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MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Deputy House Speaker Thomas Fallah was forcibly removed from the courtyard of the Capitol Building today, as tensions escalated following allegations that...

LEGISLATIVE TURMOIL AS HOUSE SESSION ADJOURNED AMID QUORUM CRISIS AND CALLS FOR SPEAKER’S RESIGNATION

MONROVIA – A session in the House of Representatives...

LWSC REQUESTS LACC TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED US$750,000 BRIBE TO LAWMAKERS FOR SPEAKER KOFFA’S REMOVAL

MONROVIA – The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC)...

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UL PROFESSOR ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL CONFUCIAN COUNCIL IN CHINA

October 20, 2024

A distinguished Liberian academic, Dr. Josephus Moses Gray, Associate...

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EU AND IMF DELEGATIONS MEET WITH LRA CHIEF TO ENHANCE REVENUE GROWTH

October 17, 2024

MONROVIA – The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue...

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PRISON FELLOWSHIP URGES CHIEF JUSTICE TO IMPLEMENT DIGITALIZATION OF COURT DOCUMENTS

October 16, 2024

MONROVIA – A renowned criminal justice reform group, Prison...

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WESTERN CLUSTER LIBERIA WRAPS UP TALKS WITH TRADITIONAL LEADERS ON PLANNED ROAD CONSTRUCTION

October 16, 2024

BOMI COUNTY – Western Cluster Liberia Limited (WCL) on...

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LIS FACES SCRUTINY OVER UNUSUAL RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS

October 15, 2024

MONROVIA – The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has stirred...

REP. COLLINS TURNS OVER US$14,800 TO LACC, UNVEILS BRIBERY SCHEME TO OUST SPEAKER KOFFA

SUP AT 54: DR. NYAN REFLECTS ON LEGACY OF PATRIOTISM, PAN-AFRICANISM, AND THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE

LAWMAKERS’ INTEGRITY AT STAKE AS MIAMEN DEMANDS STATE INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED BRIBERY PLOT TO UNSEAT SPEAKER

DEPUTY SPEAKER FALLAH PURSUED BY ANGRY CROWD OVER ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST SPEAKER KOFFA

COMMERCE MINISTER MODAD RESIGNS AMID $98,000 VEHICLE CONTROVERSY AS UP GOVT. FACES EXTRAVAGANCE CRITICISM

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BOAKAI’S ADMIN. CRITICIZED FOR LACKING ACCOUNTABILITY, URGED TO IMPLEMENT AUSTERITY MEASURES TO CURB EXCESSIVE PUBLIC SECTOR SALARIES

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US AMBASSADOR TONER URGES LIBERIANS TO ABIDE BY VISA RULES AMID HIGH REJECTION RATES

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PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S WHEELBARROW REMARK EXPOSES HYPOCRISY AMID MODAD’S $96,000 VEHICLE SCANDAL

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NPHIL SUSPENDS DIRECTOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION, DR. JETOH, OVER SUBSTANDARD DATA ACCURACY

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FORMER FINANCE MINISTER TWEAH FACES ARREST AS STATE CHALLENGES $8 MILLION BOND AMID MAJOR CORRUPTION TRIAL

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EYEWITNESS REPORT IN THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EMMANUEL BARTEN NYESWA

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RAMPANT CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS ROCK JOSEPH BOAKAI’S ADMINISTRATION IN LIBERIA

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UP YOUTH CONGRESS COMMENDS BOAKAI’S LEADERSHIP, URGES ACTION ON CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE REFORMS

MUSA BILITY STEPS DOWN AS LIBERTY PARTY CHAIRMAN, CITING CORE DIFFERENCES AMID RECONCILIATION EFFORTS

BOAKAI COMMENDS LIBERIANS FOR RESCUING THE NATION FROM CDC RULE, VOWS TO REBUILD

SEN. CHEA REFLECTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE CDC: A CALL FOR REBRANDING AND RENEWAL

HEEDING NPP STALWART – RANDOLPH COOPER’S OUTRAGE AMID A UNITED COALITION…

A Patriot's Diary with Ekena Wesley In politics, while it...

CDC’S SHENANIGAN AMID A PRO-GOVERNMENT PROTEST SHAM AGAINST U.S. AMBASSADOR…

A Patriot's Diary with Ekena Wesley Make no mistake! Surely,...

UL PROFESSOR ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL CONFUCIAN COUNCIL IN CHINA

A distinguished Liberian academic, Dr. Josephus Moses Gray, Associate...

EU AND IMF DELEGATIONS MEET WITH LRA CHIEF TO ENHANCE REVENUE GROWTH

MONROVIA – The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue...

PRISON FELLOWSHIP URGES CHIEF JUSTICE TO IMPLEMENT DIGITALIZATION OF COURT DOCUMENTS

MONROVIA – A renowned criminal justice reform group, Prison...

