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Entries from February 2010

Ghana: President Mills admits failing Ghanaians

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday admitted in parliament that he had disappointed Ghanaians for failing to deliver on his promise made last year in his State of the Nation address, to establish a ‘Members of Parliament Constituency Fund’ to foster development projects at the constituency level, aside that of the District Assemblies Common Fund.

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Tags: Political reporting

TOGO: An opposition youth movement harrassed by state force police

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments

The togolese citizen movement for change is in opened confluct with the police. The movement that comprises young militants of opposition forces is accused of willing to do subversive actions during the electoral process.

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Tags: Sneak In

Ahead of Bo SLPP Conference, Job, Others Accused of Manipulation

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments

 There have been growing concerns among the rank and file of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) that party chairman, John Oponjo Benjamin and other top ranking officials are hell-bent on manipulating the party’s constitution to suit their political ambitions.

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Tags: Political reporting

Job Dodges Koroma

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Chairman of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) says he is waiting for the appropriate time to respond to president Ernest Bai Koroma’s swipe on him and his party.John Oponjo Benjamin aka JOB told Concord Times:

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Tags: Environment · Political reporting

APC Disrespects the Culture of Kailahun

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

The recent visit of President Koroma to Kailahun district has left more confusion and animosity against the APC. It was a big shock that President Koroma took his Limba cultural mask devil or Matorma to Kailahun when it was expected that the President was visiting his own people never mind the district is predominantly a [...]

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Tags: Political reporting

Commonwealth Scribe Braces for Salone Visit

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Secretary-General of the Commonwealth will visit Sierra Leone from 7 to 9 February this year to hold talks with President Ernest Bai Koroma and other senior state officials on issues of development.

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Tags: Poverty

Gola Forest Indigenes Cry for Help

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Residents living in the seven Gola Forest communities in the Kenema district, eastern Sierra Leone have called for the intervention of the government and other well meaning organizations to salvage their deplorable state as the conservation of the forest has virtually ‘disarmed’ them.

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Tags: Environment

APC Women Denounces Fake First Lady

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Over 30 All Peoples Congress (APC) party women wing has on Monday denounced the purported 1st lady commonly known as Banya Fakei 1st lady.

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Tags: Gender Issues · Sneak In

Shekito Returns to State House

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

There had been wild rumours circulating within press circles that presidential press secretary Sheka Tarawalie aka Shekito was forced to go on leave and would not return to his job. The rumours grew wild when Shekito could not be reached on his telephone lines in Freetown for the past few weeks.

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Tags: Sneak In

World Bank Wants Bumbuna Developed

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

President of the World Bank group has said that residents of Bumbuna, a town hosting the hydro-electricity project, must benefit from power generated from the dam.

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Tags: Economic Reporting