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  • [ October 28, 2026 ] Ambassador Isatu Timbo inducts into office Mary Metzger as newly appointed Chief of Staff ACTION NEWS
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U.S . setting the stage for wide-ranging sanctions against Maada Bio’s government

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

  BY Kabs Kanu The Millennium Challenge Corporation ( MCC ) grant program worth nearly U. S $500 million will after all not be the only U.S project about to […]

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Big blow for Maada Bio and SLPP : U.S. Ambassador says MCC Compact award is being suspended because of June 24 elections rigging

August 16, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The SLPP Maada Bio government suffered a major blow today when U.S. Ambassador David Reimer announced that the flagship Millennium Challenge Corporation ( MCC ) Compact Award the government won […]

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SLPP’s troubles widen, as International Criminal Court ( ICC) accepts Concerned Sierra Leoneans’ petition against Bio’s bloody government

August 16, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Hague Success: ICC Accepts Concerned Sierra Leoneans’ Petition Against Bio’s Brutal Govt By Abu Shaw, The Hague (16/08/2023)  The International Criminal Court ICC has happily accepted the petition dossier that […]

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U.S Senator demands disaggregated polling station by polling station results from Sierra Leone’s Elections Commission

July 12, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

US Senator requested election data from ECSL Commissioner Mohamed Konneh, and clarity and explanation from imperious reckless Maada Bio and his busted flush SLPP government about the June 24, 2023 […]

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Another big blow to SLPP : National Elections Watch ( NEW ) condemns Elections Commission of Sierra Leone for violation of elections procedures

June 16, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In another big blow to  President Maada Bio and his Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP), the National Elections Watch ( NEW ) has inadvertently come out in full support […]

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Samura Kamara in pole position to win Sierra Leone’s presidential elections on June 24

June 9, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SAMURA KAMARA IN POLE POSITION TO WIN JUNE 24 ELECTIONS By Kabs Kanu From the multitudes coming out for him in the SLPP strongholds that the greens thought were impenetrable, […]

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Samura Kamara outlines 10-point plan to bring sanity , peace,unity and national development back to Sierra Leone

May 30, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Samura Kamara’s Manifesto Outlines Ten-point Plan to Address Key Challenges and Sustainable Development in Sierra Leone.   By Ibrahim Hashim Sierra Leone’s main opposition party, the All People’s Congress (APC) […]

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Last minute petition against Samura Kamara is a conspiracy against democracy, peace and good governance

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

PETITION AGAINST DR. SAMURA KAMARA 30 DAYS TO ELECTIONS IS A CONSPIRACY AGAINST DEMOCRACY, CIVILITY, PEACE, UNITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN SIERRA LEONE Kabs Kanu writes The petition against Dr. […]

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Mrs. Isatu Timbo- Nwokedi is Woman of The Year 2023 , as she bags a glorious double whammy of awards

March 23, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MRS. ISATU TIMBO- NWOKEDI IS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2023 , AS SHE BAGS A DOUBLE GLORIOUS WHAMMY OF AWARDS By Kabs Kanu Sierra Leone’s most notable Goodwill Ambassador and […]

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The students demonstration of 1977 : My role

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

I had been a radical and very eloquent journalist and political participant at FBC. I virtually controlled the media. My biting articles attacking the government downtown , the college administration […]

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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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SIERRA LEONE NEEDS SERIOUS POLICIES; NOT THREATS FROM CHARLES MARGAI

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  By Sia Tiyaama (Maryland, USA)   It is easy tell when some politicians get anxious about their chances of winning elections. In the USA, politicians resort to very nasty […]

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