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MONROVIA – On a day marked by both celebration and reflection, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), delivered a message that pierced through …

MONROVIA – Suspended Acting Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Mr. Abdullai L. Kamara, has filed a formal motion before Criminal Court “C” requesting to be dropped from a …

MONROVIA – Rustonlyn Dennis, the suspended Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), has posted a bond of US$255,425 following her indictment on 25 criminal charges. …

MONROVIA – John H.T. Stewart, former Commissioner of Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), has raised serious concerns over the Government of Liberia’s delay in providing committed funding for the …

MONROVIA – The Civil Service Agency (CSA) of Liberia has issued a sweeping directive mandating that all Personnel Action Notices (PANs) submitted after July 28, 2025, must include an official …

LOFA COUNTY – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday, July 21, 2025, officially dedicated three newly completed public facilities in Lofa County, describing the projects as critical interventions that will …

MONROVIA – Senator Amara Konneh’s recent criticism of the Unity Party government under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has reignited controversy surrounding his own troubled tenure as Liberia’s Finance Minister. Former …

MONROVIA – In an unexpected move on Monday morning, July 21, 2025, Maryland County Senator Honorable Gbleh-bo Brown paid a surprise visit to the National Public Health Institute of Liberia …

MONROVIA – The President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah, has dispelled concerns of a looming constitutional crisis surrounding the ongoing transition between the outgoing …

MONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) on Monday, July 21, 2025, graduated the country’s first One Health Frontline Cohort of the Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program …

MONROVIA – Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Robert Wilmot Kpadeh, has hailed President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s recent dedication of two newly constructed senior secondary schools in …

MONROVIA – The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has formally charged 39-year-old Liberian national Quita Dolo Kosso with multiple drug-related offenses after she was arrested at Roberts International Airport (RIA) …

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is set to dedicate two newly completed senior secondary schools under Liberia’s largest World Bank-funded education project aimed at transforming the nation’s struggling secondary …

MONROVIA – Exiled Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie has launched a rebuttal to recent claims made by former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, accusing the former …

MONROVIA – A firestorm has erupted within Liberia’s political establishment after Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Mohammed Konneh, a former Finance Minister under the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf administration, made a series …

BUCHANAN – The National Program Director of the Grassroots Agency for Social Services (GRASS), Mr. Barley Togba, has officially concluded his leadership of the Grand Bassa County Civil Society, issuing …

GBARNGA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai delivered a passionate and forward-looking convocation address on Saturday, July 19, 2025, during the 4th Graduation Ceremony of Bong County Technical College (BCTC), calling …

ACCRA, GHANA – Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr., Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and the African Peer Review Mechanism, has reaffirmed the regional parliament’s …

NEW KRU TOWN, MONTSERRADO COUNTY – Prominent Liberian human rights lawyer and political leader, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has unveiled a seven-point strategy aimed at tackling corruption in Liberia. Speaking …

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has rejected two key port reform bills passed by the Liberian Senate, citing significant legal and structural conflicts with existing maritime legislation. In a …

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP), through its weekly Police Report program aired on ELBC Radio 99.9 FM, has released an update detailing recent criminal incidents and safety advisories …

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has vetoed two controversial port-related bills recently passed by the National Legislature, marking the first use of his veto power since assuming office. In …

MONROVIA – Criminal Court ‘C’ Judge Joe Barcko on Friday, July 18, 2025, sentenced Peach Bility, son of Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Bility, to four years in prison …

MONROVIA – A woman was forced to give birth outside the government-run Redemption Hospital in New Kru Town, Montserrado County, due to the unavailability of hospital beds, according to eyewitness …