Author: Selma Lomax

Voinjama, Lofa County – Former defense minister Brownie Samukai has been picked as the candidate of the Collaborating Political Party (CPP) in Lofa County, FrontPageAfrica has gathered. Samukai was preferred to the party’s vice chair, Cole Bangalu, following consultations with members and stakeholders from both within and outside of the party in the country. 

Gbarnga, Bong County – The Gbarnga Central Prison, housing some of Bong County’s notorious criminals, is using buckets to cope with leaky roofs. A tour of the prison facility by our reporter, who was denied from taking photos, established that prisoners are sleeping in on wet floors as the result of leaky roofs.

Gbarnga, Bong County – Jeremiah Sulunteh, who mounted a dogged senatorial ambition in Bong County raising alarm about how the current leaders of the county have not done much for residents over the years, has reportedly dropped out of the Senate race after failing to contest on the ticket of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP).

Voinjama, Lofa County – A Unity Party wave in 2011 in Lofa County helped George Tengbeh from being the administrative assistant to former Lofa County superintendent Galakpai Kortema to the Senate. Now, he has to rely substantially on what he has done in the county in the last nine years.

Gbarnga, Bong County – Deputy House Speaker Prince Moye has admitted he knew the standard bearer of Unity Party Joseph Boakai couldn’t win the 2017 presidential elections because of the disenchantments expressed by Liberians during campaign activities.

Monrovia – The Sports Writers Association of Liberia(SWAL)  has received a huge financial boost from the Liberia Football Association.

Gbarnga, Bong County – It is another election year in Bong and the Charles Taylor rhetoric is popping up yet again. This time around it is coming from senatorial aspirant, Menipakei Dumoe. Dumoe is acting chairman of the opposition pressure group, Council of Patriots (COP), and could contest as an independent candidate in the December 8 Special Senatorial elections.

Gbarnga, Bong County – In spite of the nine aspirants who have declared their ambitions to contest the December 8 Special Senatorial election in Bong County, every objective analysis will narrow down to the race of two people: incumbent Senator Henry Yallah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and District Two representative Prince Moye of the Collaboration of Political Parties (CPP).

Kokoyah District, Bong County – About 250 Liberians working at the Turkish mining MNG Gold in Kokoyah Statutory District in Bong County have been laid off, the union representing the workers confirmed Tuesday to FrontPage Africa. “Yes, it’s true,” said Anthony Samman, president of the United Workers Union in Bong County, adding that layoff notices were handed to workers last week.

Suakoko, Bong County – About 100 employees of the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) in Suakoko District have been staged a protest, demanding the withdrawal of the reinstatement of David Tokpah, CARI’s director of Natural Resource department, who was suspended in January.