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Colleagues, Friends Mourn Loss and Pay Tribute to Two IRC Staff Members

July 2, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The IRC mourns the loss of two of our dedicated and courageous colleagues, Allan Mukuru and Bahati James Barongo, who were killed in a June 29 U.N. helicopter crash […]

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Verification process of soldiers killed in action is poor : Lt. Col. D. B. Sowa

July 2, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Commanding Officer of The Armed Forces Personnel Center, Lt. Col. D.B. Sowa has intimated Journalists that despite the verification team presence in the three brigades headquarters the response has […]

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Bodies of UN crash victims recovered

June 30, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Wednesday June 30, 2004 The bodies of all 24 victims in last Tuesday’s helicopter crash in Yengema in the Kono District have been recovered from the scene where the aircraft […]

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ACC wades into Health Delivery system

June 30, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As a means of increasing revenue collection in Government hospitals, the Anti-Corruption Commission’s Prevention Department is on a tour of the Northern Province and Kono District, to conduct seminars on […]

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UN helicopter plunges into Yengema hillside , killing all 24 0nboard

June 29, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Tuesday June 29, 2004 By Cocorioko Reporter Samuel John A U.N. helicopter on a scheduled flight from Hastings to Yengema crashed in Sierra Leone this morning. All 24 people aboard, […]

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I WAS RAPED AND AMPUTATED–Witness testifies

June 18, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Sampson Cole Sunday July 18, 2004 At the Special Court the statement of the second Prosecution witness in the RUF trial, read by a member of the Prosecution, […]

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‘Crimes committed by the Kamajors will make men of civility and reason recoil’ -David Crane

June 5, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Tamba Borbor reports from Freetown :  Thursday June 5, 2004 The Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court,  David Crane,  in his opening statement at the start of the trial […]

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Chief Norman’s new legal team

June 5, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  CHIEF NORMAN’S NEW LEGAL TEAM Some where in the vast expanse of God’s universe, there must be a planet where judicial incompetence is a crime against humanity or at least a […]

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Big- money politics by Kabbah’s cronies cost APC the local elections

May 31, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : PRESIDENT AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH : He has well-placed citizens in public service and private enterprises spraying money on the ruling SLPP to stay in power .To […]

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APC supporters in New Jersey go wild with jubilation

May 29, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  ….Big Celebration  Dinner planned Saturday Sept. 25. ……Ernest Koroma and New Mayor of Freetown  expected for ceremony Supporters of the All People’s Congress ( APC ) in New Jersey […]

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President Julius Maada Bio’s regime, unopposed by a weak and feeble opposition, unhindered by a compromised Anti-Corruption Commission, unchecked by a largely self-censored media, surrounded and propped up by sycophants […]

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The Transparency International nonsense about Sierra Leone : When will these organizations leave us alone with their flawed polls and For-Profit lies ?

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Posted by Cocorioko Newspaper on July 9, 20130 Comment By KABS KANU : Just when you want to think that Transparency International should be taken seriously after previous flawed studies […]

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