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Strasser declares his Presidential intentions Saturday

April 27, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Wednesday April 27, 2005 Former Chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council ( NPRC) Valentine Strasser will steal the limelight from the politicians on Saturday when he declares his intentions to […]

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AFRC indictees boycott trial at Special Court

April 8, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Friday April 8, 2005 The three Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) indictees at Special Court have started a boycott of court proceedings.  The three, Ibrahim Bazzy Kamara, Alex Tamba […]

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LEADING KONO POLITICIAN DIES

March 7, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Monday March 7, 2005 Mr. Abu Aiah Koroma, the politician once regarded as the leader of the Kono people of Sierra Leone, has died. Mr. Koroma died yesterday in […]

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John Leigh takes on Sama Banya on frustrations in the SLPP , ambitions and the party’s image

March 3, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

   JOHN ERNEST LEIGH Dear Dr. Banya: The Concord Times of February 11, 2005, quoted you in its lead news report as declaring that: “John Leigh is a frustrated and utterly ambitious […]

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Police IG denies ordering shooting

March 3, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Thursday March 3, 2005 On-The-Spot report by Cocorioko’s Tamba Borbor Inspector-General Brima Acha Kamara yesterday said that he did not order the Police to shoot at any student. He […]

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HEALING SIERRA LEONE’S SCARS – Kabbah’s Country

March 1, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Karamoh Kabba I listened to Robin White and Rick Wells since I was a mere youngster via short waves radio, by the only stereo set depending on which hamlet […]

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The Special Court Prosecutor’s path to State House is paved with bad statecraft

January 24, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Saturday January 24, 2005 By John Lansana Musa, ESQ.   INTRODUCTION: THE PITFALLS OF BAD STATECRAFT There are many weighty reasons for undertaking the present essay, the least of […]

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If I am President

January 15, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  First_Name:  Patrick Last_Name:  Bockari Email_Address:  patbock48@yahoo.com Address:  6824 Rio Tejo Way City:  Elk Grove State:  CA Zip_Code:  95757 Comments:  IF I AM PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE! By […]

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We’ll appeal to President Kabbah”

December 24, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Saturday December 24, 2005 By Chernor Ojuku Sesay Relatives, including wives of some of the soldiers that were served letters of termination from the army this week have indicated […]

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Protect the people

December 8, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

One of the duties of the government is to protect the lives and properties of the people it governs. No government is worth its salt if it cannot effectively and […]

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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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S/Leone Govt. Pursues 200 Mega-Watts Solar System

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By PASCO TEMPLE : At a meeting Convened late last week at the Sierra Leone Chancery on 1701 19th Street North West Washington DC by Honorable Dauda J. B. Kallon, […]

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PRESS COVERAGE INVITATION

November 19, 2014 0

  CONCERNED CITIZENS OF SIERRA LEONE FIGHTING AGAINST EBOLA  November, 15th 2014. PRESS COVERAGE INVITATION We hereby invite representatives of the media to cover a very important press conference, which […]

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WIMAGE to hit the ground in Kenya to audit and monitor the General elections next month

July 25, 2022 0

By Kabs Kanu, Public Relations Officer , WIMAGE. A high-powered team from Women in Auditing and Monitoring Elections around the Globe (WIMAGE ) will be on the ground in Kenya […]

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Covid -19 Is A Virus, Not A Cash Cow.

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Since the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic, life has changed beyond recognition as we know it. But one thing that has not changed and will never change is the […]

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Sad death of Chernor Ojuku Sesay

January 31, 2020 0

Chernor Ojuku is gone, but will never be forgotten By Alhaji M.B. Jalloh The former Press Attaché to the Kingdom of Belgium has passed away in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, […]

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