MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The University of Liberia Faculty and Staff Association (ULFASA) has reaffirmed its ongoing work boycott, directing faculty and staff to dis…
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Liberia: Witness Protection Agency Warns Fear Could Undermine Fight Against Corruption, Drugs
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Director of Liberia’s Witness Protection Agency, Cllr. Teklo Maxwell Grigsby II, has warned that fear, intimidation and retaliation against witne…
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Liberia: Senator Konneh Pressures Boakai To Act As Cocaine Investigation Faces New Questions
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Senator Amara Konneh has mounted fresh pressure on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to take decisive action against alleged corruption within Liberia’s…
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Liberia: Drug Saga Deepens As Senator Chea Demands Officials Step Aside
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Liberia’s escalating drug-trafficking controversy has deepened, with Sinoe County Senator Cllr. Augustine Chea calling on potentially conflicted secu…
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Boakai Orders 48-hour Probe Into Ldea Chief As Cental Demands Independent Investigation
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA, LIBERIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has ordered the Ministry of Justice to conduct an immediate and comprehensive investigation into allegations s…
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Lead Chief Seeks Recusal Over Alleged Drug Trafficking Vehicle Gift As Pressure Mounts For Independent Probe
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Officer-in-Charge of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), DCP Fitzgerald T. M. Biago, has requested temporary recusal from his of…
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Liberia: Guar Presses Nyanti For Answers As Civil Society Group Rejects Drug Allegations
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA, LIBERIA – Liberian political commentator and social justice advocate Grace R. Guar has pressed Foreign Affairs Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti for detai…
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Boakai Warns Drug Traffickers As He Demands Justice Without Fear Or Favor
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued a stern warning to drug traffickers and individuals who believe wealth, political influence or public office…
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Liberia: Cocaine Probe Intensifies As Ldea Boss Faces Pressure Over Alleged Cartel Links
by smartnewsby smartnewsLiberia’s intensifying war against cocaine trafficking has reached a critical point where allegations involving the country’s own drug enforcement leadership ca…
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Arept Challenges Criminal Court “c” Over Bundoo’s New Us$8m Bail Bonds
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, has mounted a fresh legal challenge to tw…
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The head of the Center for Transparency and Accountability, (CENTAL) has called on the Liberia Telecommunication Authority LTA to disclose t…
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Bundoo’s Us$8m Bail Test As Third Bond Puts Asset Recovery Case Under Fresh Scrutiny
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has made a third attempt to secure her release from custody, filing an unpreced…
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No Well, No Hand Pump, No Choice: Paygar’s Town Residents Rely On Unsafe Creek For Survival
by smartnewsby smartnewsWEE DISTRICT, GRAND BASSA COUNTY – More than 50 residents of Paygar’s Town in Wee District, Grand Bassa County, are calling for urgent intervention as they cont…
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Eps Director Says Liberia Closing In On State, Non-state Actors Linked To Drug Trafficking
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Executive Protection Service (EPS) Director Sam Gaye has hinted at an expanding investigation into individuals allegedly linked to drug trafficking o…
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The Government of Liberia has taken a consequential step in responding to the country’s unfolding cocaine scandal by dismissing, suspending and ordering investi…
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Guar Commends Boakai For Action Against Officials Linked To Cocaine Probe
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA, LIBERIA – Liberian political commentator and activist Grace R. Guar has commended President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for ordering the dismissal, suspension…
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Liberia: Record 4,208.6 Kg Of Cocaine Destroyed As Three Senior Security Officials Face Prosecution
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Liberia’s Joint Security on Thursday, July 30, supervised the destruction of 4,208.6 kilograms of cocaine, the largest quantity of illicit drugs ever…
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Weah Declares 2029 Comeback, Tells Up To Prepare For Political Battle As Boakai Government Fires Back
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Former President George Manneh Weah has formally declared his intention to return to the Liberian presidency in 2029, setting the stage for what coul…
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Pul Gives Boakai Government 72 Hours To Produce Evidence Of Drug Cartel Funding Media
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has given the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai 72 hours to publicly release evidence supporting a cla…
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Maparyan Directives Rejected As Ulfasa Demands Her Resignation And Orders Ul Faculty And Staff To Stay Away
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The University of Liberia Faculty and Staff Association (ULFASA) has rejected recent statements issued by University President Dr. Layli Maparyan con…
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Jarwolo: Liberia Needs Strong Institutions, Not Political Convenience To Deliver Development
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Executive Director of NAYMOTE-Liberia, Eddie D. Jarwolo, has issued a pointed assessment of Liberia’s governance system following the country’s 1…
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Ecowas Ends Competition Law Seminar With Renewed Push For Liberia To Enact Competition Bill
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) has concluded a three-day National Information and Awareness Seminar on Competition Law and Policy i…
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Miatta Fahnbulleh’s Weah Remarks Trigger Fierce Political Backlash Over Class, Privilege Debate
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Comments by veteran Liberian musician and public figure Miatta Fahnbulleh about former President George Manneh Weah have sparked a heated political d…
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Supreme Court Bars Justice Ministry City Solicitor Emmanuel Hitler From Practicing Law Over Fake Lawyer Allegations
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr., has with immediate effect barred Emmanuel Hilter, a City Solic…