Corruption Watch
Liberia: LACC Opens Preliminary Review of ANC’s Complaint Over MRU Peace Center Project
Monrovia – The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has begun a preliminary review of allegations surrounding the controversial Mano River Union (MRU) Center for Regional Peace...
Legal Issues
Jury Selection Begins in Liberia’s Largest Human Trafficking Trial as Defendants Plead Not Guilty
Liberia’s largest human trafficking case goes on trial Monday as lawyers selected 12 jurors, with three alternates still to be chosen.
The case, involving 57...
Foreign Relations
Liberia Protests Nigerian Cleric’s Remarks, Warns Against Statements That Could Undermine Democratic Stability
Monrovia – The Government of Liberia, through its Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, has formally lodged a complaint with the Nigerian government over what it described...
Legislative Beat
Liberia: House Summons GVL Executives Over Alleged Refusal To Honor Community Agreements In Sinoe County
Capitol Building, Monrovia – The House of Representatives has summoned senior executives of Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) to appear before its plenary this Thursday, June...
News
West Africa Anti-Money Laundering Chief Warns $50 Billion Lost to Illicit Financial Flows
MONROVIA – Liberia has become the focal point of West Africa’s fight against financial crime as the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West...
Politics
LPP Challenges Election Law, Seeks Court Ruling to Strike Down NEC Deregistration Provision
Monrovia – The Liberian People’s Party (LPP), one of the country’s oldest political parties, has petitioned the Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court to declare...
Politics
Liberia: Koijee Says Political Rivals’ Admissions Vindicate Him Over Sanctions and Smear Campaign
Monrovia – Former Monrovia City Mayor and Secretary General of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson T. Koijee, says recent public admissions by...
Politics
Nigerian Pastor Ayodele Prophecy Sparks Outrage in Liberia
MONROVIA- Founder and Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, pastor Primate Elijah Ayodele has drawn condemnation in Liberia after declaring President Joseph Nyuma Boakai...