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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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Those Who Fight Corruption Should Be Clean Themselves

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

The recent corruption scandal that involves the Chief Minister Professor David Francis and journalist Sallieu Tejan Jalloh remains leeringly unresolved in the background. President Bio made the fight against corruption […]

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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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PICTORIAL : Watch Sierra Leone’s shame under Bio Government–Police officers standing, doing nothing, while polling station being thrashed by thugs

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

What happened in Sierra Leone on Saturday August 24, 2019 is so shameful that it makes even ruling party cynics hang their heads in shame. A POLLING STATION  was vandalized […]

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The Corruption of every government begins with Principles

July 30, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leoneans woke up to breaking news (pardon the pun) last week that thieves broke into the house of one of the prominent judges presiding over the […]

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Lungi Bridge : Growth and Change are Painful Leaps in the Dark we must take

July 12, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Lungi Bridge has been a talking point for many Sierra Leoneans lately and the amount of coverage has been well deserved. While some see it as the right step […]

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THE UNWARRANTED ATTACKS ON BASITA MICHAEL MUST STOP!

May 27, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The attacks on Basita Michael are completely unwarranted and deeply troubling. Sierra Leone is becoming a contradiction. On one hand, APC supporters attacked those who said it would have been […]

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Fatima Bio prays for doom of husband’s detractors : Is the prayer biblical and koranic ?

May 15, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Joanna Williams We cannot allow Fatima to mislead people. It is the duty of every follower of Christ to remind our fellow Christians what our Lord and Saviour Jesus […]

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President Bio Receives Sierra Leonean Descendants from the United States at State House

April 30, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  State House, Freetown, Monday 29 April 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has received Sierra Leonean descendants living in the United States of America during a courtesy […]

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  • Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?
  • Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown
  • WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE
  • Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion
  • Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis
  • Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt
  • Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation
  • Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_*
  • The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says
  • In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins.
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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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Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?

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Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown

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The government’s decision to create new districts—without clear legal backing, public consultation, or economic justification—appears politically driven and constitutionally questionable. It threatens: • Domestic democratic stability, • Economic sustainability, and […]

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BREAKING NEWS : Sea accident in Sierra Leone : Deaths reported

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There has been a tragic Sea accident in Sierra Leone and many passengers are said to have drowned while a good number with life jackets have swum to safety .A […]

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At UN Sustainable Energy Forum : Statement by Professor Monty Jones , Head of the Sierra Leone delegation

June 9, 2014 0

Excellencies, First, I would like to commend the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the SE4ALL initiative. Let me also acknowledge the strong leadership embodied by the members of the SE4ALL […]

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UN calls upon political parties to accept elections results and asks international community and development partners to continue supporting Sierra Leone

November 30, 2012 0

  KABS KANU  reports from the UN Security Council : Today Friday November 30, 2012  was another day of triumph for Sierra Leone in the United Nations. The UN Security […]

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IT WAS DR. SAMURA KAMARA WHO BROUGHT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

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Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Consultant The All Peoples Congress does not like to talk about change when what many mean by change is either unworkable or are fixtures of their imaginations, […]

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Lamin Alharazim provides more details about 5oth Anniversary celebrations in New Jersey

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The Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Celebration in New Jersey ,  Mr. Lamin Alharazim, has told COCORIOKO that the celebration is a joint effort with all the different organizations in […]

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