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PRESIDENT KABBAH, THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

October 12, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESIDENT KABBAH, THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS PLAYING HARDBALL WITH KABS KANU, Esq Sunday October 12, 2003 When in 1995 the one -time UN […]

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HINGA NORMAN : A LIFE TIME OF POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES … and life on a knife’s edge………

September 16, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ย  HINGA NORMAN : A PLAQUE OF INFAMY OR HEROISM ?ย  Wilfred Kabs- Kanu looks at a ย jolly man whose political lifestyle has embodied controversy so far…..   The name […]

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SamForay hails international community and UN for ignoring Special Court plea for more money

April 7, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ย  Wednesday April 7, 2003 We are pleased to know that the international community is slowly but surely coming to our long observed point of view that the so-called Special […]

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Mother -of- all -trials

April 6, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ย  By ย Rev. Alfred SamForay ย : This week, the Appeals Chamber of the so-called Special Court for Sierra Leone will handle two hot potatoes on its plate: The fate of […]

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THE CRY FOR JUSTICE IN SIERRA LEONE

March 2, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The Special Court, which started its sittings in Sierra Leone , has generated some misunderstanding , that shouldย not be the case. ย  The fact that there […]

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Seek the interest of the people — Editor urges Sa. Leone politicians

September 28, 2002 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

REV. KABS KANU Saturday September 28, 2002 The Editor-in -Chief of the COCORIOKO newspaper and the founder ย and also Pastor of the American Fellowship Church, Rev.Wilfred Leeroy Kabs-Kanu , today […]

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NUP leader John Benjamin calls for interim government

February 14, 2000 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The interim leader of Sierra Leone’s opposition National Unity Party, John Oponjo Benjamin, called Monday for an interim caretaker government to be set up when President Kabbah’s term in office […]

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PMDC ACCUSES BEREWA OF TRAVELLING WITH ARMED THUGS

June 30, 0207 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Joseph Kamanda ย  While investigations into alleged assassination attemptย  on the leader and presidential candidate of the People Movement for Democratic Change(ย  PMDC) leader,ย  Charles Francis Margai along the […]

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The Curtain Falls for Minkailu Mansaray, But the Spirit Endures

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The Curtain Falls for Minkailu Mansaray, But the Spirit Endures By Yoni Emmanuel Sesay Some deaths announce themselves not merely as the passing of a person, but as the falling […]

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Nurturing young leaders : Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

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UAE Set to Partner with Sierra Leone

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UAE Set to Partner with Sierra Leone By M.B. Jalloh, Press Attachรฉ, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) […]

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Sierra Leone represented at opening of 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

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By KABS KANU : SIERRA LEONEย  was among manyย  nations represented at the official opening of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday […]

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April 30, 2015 Westminster Group PLC Monday said its high-performance ferry will arrive in Sierra Leone at the end of April, and said it believes confidence and demand for a […]

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