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OBITUARY : HAJA RAILATU TEJAN THOMAS

November 18, 2012 Kabs Kanu 0

OBITUARY   THE  TEJAN THOMAS FAMILY AT HOME AND ABROAD REGRET  TO ANNOUNCE THE SUDDEN DEATH OF OUR MOTHER, GRAND MOTHER HAJA RAILATU TEJAN THOMAS .AGE 81YRS. SHE SUDDENLY TOOK  […]

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Civic ceremony in Freetown for First Mother of the nation

November 18, 2012 Kabs Kanu 0

The Minister of Information and Communications, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo,  has provided  some official details of the funeral arrangements for the First Mother of the Nation, Mrs. Alice Florence Koroma, […]

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OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT: Mrs. Nancy Nicholas of Bo

November 18, 2012 Kabs Kanu 0

The death is reported of Mrs. Nancy Nicholas. Mama Nicho of Clock Tower, as she was fondly called, was a business woman and former Mayor of Bo. As mayor, she […]

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OBITUARY : Mr. Ishmael Keatu Yillah, Esq

November 18, 2012 Kabs Kanu 0

      إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون Inna Lillaahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji’oon (From Allah we came and to him we will return)   It is with a sad […]

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Sad day for Liberian journalism : Gabriel Gworlekaju is no more

January 10, 2011 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sad day for Liberian journalism : Gabriel Gworlekaju is no more Published on January 10, 2011 by Cocorioko News   ·   No Comments   Today is  one of the saddest days […]

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Constrasting visions of Sierra Leone painted at Lawyer Bah’s Memorial

January 5, 2011 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Published on January 5, 2011 by Cocorioko News   ·   No Comments Another session of the inter-denominational memorial vigil for late Alhaji Dr. Mohamed Sadu Bah was held yesterday evening in […]

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Death of Mohamed Sadu Bah : Lawyer Sorie Tarawally pays tribute

January 5, 2011 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Published on January 5, 2011 by Cocorioko News   ·   No Comments Alhaji Mohamed Sadu Bah, B.A.; Juris Doctor (J.D.) Community Activist, Philanthropist, Humanitarian; A believer and a Muslim, Father and […]

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Karefa-Smart’s Death Is A Big Loss To The Nation

August 27, 2010 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu : By the death yesterday of veteran politician, Dr. John Karefa-Smart,  Sierra Leone has lost not only a distinguished son of the soil but  a captivating, […]

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The sad deaths of Lord Bongo Johnson and spouse : How it happened

July 26, 2010 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Posted by Cocorioko Newspaper on July 26, 201043 Comments Christian Foday Sesay & Sanpha Sesay,   Cocorioko Texas Correspondents Godfrey Manley-Spain fondly known among Sierra Leoneans as “Lord Bongo Johnson” was found dead […]

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THE LATE PROFESSOR Dr. ADONIS F. LABOR

January 29, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

   IN MEMORIAM     THE LATE PROFESSOR Dr. ADONIS F. LABOR                  THE LATE PROFESSOR Dr. ADONIS F. LABOR    Husband, Father, Grandfather, […]

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