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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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John Leigh supports Solomon Berewa for President

May 22, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESS BRIEFING STATEMENT BY JOHN E. LEIGH Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press: Thank you for accepting my invitation to attend this Press Briefing. I hope each one of you […]

Saved by American influence : Part 1

May 18, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abrahim Alimu Jalloh. MD, USA. Sierra Leone at 45 is still toddling. His Excellency the President, Dr. Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabba’s 45th independence anniversary message to the Nation was […]

CHARLES MARGAI WANTS TO REPEAT HISTORY

May 18, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Thursday May 18, 2006 First_Name: Brima Last_Name: Alpha Email_Address: Brimaa@optonline.net Address: 10 Regency Manor Drive City: New Brunswick State: New Jersey Zip_Code: 08901 Comments: Charles Margai want to repeat […]

AMBASSADOR PEMAGBI DESCRIBES SLPP ELECTIONS AS FAIR AND TRANSPARENT

May 15, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Joe R. Pemagbi , yesterday told COCORIOKO that the Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP) Executive elections for its North American […]

‘Charles Taylor , like Karefa-Smart , will never become President ‘

May 13, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

CHARLES MARGAI Saturday May 13 , 2006 — Rejoinder by Agnes K Macauley: Charles Margai will be President of Sierra Leone as it is destined that PMDC will win the […]

JUXTAPOSING JJ SAFFA’S AND KOFI ANNAN’S STATEMENTS : WHAT A JOKE

May 9, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Tuesday May 9, 2006 First_Name: Acim Last_Name: Baio Email_Address: Acim Baio Address: CEMARE City: Portsmouth State: UK Zip_Code: PO5 1EX Comments: The Act of juxtaposing Reports on Sierra Leone […]

SLPP (UK and Ireland) Hosts the First Diaspora Party Workshop

April 24, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Monday April 24, 2006 Under the auspices of the national leadership of the Sierra Leone Peoples’ Party, the UK and Ireland branch will host the first Diaspora workshop on […]

BEREWA WILL MAKE AN EVEN BETTER PRESIDENT THAN KABBAH

April 24, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Monday April 24, 2006 First_Name: Foday Musa Last_Name: Daboh Email_Address: fmdabo@yahoo.com Comments: I am troubled by Hashim Daboh’s piece aimed at President Kabba and President Berewa come May,2007.It troubles […]

The internet in Sierra Leone : The way forward

April 22, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

by JOHN ABDUL KARGBO The Internet which contains untold riches of information and access to people world-wide has been launched in Sierra Leone. This article discusses the potential benefits the […]

SLPP did not bestow political pluralism : The people of Sierra Leone did

April 20, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Thursday April 20, 2006 First_Name: Acim Last_Name: Baio Email_Address: acimbaio@yahoo.com Address: CEMARE City: Portsmouth State: UK Zip_Code: PO13LJ Comments: SLLP Did Not Bestow Political Pluralism; Like All Other Political Parties, […]

COMMENTARY

Huge Demonstration For President Koroma At The UN International Post-Ebola Recovery Conference

July 11, 2015 0

POSTED BY: PUBLISHER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KABS KANU JULY 11, 2015 Nearly a thousand Sierra Leoneans turned up at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside the United Nations yesterday to […]

ACTION NEWS

Nation on edge, as defiant President Bio insists on conducting Midterm Census, despite rebuff by World Bank and protests by opposition

December 10, 2021 0

By Kabs Kanu Sierra Leone is on the edge of chaos as a very defiant President Maada Bio has decided to proceed with the controversial Midterm Census , even though […]

Uncategorized

African Conference on Ebola kicks off in Malabo

July 21, 2015 0

MALABO, July 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union (AU) international conference on Ebola has opened in Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, with the aim of sharing experiences in the continent’s […]

ACTION NEWS

Texas-Sierra Leone 2021 Citizens Award Address

January 11, 2022 0

Texas-Sierra Leone 2021 Citizens Award Address By Sanpha Sesay Texas Chief In this article, we commemorate the individuals who merit the citizens award, laying emphasis on persons […]

EDITORIAL

U.S. media snob ‘Concerned Sierra Leoneans’ : No mention of demonstrations in reports or interviews with President Koroma

April 21, 2015 0

As we indicated in an earlier editorial, the demonstrations against President Ernest Koroma at the Lafayette Park, near the White House and at the World Bank last Friday during […]

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