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‘President Koroma won me over through his development projects in my Kailahun District’ : Former SLPP Presidential aspirant Major Ismael Sengu Koroma

By KABS KANU : Former Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) Presidential aspirant, Ishmael Songu Koroma, today refutted all the reasons given by his one-time party for his decision to cross over to the ruling All People’s Congress ( APC ). Contrary to the reasons put out by the SLPP, the retired U.S. Military [...]

Why President Koroma is again being highly commended by the International Community : He has a passion for his country’s progress and his human rights record is impeccable

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President Ernest Bai Koroma is highly respected by the International Community. The United Nations Security Council high-powered delegation that recently went to Freetown on a fact-finding mission has presented its report to the UN and it was full of praise and commendation for what President Koroma is doing in Sierra Leone. The team held sessions [...]

Another victory for President Koroma : Visiting UN Security Council delegation is impressed by Sierra Leone’s progress

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 [...]

PICTORIAL DISPLAY : Ernest Koroma-mania sweeps Kailahun, the SLPP stronghold

The Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP) stronghold of Kailahun District has fallen to President Ernest Bai Koroma. Kailahun District went red last weekend when the President took his development projects to a district that once stoned anything APC . The massive throng that wore red and came out to welcome and hail President Koroma [...]

President Koroma tours Bumbuna Project following shutdown for repairs

By Jarrah Kawusu-Konte : Energy has been identified by the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma as a panacea for sustainable socio-economic development of Sierra Leone. When he assumed office in 2007, he promised to restore electricity to Freetown, once shamefully dubbed the darkest Capital City in the world throughout the SLPP’s eleven years in…

It is time to stand up for Sierra Leone

This powerful article was written by two weeks ago by Mr. Solomon Sesay, the Editor-In-Chief of The New Daily Nation : http://thenewdailynation.com/?paged=4 . We have decided to reproduce it because the message is relevant for all Sierra Leoneans . Read the full article : The New Daily Nation picks up where Cocorioko left off; it is…

BOMBSHELL : Maada Bio fools his supporters as U.S. says no entry visa yet for the former Sierra Leonean warlord

A United States Embassy official has said that the former Sierra Leonean warlord aspiring for the presidency , Mr. Julius Maada Bio, has not yet been granted an entry visa to come into the United States of America. Mr. Ahmed Kamara , the Publisher of NEWSTIME AFRICA, disclosed today that the head of the U.S. Embassy’s…

Manchester United have blown the title race : City now hold the advantage and only a catastrophic slip – up will change ascendancy again

By Kabs-K : Supporters of Manchester United in Britain and all over the world are grieving this morning following the inexplicable carelessness , lethargy and over-confidence of their team in blowing the title race after the 2011/2012 Premier Championship trophy looked signed, sealed and delivered for them only few weeks back. Manchester United went 8…