Monrovia – Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) Chairman Mulbah Morlu has broken his silence following his release from police custody on Saturday after being questioned over a …
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Liberia: Police Release Morlu; Lawyer Confident Investigation Will Clear Him
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Liberia National Police has released Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) Chairman Mulbah Morlu to his lawyer after questioning him in connection with a firearm …
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Liberia: Morlu’s Lawyer Says Client Is Cooperating With Police, Confident He Will Be Released After Probe
by lnnby lnnMONROVIA – Attorney Anthony Cole, legal counsel for Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) Chairman Mulbah Morlu, says his client is fully cooperating with an ongoing police investigation …
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Liberia: STAND Chairman Mulbah Morlu Arrested, Under Police Investigation
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Liberia National Police (LNP) have arrested STAND Chairman Mulbah Morlu and placed him under investigation following a standoff over a firearm displayed during Friday’s anti-drug protest in …
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Liberia: LNP Barricades Mulbah Morlu’s Residence Following “Armed and Dangerous” Declaration
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – Armed officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) have surrounded the residence of STAND Chairman Mulbah K. Morlu Jr. in Congo Town in what appears to be an …
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Liberia: Senate Chaplain Honors CSA Boss Days After Lawmakers Recommend His Suspension
by lnnby lnnMONROVIA, Liberia – The Chaplain-General of the Liberian Senate, Apostle Sagacious A. Jallah, on Friday honored Civil Service Agency (CSA) Director-General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. for what he described as …
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Emmanuel Nuku Reeves Foundation Expands July 26 Relief Giveaway with Mattresses, Rice And Cooking Oil
by lnnby lnnGrand Bassa County – The Emmanuel Nuku Reeves Foundation has expanded its humanitarian support ahead Liberia’s July 26 Independence Day celebrations with the addition of 100 mattresses and another round …
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Liberia: Gongloe urges Pres. Boakai to Accept Protest Petition, Brands Police IG Coleman’s remarks “Provocative” as Police Erupt Barbwire Entrances Leading to the Executive Mansion
by lnnby lnnMonrovia– Prominent constitutional lawyer Cllr. Tiawan S. Gongloe calls on President Joseph Boakai to directly receive a planned protest petition at the Executive Mansion, stressing that peaceful assembly is a …
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Liberia: No to Drugs’ Protest Begins In Monrovia as Stand Vows to March to Executive Mansion
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The much-publicized July 17 “No to Drugs” protest organized by the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) got underway Friday in Monrovia, with demonstrators demanding stronger …
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Experts: New EU Anti-Drug Policy Could Put Liberia Under Increased Scrutiny as Dutch Push for Sierra Leone Aid Cut Over Fugitive Trafficker
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – In the wake of the fallout from the US$19 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport (RIA), the new European Union anti-narcotics strategy is raising fresh questions about …
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Liberia: LTA Unveils Sweeping Telecom Reforms, Revokes Star Cell License After Six Years of Inactivity
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) is embarking on what could be its most significant regulatory overhaul in nearly two decades, introducing a series of reforms aimed at expanding …
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Monrovia – The Liberian Senate has unanimously concurred with the House of Representatives, authorizing the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) to procure and print up to L$79 billion in additional Liberian dollar …
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Senate Puts CSA Director General Josiah Joekai in Hot Water, Recommends Dismissal for Alleged Code of Conduct Violations
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Liberian Senate has endorsed a report from its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims and Petitions recommending that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai consider dismissing Civil Service Agency (CSA) …
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Liberia: Civil Society Council Challenges Suspension Of H/Rights Commission Chair, Cites Constitutional Violations
by lnnby lnnMonrovia, July 16, 2026 – The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL), along with its membership-based Human Rights Coalitions, has gravely criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s decision to suspend …
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Liberia: House Passes Bill For Establishment Of Gbarzon Vocational and Technical Institute
by lnnby lnnCapitol Building, Monrovia, July 16, 2026 – The House of Representatives on its final day of sitting of the second quarter of the third session overwhelmingly passed on a Bill …
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Liberia: Germany, BMZ And Welthungerhilfe Donate Vehicle, Four Motorcycles To CHAP To Strengthen Climate-Resilient Rice Production
by lnnby lnnMonrovia, July 16, 2026, Liberia – The Government of Germany, through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Welthungerhilfe (WHH), has donated one vehicle and four motorcycles to …
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‘NO OUTCOME’: House Agriculture Committee Extends Hearing As Liberian Rubber Farmers Protest Executive Order 166 On Raw Rubber Export Ban
by lnnby lnnHearing into the contentious Executive Order 166 by the House Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was further extended to a later date following nearly four hours of presentations …
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Liberia: NBC Recommends Renegotiation of MOPP, CRC Concession Agreements After Year-Long Compliance Review
by lnnby lnnReceiving the reports on behalf of the Maryland County Legislative Caucus, Maryland County Electoral District 3 Representative Austin B. Taylor described the completion of the reports as a long-overdue achievement, …
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Liberia: “A Slight ‘Yes’ to the World Is a Big ‘No’ to God”: Promise M. Fernandez Speaks Out Against Secular Music in Churches
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – Promise M. Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Global, has weighed in on the growing debate surrounding the use of secular or worldly music in Christian worship, arguing that …
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U.N.-Affiliated Rights Group Raises Concerns Over Discrimination Against Shincheonji Members Worldwide
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – An international human rights organization with consultative status at the United Nations has raised concerns about what it describes as growing discrimination and social stigma against members of the …
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Liberia: Key Suspect in $19M Liberia Drug Bust Attended Birthday Party at Private Bar, Weeks Before Seizure, Witnesses Say
by lnnby lnnMONROVIA — Weeks before a US$19 million cocaine shipment was intercepted at Roberts International Airport (RIA), Usman Ali — now charged in the case — was socializing in Monrovia, according …
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Liberia: Government Denies Receiving Confidential Reports Warning of Narco-State Threat, Smuggling Risks at RIA
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Liberian government has pushed back against a report published alleging that confidential intelligence documents warned top officials months before the country’s largest cocaine seizure that Liberia was at …
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Liberia: Senators Warn Against ‘Risky Political Interference’ as House Pushes for 16 Additional Electoral Seats
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – Several members of the Liberian Senate have raised concerns over a controversial resolution passed by the House of Representatives seeking to create 16 additional electoral districts, warning that …
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Liberia: Court Sends Paul Jamaal King, Co-Defendants to Trial Over US$19 Million Cocaine Shipment
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Monrovia City Court has found probable cause against Paul Jamaal King and six co-defendants in the high-profile US$19 million cocaine trafficking case, paving the way for a …