Politics Of Deceit, Lies And Propaganda doesn’t Work That Well Anymore
By Jarrah Kawusu-Konte : Since President Ernest Bai Koroma assumed office in September 2007, the SLPP has not spared a moment to lash out at the budding government on every issue in the sun. If they are not boycotting parliamentary sessions or drumming up war drums they are questioning the purchase of arms by [...]
Another victory for President Koroma : Visiting UN Security Council delegation is impressed by Sierra Leone’s progress
May 24, 2012 No Comment
By KABS KANU : One of the favourite sayings of Old Man Zubah, the wise, old man of Liberia whose words of wisdom COCORIOKO has been featuring , is that ”When Chicken white, it is white “. The parable can be interpreted in many ways but, generally speaking, what it means in essence is that [...]
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By Karamoh Kabba : On 20th of May 2012 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, President Ernest Bai Koroma told the audience of Open Government Initiative (OGI) symposium at the Miata Conference hall that “The honeymoon is over”. He was referring to irresponsible journalism in that small West Africa nation. KARAMOH KABBA OGI is President Koroma’s good [...]
Continue reading …President Koroma briefs UN Security Council delegation about Agenda For Change
May 24, 2012 1 Comment
By State House Communication Unit : Sierra Leone, Freetown: The United Nations Security Council visiting team to Sierra Leone led by Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant of the United Kingdom has called on President Ernest Bai Koroma at State house on Wednesday, 23rd May, 2012. The United Nations Security Council’s visit to Sierra Leone is the [...]
Continue reading …SLPP Supporters Disgruntled At Lack Of Funding As…. Maada Bio Returns Empty-Handed !
May 23, 2012 No Comment
Many supporters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) are currently disgruntled after discovering that their flag-bearer, Julius Maada Bio, has returned home poorer than when he left. Inside SLPP sources state that there are rumblings within as time is not on their side as the November elections approach. “Maada Bio had told us [...]
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ERNEST KOROMA IS A TRUE SHERBRO, SO WHAT? By Dauda Musa Bangura The Sherbro is one of the most peaceful ethnic groups in Sierra Leone and the people are also one of the true Sierra Leonean ethnic groups that were found in Sierra Leone by discovers. Dauda Musa Bangura in Bonthe Sherbro Island Before Independence [...]
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By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) : Whenever you want to be in either a melancholic or pessimistic mood, you should read the mouthpiece of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), the Unity newspaper, or any of the “independent” newspapers aligned to the SLPP. If you want to get doomsday or apocalyptic news about Sierra Leone, [...]
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By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) : When Macbeth, after killing King Duncan in his own castle where the king is a guest, says “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweetened this[his] little hand”, or that not even “the multitudinous seas” would wash clean the blood in his hands; Shakespeare was trying to create an [...]
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The Diaspora United For Donald M. Payne Jr.Presents Fund-raising Rally in Support of Donald M. Payne Jr. for Congress Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Time: 4pm (Sharp) Location: Ariya Plaza 1028 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 Contacts: Nana Akyaa II (973) 652-1893 Kofi Ayim (973)-731-1339 Marcy Philips (973)-517-5505 Come join us for an evening of [...]
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By Sheka Tarawalie (Deputy Minister of Information & Communications) : Of all the natural gifts that God has given to us, rain is among my favourite. I love the rains – not merely because rain is water, and water is life, as we all say. I love the rainy season itself. When I was [...]
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