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Is The SLPP Playing Russian Roulette?

September 9, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The current internecine squabbling between the Yumkellarists and the Maadarites within the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) seems to have given, or giving,  majority […]

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Sierra Leone’s Majority Leader playing the power game inside his country’s political arena

September 7, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SIERRA LEONE’S MAJORITY LEADER PLAYING THE POWER GAME INSIDE HIS COUNTRY’S POLITICAL ARENA [ A SoftBall Publications’ expository interview in part series with Hon. Ibrahim Rassin Bundu – The Chairman […]

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Goodwill Ambassador Isatu Timbo to get another prestigious award

September 4, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

       

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President Koroma receives credentials from three new ambassadors

September 4, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, September 3, 2015/ — Their Excellencies, the Ambassador-designate of the Republic of The Gambia, the Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Turkey […]

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Playhouse Foundation hosts Post-Ebola Roundtable : The implications for Kono District

September 4, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Playhouse Foundation hosts a Post-Ebola Recovery Roundtable: Implications for Kono District with funding from OSIWA, IRC, Metabiota and the First Lady of Sierra Leone. The Playhouse Foundation in partnership […]

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Ambassador Omrie Golley bags major Diplomatic Achievement Award in Seoul

September 1, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley, today Tuesday 1st September 2015 received a Diplomatic Achievement Award from one of Seoul’s leading […]

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In Memoriam : Late Abdul Rahman Shamsudeen Arebeke Lewally

August 29, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Late Abdul Rahman Shamsudeen Arebeke Lewally : Today marks 5 years since you left us. “To Allah we belong, To Allah is our Return” In loving and blessed memories […]

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SLPMC : A key factor in ‘Ernest’ Prosperity Agenda

August 26, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN  SLPMC: A Key Factor in ‘Ernest’ Prosperity Agenda(First published onFeb 21, 2013, in Standard Times, Concord Times, Nationalist, Torchlight, The Owl, We Yone, etc. http://news.sl/drwebsite/exec/view.cgi?archive=9&num=22133)   Last […]

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Dr. Yumkella denies allegations of importing mercenaries to Sierra Leone

August 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

COCORIOKO AUTHORITATIVE REPORT The Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP) prospective Presidential flagbearer, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella , has been accused of importing mercenaries into Sierra Leone. The accusations came from […]

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EXCLUSIVE : Osman T. Conteh gets Sierra Leone Government appointment

August 21, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Former Chairman of the All People’s Congress  North America ( APC -NA), Comrade Osman T. Conteh , has received an  appointment in the Sierra Leone Government. He has been appointed […]

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June 23, 2023 Hundreds of supporters of the opposition party, All People’s Congress (APC), at a protest in Freetown on June 21, 2023. FREETOWN — Sierra Leone is gearing up […]

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April 30, 2012 |  Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,  His Excellency Ambassador Shekou Touray , was the keynote speaker at the 51st Independence Anniversary celebrations dance held […]

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