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Late Sierra Leone Ambassador to Kuwait Ibrahim Orsoya Kamara laid to rest in Makeni

February 19, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mr. Ibrahim Orsoya Kamara, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Kuwait , who died in Freetown two weeks ago, was  laid to rest yesterday in Makeni, his home town. President Ernest Koroma […]

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Deputy Health Minister Appeals to Matron of Hospitals to put Nursing Profession in high esteem

February 14, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Jonathan Abass Kamara Deputy Health and Sanitation Minister 1, Madam Madina Rahman has reiterated her commitment to give the Nursing profession in Sierra Leone its past glory.   […]

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Minister of Political Affairs Nannette Thomas meets with tribal heads in Sierra Leone

February 11, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Bockarie Kukuku Musa    On Thursday 9th February 2017, the Tribal Heads from the various tribes in Sierra Leone met with the Minister of Political and Public Affairs […]

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APC and nation stunned by sudden death of Ambassador Ibrahim Kamara

February 9, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The nation was stunned yesterday when news suddenly emerged that Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Kuwait, His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Kamara, commonly known as Orsoya, had died. The ambassador passed away […]

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Ambassador Amadu Koroma addresses Doha Retreat on UN Security Council Reform

January 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

A two day retreat, 14th and 15th January, 2017 was organized in the city of Doha by the State of Qatar and it provided a forum for key stakeholders including […]

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Nigeria Solicits Sierra Leone’s support for Commissioner for Peace & Security, AU Commission

January 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit The Minister of Mines and Steel Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Kayode Fayemi, was yesterday Thursday January 19 received in audience […]

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Netanyahu welcomes Sierra Leone president, says Israel willing to help Sierra Leone rebuild after Ebola, civil war

January 11, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

* Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Wednesday morning with Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is visiting Israel accompanied by his Foreign, Agriculture, Communications and Water ministers. The […]

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PHOTO OF THE YEAR : The spiritual significance of President Koroma’s prayer at the Western Wall

January 11, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  President Koroma at the Holy Land of Israel. where he received a tantalizing welcome, prays for the nation. And let me tell you something, one of the best persons […]

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January 6, 1999 : Zainab Bangura and other Sierra Leoneans reflect on a sad day in the history of our nation

January 7, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6 1999. AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY IN THE HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE. By Zainab Hawa Bangura — In the days leading up to that fateful day, the whole […]

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Zainab Bangura : Maada Bio is faking being the Father of Democracy : He was against 1996 elections and did everything to stop it

January 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Purported ‘Father of Democracy’ – behold Bio was an attempted murderer of democracy* By James Sandi The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict […]

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Poised to Become Senegal’s next President, Diomaye Faye Finally Breaks Silence on Election Result

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March 26, 2024 He is expected to become the West African country’s next president less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election. According to the […]

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SIERRA LEONE MUST BAN FGM EVEN FOR 18 YEAR OLDS : BONDO HAS NO “INFORMED CONSENT”

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Culled from the COCORIOKO NEWSROOM LIVE FORUM There is a debate going on in Sierra Leone around female genital cutting sparked by statements made by the country’s First Lady. The […]

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