office last weekend of Madam Mary Metzger , who has been appointed Chief of Staff […]

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  TODAY’S CHANGED POLITICAL DYNAMICS AND REALITIES —VERY DEMANDING ! EITHER THE BEST OR NOTHING Mediocre politics will no longer benefit any party By Kabs Kanu Dynamics are not static. […]

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Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm. 1 The Lord says to my lord:[a] “Sit at my right hand     until I make your enemies     a footstool for your feet.” 2 The Lord will […]

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  By Dr. Yahya Kaloko In politics, just as in any sphere of life one serves at the behest or pleasure of a greater authority or power.  A civil servant […]

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Zainab Bangura Prays for Sierra Leone in Makkah

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   By M.B Jalloh, Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone’s former Foreign and International Cooperation Minister has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s second city of Jeddah on a […]

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The epidemic has taken 8,235 lives out of 20,747 known cases worldwide over the past year, it said. Overall, 838 health workers have been infected, killing 495 of them.  The […]

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Sierra Leone troops are not stranded in Chad, says Director of Peacekeeping Operations

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Freetown, Sierra Leone, January 11, 2015 – The Director of Peacekeeping Operations in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has refuted the social media story making the rounds […]

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