WESTERN CLUSTER LIBERIA WRAPS UP TALKS WITH TRADITIONAL LEADERS ON PLANNED ROAD CONSTRUCTION

BOMI COUNTY – Western Cluster Liberia Limited (WCL) on...

TOP MINISTRY OFFICIAL RESIGNS, BLASTS LEADERSHIP FOR ENDORSING ‘ILLEGAL’ FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

BOAKAI ACCUSED OF FUELING TRIBAL AND REGIONAL POLITICS, UNDERMINING GOVT. INTEGRITY AND NATIONAL UNITY

LIBERIANS IN LEBANON OPPOSE ALLEGED APPOINTMENT OF HEZBOLLAH-LINKED FIGURE AS HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL

REP. MUSA BILITY CRITICIZES SPEAKER KOFFA FOR DEFENDING BOAKAI’S FREQUENT TRAVELS, CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

TEN MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES FROM UL MEET DEAN TO DISCUSS SCHOLARSHIPS

MONROVIA, OCTOBER 7, 2024 – Ten Magna Cum Laude...

AMOS C. SAWYER FOUNDATION LAUDS FOR TWO MASTER’S DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS

MONROVIA – The Amos C. Sawyer College of Social...

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

MONROVIA – Saleh Hayat, age 22, a Pakistani National...

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has confirmed...

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

Grand Cape Mount Co., LIBERIA – A shocking incident...

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah...

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LIBERIA’S HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH USAID TO STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES

MONROVIA – The U.S. Agency for International Development in...

NPHIL EXPANDS TRAINING FOR FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGISTS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE

MONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia...

DR. NYAN COMMENDS LIBERIA’S PARTNER-INSTITUTIONS FOR COORDINATED RESPONSE TO MPOX AND OTHER OUTBREAKS

MONROVIA - In a statement released on his official...

LIBERIA CONFIRMS THREE NEW MPOX CASES AS HOR ALLOCATES UP TO $1.5 MILLION FOR OUTBREAK RESPONSE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The National Public Health Institute of...

LIS FACES SCRUTINY OVER UNUSUAL RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS

WESTERN CLUSTER LIBERIA DEFENDS OPERATIONS, ENSURES COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY

GKTC PRAISES BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ADVANCING QUALITY EDUCATION

TRAGIC ROAD ACCIDENT CLAIMS THE LIFE OF CRC EMPLOYEE

PRESIDENT BOAKAI ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF COMMERCE MINISTER AMIN MODAD

REV. DAJUE DENOUNCES CHURCH SUSPENSION, CALLS FOR TRUTH AMIDST CONTROVERSY OVER HOMOSEXUALITY

ALJA’S 12TH NATIONAL CONVENTION TO FOCUS ON WAR CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY AND LIBERIA’S FRAGILITY IN PHILADELPHIA

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LAUNCHES $15 MILLION CAVALLA RIVER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

REP. COLLINS TURNS OVER US$14,800 TO LACC, UNVEILS BRIBERY SCHEME TO OUST SPEAKER KOFFA

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Amid a legislative impasse on Capitol Hill, Representative Luther Collins of District #2, Gbapolu County,...

SPEAKER KOFFA ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING MILLIONS AS LAWMAKERS DEMAND IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION AMIDST CORRUPTION SCANDAL

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – A coalition of anti-Koffa lawmakers, led by Representatives Samuel G. Kogar of Nimba County District #5...

GOL DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN ALLEGED PLOT TO OUST HOUSE SPEAKER FONATI KOFFA

MONROVIA – The Unity Party-led government, headed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai categorically rejects link to plot on...

REP. MUSA BILITY CRITICIZES SPEAKER KOFFA FOR DEFENDING BOAKAI’S FREQUENT TRAVELS, CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

MONROVIA – Representative Musa Hassan Bility of Nimba County’s District #7 has voiced his disappointment in Speaker of...

LNP ANTI-ROBBERY UNIT ARRESTS FIVE SUSPECTS IN ARMED ROBBERY OF CHINESE NATIONAL IN CONGO TOWN

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON TWEAH AND FOUR FORMER OFFICIALS; JUDGE’S APPROVAL NOW MANDATORY

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

MAJOR DRUG BUST AT LIBERIAN BORDER WITH SIERRA LEONE

LIBERIAN JOURNALIST ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION AT RADIO STATION

THE MASS DISMISSAL OF LIBERIAN PUBLIC SERVANTS: A TROUBLING TREND UNDER THE BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION

August 28, 2024

A Commentary by Wondah L. Jah Since assuming the presidency, Joseph Boakai has overseen a significant wave of dismissals among public servants in Liberia. Officially...