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Monrovia, March 14, 2025/ Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore ll, a Liberian and international writer and former schoolmate of President Boakai, has appealed to the president to grant justice to Mrs. Nancy B. Doe, widow of former President Samuel K. Doe. In Nyanfore’s letter delivered to the Executive Mansion in February 2025, he wrote that Mrs. Doe has been denied her human …

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh, extended an apology to Liberians for what she terms perceived faulty and biased decisions rendered in political cases here. This was the first time in many, many years that the nation’s highest court had conceded. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, March 11, 2025—Liberia’s Chief Justice, Her Honor, …

A group of diaspora Liberians in America have protested before Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, who is visiting the U.S., demanding end to corruption, economic hardship, extra-judicial killings and high cost of living in Liberia. By Lincoln G. Peters  Maryland, United States, March 10, 2025—Aggrieved Liberians residing in the United States of America, especially Washington, D.C., staged a protest, resisting …

By: Austin S Fallah-A True Son of the Planet Earth Soil: In the grand curtain of political structures, the Vice President’s role often hangs by threads woven from expectations and constitutional duties. In Liberia, the current Vice President, Jeremiah K. Koung, echoes a sentiment previously articulated by then Vice President (Now President)Joseph Nyumah Boakai: “All Vice Presidents are old cars …

Police in Maryland County have detained a woman for attacking her boyfriend in his private parts, leaving him unconscious and admitted to the hospital.   By Patrick N. Mensah, Maryland County Maryland County, Liberia, March 7, 2025 – Police in Harper City, Maryland County, are interrogating a 20-year-old woman, Ruth Teah, for allegedly squeezing her boyfriend’s testicles to the point of cracking …

Embattled Speaker Koffa says the Liberia National Police’s questioning about the December 18, 2024, fire incident at the Capitol Building is irrelevant. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, March 7, 2025 –Embattled House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa describes his interrogation by the Liberia National Police into the Capitol Building fire incident as irrelevant while raising critical questions. However, he …

By: Kruah Thompson Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has formally charged and forwarded to court Officer Boimah Massallay of the Police Support Unit (PSU) in connection with a fatal shooting in Bokon Community, Lower Virginia The incident, which occurred on February 12, 2025, resulted in the death of an individual identified as Talking Tom. According to police …

Monrovia, Liberia—The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has launched an asset verification process for current and former government officials who have declared their assets. By: Kruah Thompson Monrovia, March 7, 2025/ The initiative seeks to ensure transparency and accountability by thoroughly verifying and authenticating the information submitted to the commission. Deputy Information Minister for Press and Public Affairs Daniel O. Sanoe …

Despite its rough start, President Boakai has given the Assets Recovery Task Force another one-year mandate by issuing Executive Order No 145, extending Executive Order No 126. By: Kruah Thompson Monrovia, Liberia – March 7, 2025 – In an effort to strengthen the fight against corruption and reclaim public assets, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr.. has issued Executive Order No. …

Ex-Mayor of Monrovia writes U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking his intervention in Liberia. Monrovia, Liberia, March 7, 2025—Jefferson T. Koijee, Former Mayor of Monrovia and current Secretary General of the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), writes to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling on him to stand with the people of Liberia in tackling corruption, human rights violations, and democratic …