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[ June 11, 2025 ] Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis ACTION NEWS
[ June 11, 2025 ] 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 ACTION NEWS
[ June 11, 2025 ] Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation ACTION NEWS
[ June 10, 2025 ] Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_* ACTION NEWS
[ June 8, 2025 ] The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says ACTION NEWS

Leone Stars, watch that Benin goalkeeper

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

LEONE STARS, WATCH THAT BENIN GOALKEEPER, SATURNIN ALLAGBE, TOMORROW Preview of today’s soccer classic by Kabs Kanu Benin almost held Nigeria to a draw and deny Sierra Leone a place […]

President Bio promises Leone Stars players $10,000 each and land if they beat Benin and qualify for Africa Nations Cup

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

JUST IN! The first gentle man of the Republic of Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio, has promised to give each player hundred million leones (100,000,000) and a plot of […]

Benin promises each player $ 30,000 if they stop Leone Stars and make the Africa Nations Cup

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Each Benin player will receive a bonus of $30,000 if they stop hosts Sierra Leone tomorrow and qualify for the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon, officials said. Benin need at least […]

Back in Time: ’93,’94,’95 & ’96 Leone Stars Golden Years

February 10, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Back in Time: ’93,’94,’95 & ’96 Leone Stars Golden Years by adminsie | Apr 22, 2020 | Latest News | 4 comments Leone Stars players shaking hands with the then Deputy Chairman of the NPRC Julius Maada […]

Sierra Leone stages one of the most dramatic come backs in soccer history to draw 4-4 and frighten Nigeria

November 16, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu The much-underrated Leone Stars of Sierra Leone staged one of the greatest and most dramatic rearguard actions ever in football history in Benin City, Nigeria last Friday […]

Mighty Blackpool forced to a draw by FC Johansen

December 6, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone Premier League gets underway The 2019/2020 Sierra Leone Premier League Season kicked off on Wednesday 4th December in a grand style with lots of innovative display. FC Johansen […]

Leone Stars Vs. Lone Star : It should be do-or-die against Liberia next month

August 21, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

LEONE STARS VS. LONE STAR : IT SHOULD BE DO-OR -DIE AGAINST LIBERIA NEXT MONTH By Veteran sports analyst and promoter Kabs Kanu Stakes in matches between Liberia and Sa […]

WORLD CUP : Messi misses penalty, as Iceland forces Argentina to 1-1 draw, while Nigeria humbled 2-0 by Croatia

June 17, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Messi misses penalty, as Iceland forces Argentina to 1-1 draw 17 June 2018 | 3:51 am Croatia vs Nigeria: Unimaginative Super Eagles fall to Croatia 1 day ago […]

Liberia’s champions lose two and draw one in Sierra Leone

January 12, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Marampa Stars twin brothers, Alusine and Alhassan Koroma were the stars of Tuesday’s night international football showdown, after guiding their side to a 2-0 win over Liberia’s top-flight side […]

President Ernest Koroma declares civic funeral for late football legend

June 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President declares civic funeral for late football legend President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday gave his blessing for a civic funeral for former Leone Stars striker and Sierra Leone football […]

ACTION NEWS

Anti-Corruption Commissioner in Vienna for UNCAC Implementation Review Group Meeting

June 6, 2018 0

John Baimba Sesay Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission has called for “ the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to provide technical and other support to the Government of […]

EDITORIAL

SLPP is a bloody and violent political party

March 19, 2009 0

President Ernest Koroma is Sierra Leone’s best hope for desirable socio-economic and political change. The desperately-greedy for power opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) knows this too well […]

ACTION NEWS

APC Settles “Palava”….Victor Foe Says State House On Targe

April 4, 2007 0

The All Peoples Congress finally resolved their differences last Wednesday April 4 at a jam-packed party office in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Addressing members of the Fourth Estate the party’s Secretary General Victor Bockarie Foe […]

COMMENTARY

Clarion call from President Koroma : “Put Salone above all political, ethnic and personal issues”

January 17, 2014 0

President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday met with representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and media activists at State House as part of his “new approach” to governance – wider engagement […]

ACTION NEWS

Deep animosity between Makeni residents and Maada Bio government a recipe for disaster

July 21, 2020 0

Charles Curtis Thomas is in Makeni, Sierra Leone. THE PADEMBA ROAD PRISON MASSACRE AND THE MAKENI MASSACRE, DID PRESIDENT MAADA BIO, AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, GIVE THE GO AHEAD FOR LIVE […]

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