Author: Francis Landford

Ganta, Nimba County – The Liberia National Police (LNP) have arrested a 34-year-old man in Ganta, Nimba County for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl.

Louisiana Township – Life in the township of Louisiana, located about 15 kilometers from Monrovia in Caldwell, has been marked by severe hardship, with residents lacking essential services such as schools, piped water, and hospitals.

SUAKOKO — The Administration of Cuttington University in Suakoko, Bong County, is expected to confer different degrees to 765 students in different areas of professional studies on June 15, 2024.

Monrovia – As part of the processes leading to the implementation of the World Bank-sponsored US$44.6 million project, the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) has concluded a three-day National Consultation and Stakeholders Engagement in Rural Montserrado.

THIS IS NOT the best of times for Liberian families, who have had to adopt bizarre cost-cutting measures to cope with the recent hardship occasioned by the hike in the price of rice, the country’s staple food.

MONROVIA – To ensure judicial independence and integrity, the appointment of judges and other judicial officers should be done by an institutionalized body, instead of being done by presidents and chief executives, says Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, the Director of the Kenya School of Law and renowned activist.

MONROVIA — The Liberian Senate has partially established the facts surrounding conflicting accounts provided by ex-President George Manneh Weah and President Joseph Nyuma Boakai over the fiscal monetary balance of Liberia prior to the inception of the Unity Party (UP)-led government, with a call for the conduct of a reconciliation audit.

Monrovia – The Head Coach of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) third division side, Soccer Ambassadors, has attributed their 3-3 draw with Red Lions FC in the LFA Central Monrovia Sub-Committee third division league on Monday, January 15, 2024, at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) in Monrovia, to the failure of his forwards to capitalize on scoring opportunities.

MONROVIA – The new executive chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Cllr. Alexandra K. Zoe has assured Liberians and its international partners that the new LACC is well positioned to fight corruption in Liberia.

The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) says it is saddened over the death of a young Liberian Joshua Solomon, who died recently following protracted internal bleeding from wounds he sustained in his head during a riot between rival supporters of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and the Unity Party (UP).