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FORMER AUDITOR GENERAL MORLU ACCUSES TOP LIBERIAN OFFICIALS OF DECEIT OVER WAR CRIMES COURT

EXPOSÉ: HOW A CARTEL SIPHONED MILLIONS FROM LIBERIA’S COFFERS

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May 10, 2024

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – In the wake of our recent exposé unveiling a nefarious cartel operating within the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning during...

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER AMARA KONNEH FACES SCRUTINY OVER ALLEGED ROLE IN LOOTING SCANDAL

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May 8, 2024

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – For years, a clandestine network of government officials and shadowy figures has orchestrated a brazen scheme to bleed the Liberian government...

JOHN MORLU DISMISSES WAR AND ECONOMIC CRIMES COURT DISCUSSIONS AS ‘EMPTY TALK’ AND URGES ACTION INSTEAD

DEVELOPMENT

March 10, 2024

Former Auditor General of Liberia, John Morlu, recently made a post, stating that there will be no War Crimes Court or Economic Crimes Court...

LIBERIANS DEMAND REHABILITATION OF UNITY CONFERENCE CENTER FOR WAR AND ECONOMIC CRIMES COURT

LRA KICKS OFF TAXPAYER APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN WITH DONATION TO ORPHANAGE

November 20, 2024

LIBERIA UNVEILS AMBITIOUS $851.8M BUDGET FOR FY2025, TARGETING GROWTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE

PROF. DR. TOGBA NAH TIPOTEH WEIGHS IN ON CONTROVERSY OVER SPEAKER FONATI KOFFA’S REMOVAL

CAN LIBERIA’S NEW INDEPENDENT PORT AUTHORITY DELIVER REAL CHANGE? ADVOCATE GUAR WEIGHS IN

DEVELOPMENT November 20, 2024

“Will the Independent Seaport and Inland Ports Regulatory Authority...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S SIERRA LEONE VISIT STRENGTHENS LIBERIA-SIERRA LEONE PARTNERSHIP

MORE DEVELOPMENTS November 20, 2024

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has...

A SPECIAL MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION TO DR. GRAY, DEAN SAWYER COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, UL

Dear Dr. Josephus Moses Gray, In light of the tremendous achievements within the Amos C. Sawyer College of Social...

STATEMENT BY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE OPENING OF THE 2024 KOREA-AFRICA SUMMIT

Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, 4 June, 2024 Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Korean Republic, esteemed fellow Heads of...

OPENING REMARKS BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE FIRST CABINET RETREAT AT EJS MINISTERIAL COMPLEX

May 23, 2024 Mr. Vice President, Cabinet Members and Officials of Government, The Honorable Superintendent of Montserrado County, Partners, Members...

SPEECH DELIVERED BY COMMISSIONER NETO ZARZAR LIGHE AT THE 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE LIBERIA MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE

May 16, 2024 His Excellency, Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, President of the Republic of Liberia, Members of the Cabinet present, Members...

LIBERIA: EU DECLARES LIBERIAN ELECTIONS TRANSPARENT

MONROVIA – The European Union (EU) through its Election Observation Mission Liberia 2023 EU EOM has declared Liberia’s...

LIBERIA LAUNCHES ECOWAS CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM

MONROVIA – Dr. Ibrahim Al-Bakri Nyei, Liberia's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Regional Integration, has called on the...

LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION TO BEGIN PUBLISHING LIST OF EXITING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS’ ASSETS DECLARATION STATUS

MONROVIA – In a move to enhance transparency and combat corruption, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has announced...

ANALYSIS: MALI FACES SPECTRE OF ANARCHY AFTER DEMANDING UN’S DEPARTURE

DAKAR/NAIROBI, (REUTERS) - Mali's unexpected demand for the departure of U.N. peacekeepers may herald a sudden end to...

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Lyndon J. Ponnie, Sr.

Exclusive articles:

LIBERIA UNVEILS AMBITIOUS $851.8M BUDGET FOR FY2025, TARGETING GROWTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE

PROF. DR. TOGBA NAH TIPOTEH WEIGHS IN ON CONTROVERSY OVER SPEAKER FONATI KOFFA’S REMOVAL

CAN LIBERIA’S NEW INDEPENDENT PORT AUTHORITY DELIVER REAL CHANGE? ADVOCATE GUAR WEIGHS IN

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S SIERRA LEONE VISIT STRENGTHENS LIBERIA-SIERRA LEONE PARTNERSHIP

A SPECIAL MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION TO DR. GRAY, DEAN SAWYER COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, UL

STATEMENT BY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE OPENING OF THE 2024 KOREA-AFRICA SUMMIT

OPENING REMARKS BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE FIRST CABINET RETREAT AT EJS MINISTERIAL COMPLEX

SPEECH DELIVERED BY COMMISSIONER NETO ZARZAR LIGHE AT THE 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE LIBERIA MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE

LIBERIA: EU DECLARES LIBERIAN ELECTIONS TRANSPARENT

LIBERIA LAUNCHES ECOWAS CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM

LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION TO BEGIN PUBLISHING LIST OF EXITING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS’ ASSETS DECLARATION STATUS

ANALYSIS: MALI FACES SPECTRE OF ANARCHY AFTER DEMANDING UN’S DEPARTURE

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