Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Sinkor, Monrovia – The National Elections Commission (NEC) notifies the public that ballot papers for the presidential runoff election on November 14, 2023, have arrived in Liberia in accordance with the Commission’s operating plan. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, a chartered Ethiopian cargo flight via Roberts International Airport brought the three million three hundred twenty thousand five hundred (3, 320,500) ballot papers into the nation from the Republic of Ghana. The ballots were packaged separately from other election-related documents such as mock ballots, Record of the Count Forms, and Tactile Ballot Guides, according to the NEC. The NEC reports that…

Monrovia, Liberia – Senator Edwin Snowe of Bomi County disputes a media report that purports to have him quit from Weah’s reelection campaign team, stating he has no motive to cut ties with the Liberian Leader. Senator Snowe reiterated his support for George Weah’s re-election campaign. Senator Snowe, who frequently refers to the CDC Standard Bearer as a buddy, has no reason to stop supporting him, he told Legislative media on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Despite the CDC’s inability to secure the necessary votes in the first round of elections, he brags of being always prepared to campaign for the…

SAYS PROFESSIONAL WORK LEAD TO PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN OCTOBER 2023 Sinkor, Monrovia – The smooth running of the October 10, 2023, elections has been credited by President George Weah to the media’s competent coverage of the poll. He conveyed his appreciation to all media institutions for their crucial contribution in exposing falsehoods and misinformation that made the peaceful process possible. It has been observed that during election seasons, bloggers, media outlets, and other information-sharing platforms, including citizens Journalism and fake news, take over the nation. However, at the general elections on October 10, 2023, the professional media institution was able…

Paynesville, Montserrado – Stakeholders of the Liberia Basketball Association have elected Abraham Samukai as President of the Association, along with several others. Abraham Samukai replace Rufus Anderson who served the federation for ovr eight years. He was elected at a tense Elective Congress held on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at the SKD Gymansium in Paynesville. Samukai defeated the nearest challenger, Jake Kabakole by 26–25 votes. Souleymane Yameogo, a representative of the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA), Philibert Brown, the chairperson of the Liberia National Olympics Committee, G. Andy Quamie, the deputy minister of youth and sports, and sports journalists…

REITERATES LIBERIA’S ADHERENCE TO UNITED NATIONS CORE VALUES Sinkor, Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah has emphasized the UN’s significance on a worldwide scale and praised Liberia’s contribution to the organization’s founding 78 years ago. According to President Weah, the UN remains the sole organization capable of maintaining international peace and security. Recalling that the purpose of the United Nations is to uphold international peace and security as well as foster international cooperation on issues of economic, social, and humanitarian concern, President Weah joined the UN family in Liberia on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, for the commemoration of the body’s…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah has by proclamation declared Thursday, November 2, 2023, “National Thanksgiving Day” and it is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National Holiday. The Proclamation also exhorts all religious organizations in Liberia, priests, imams, bishops, pastors, clerics, and foreign residents to congregate in their places of worship to give thanks and praises to the Almighty God so that His mercies and blessings may always be bestowed upon the country and its people. The proclamation, according to a Foreign Ministry release, declares that the people of Liberia have always expressed gratitude and praise…

Sinkor, Monrovia – The United Nations has identified Liberia as the clearest illustration of a country moving from assistance for peacekeeping operations to one where the UN is a development partner.Since the civil war ended in 2003, Liberia has made great progress towards restoring political stability, according to the UN Resident Coordinator, Madam Christine Umutoni, who delivered a special message during the official celebration of the 78th UN Day held in the UN House in Sinkor, Monrovia. October 24, 1945, marked the founding of the United Nations. It celebrated its 78th anniversary on October 24 but postponed the official celebration…

AS GOV’T TWELFTH WITNESS DISPLACED CHARLOE’S REMAIN IN OPN COURT Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Monday, October 30, 2023, at Criminal Court ‘A’ was a tearful scene as the late Charloe Musu’s remains were moved in front of the court during the legal trial. Cllr. Scott and three other family members are being trialed for murder, criminal conspiracy, and making false reports to law enforcement officials. They broke down in tears when the prosecution’s twelfth witness testified and displaced the body of Charloe Musu in the ongoing murder trial. On Monday, October 30, 2023, Dr. Benedict Kolee, the twelfth witness for…

Monrovia, Liberia – Former Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai celebrated the 85th birthday of his erstwhile longtime political comrade, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on Sunday, October 29, 2023, along with many other well-wishers from Liberia and throughout the globe. The Unity Party standard bearer in the 2023 presidential election on Sunday paid the cortusy visit to the former Liberian Leader at her home in sinkor. Ambassador Boakai had a friendly political relationship with former President Sirleaf for over a decade. However, tensions between the two erupted after the 2017 election when Former Prsident Sirleaf chose to remain impartial and…

Sinkor, Monrovia – The Unity Party candidate in the 2023 run-off election has received the endorsement of the political head of the Liberia First Movement (LFM). At his Central Monrovia office on Monday, October 30, 2023, Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh supported the UP standard bearer in the run-off, stating that it was in the best interests of Liberians. The entire Liberia First Movement-LFM Party membership as well as Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh, a 2023 presidential candidate, have endorsed Amb. Joseph Nyumah Boakai, the standard bearer of the Unity Party. Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh is a defeated candidate in the October 10, 2023, elections.…