Author: Lennart Dodoo

Madam Davidetta Brown Lansana Chairperson National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia 9th Street, Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia Dear Madam Chair, Greetings. We have been conducting research into the qualification of Alvin Teage Jalloh, the man you and your fellow Commission appointed as head of the Legal Department at the NEC. Madam Chair maybe you have been too busy and occupied with other matters and have not realize that Alvin Teage Jalloh does not meet the criteria to head the Legal Department at the NEC as enshrined in the Election Laws and Regulations.

This Fall, Wantoe, a Liberian has the distinguish honor of selecting from the some of the world’s most competitive and prestigious Ivy league institutions due to his academic hard work, determination, and decades of leadership. We are thrilled to Congratulate Wantoe T. Wantoe on his accomplishment of a full-time admission offer at the University of Oxford Blavatnik School of Government for a Master of Public Policy (MPP) and with a placement at Pembroke College. We also celebrate his odd defining admission to the University of Columbia SIPA, for a concentration in Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy concentration, an offer at the Johns Hopkins…

MONROVIA – An Italian Human Rights-focused organization, Association Friends of Raoul Follereau (AIFO), has empowered Liberians with hearing impairment (deaf) in knowledge of hairdressing, tailoring, barbering, and other professional areas. Education in Sign Language interpretation was added for non-disabled people who desire interacting with deaf persons in the learning, business and employment sectors.

GBARNGA, Bong County – Scores of commendations continue to pour in from the media community and beyond following the completion of a modern media center in Gbarnga, Bong County by Papa Morris.

MONROVIA – State lawyers prosecuting the political leader of the ANC Mr. Alexander Cummings, and his party chairman and Secretary General for alleged forgery, have admitted omitting pages from the WhatsApp chat between the leadership of the CPP. They, however, told the court that it was inadvertent.

MONROVIA – The pending population census may not be conducted this year; those in charge at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Prof. Francis Wreh, and two of his principal deputies, and others, have been partying from the Census’ bank account, FrontPageAfrica’s investigation has established.

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police have arrested the fiancé of the late Princess Cooper, Samuel Foryo, who could not explain to the police how he got hold of the deceased’s cellphone though he was presumably not on the scene when she died. He was arrested on Tuesday after he was invited to police headquarters for questioning. According to unconfirmed reports, he transferred US$150 from her mobile money account to an unknown number after getting hold of her phone. He is also said to have deleted some records from the phone. FrontPageAfrica could not independently confirm this report as the…

Laye Sekou Camara, aka “General Dragon Master,” accused of committing acts of brutality in the Second Liberian Civil War, has been charged with using a fraudulently obtained immigration document in Pennsylvania. Above, a photo allegedly shows a Liberian rebel group including Camara, left, celebrating near Monrovia, Liberia, on August 5, 2003.GEORGES GOBET/AFP/GETTY MONROVIA — A once feared general of the LURD rebel group, Sekou Kamara, commonly known as “K-1” has been arrested in the US on immigration fraud charges.

HIGH intelligence quotient (IQ) or even an earned PhD does not make one a ‘good person’. Put bluntly, education does not necessarily make one a ‘good person’. But research generally shows that having an education reduces one’s risk of committing a crime.

MONROVIA – The US$800 million 25-year ArcelorMittal expansion deal has been rejected by the House and sent back to the Executive for renegotiation. The House has raised a couple of issues that they believe ought to be addressed in the agreement, however, FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the move is also intended to pave way for the coming in of High Power Exploration (HPX), an exploration company opting to carry out iron ore development in Nimba Guinea Mountains.