Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

IN BOAKAI’S FAVOR Monrovia, Liberia – Political commentator Henry Costa publicly asks for forgiveness after acknowledging that he destroyed the four collaborating political parties in favor of Joe Boakai. Henry Costa acknowledged in the open that he played a role in the eventual dissolution of the four collaborating political parties by trying to undermine them. In a live Facebook video, Costa revealed to the world that the ALP’s advice to UP Standard Bearer Joseph Boakai that Alexander Cummings of the ANC would use money to become the CPP Standard Bearer led to the creation of the plan to topple the…

RELATING TO ELECTORAL MUL PRATICE Sinkor, Monrovia – Nine of the National Elections Commission’s temporary employees have been sent over to the Liberia National Police for an inquiry by the board of commissioners.The arrested people were allegedly involved in vote tampering in Grand Cape Mount and Montserrado counties, according to NEC Chairperson Madam Davidetta Brown Lassanah. According to Madam Lassana, these NEC temporary employees are being held by the police until the end of their investigation and their arrangement in a court of law. The commission gives all political parties and interested parties the assurance that the attempted unethical behavior…

Monrovia, Liberia – Following Lone Star’s 3-0 defeat to Morocco on Tuesday, several football lovers took to social media to express their frustration about the performance of the team under Coach Ansumana Keita. Some of them stated that the lack of prospects on the squad is attributable to the inexperienced coach’s poor technical reading and that this lack of reading brands him as inexperienced. Others, however, have urged for his quick dismissal in order to avoid further embarrassment before the World Cup qualifiers, which will begin in November of the following month. Ansumana Keita, meanwhile, has statistically proven to be…

Capitol Hill – The Liberian Senate has resumed the last and final segment of the 6th session of the 54th National Legislature. At the beginning of the senate session on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, there were over ten senators present. Among them were Jonathan Kaipay and Varney Sherman, both of whom had recently suffered defeat in the 2023 elections that had just taken place in Grand Bassa and Grand Cape Mount Counties. Protemp Albert Chie stated at the beginning of the senate session that the plenary would work in the following few months to essentially finish the activities of the…

Grand Cape Mount County – The incumbent Senator from Grand Cape Mount County, Varney Sherman, has officially announced his retirement from active politics. He cited his early defeat in the race for the Senate seat in Grand Cape Mount County as the reason for his decision to step away from politics. Unity Party Senatorial Candidate Darbah Varpilah is in a strong position to win the race for the seat in the Senate that represents Grand Cape Mount, as the National Elections Commission continues to announce the results of the election. Senator Sherman stated that the elections did not go in…

Monrovia, Liberia – With over 98% of ballots counted, the incumbent George Weah has maintained his lead over the Unity Party candidate Joseph Boakai by a margin of 5,456 votes. The most recent and comprehensive report on the election, which was released by the National Elections Commission, gives the lead to the current president, George Weah, over his primary opponent, Joseph Boakai. At a daily briefing on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the Chairperson of the NEC, Davidetta Brown Lansanah, stated that according to the progressive consolidated tallied report, Mr. Weah obtained 791,661 votes, which constituted 43.79% of the total, while…

Monrovia, Liberia – Davidetta Brown Lassanah, the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission, has made a recommendation to the government of Liberia through the Ministry of Education to incorporate civic and voter education (CVE) into the national curriculum. The NEC boss said, the number of invalid votes in the 2023 Presidential and Legislative elections is alarming as such, there is a need to include ‘CVE’ in the national curriculum to educate students about the electoral process; and how to mark ballot papers during elections. She noted when civic and voter education is though in schools it will minimize the number…

CLAIMED TO FIRED WORKERS FROM LOFA AND NIMBA COUNTIES, PARTISANS, AND SUPPORTERS OF UNITY PARTY Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Revenue Authority strongly refutes the false, deceptive, and misleading information currently circulating on social media regarding the alleged dismissal of employees believed to be Unity Party partisans and supporters from Lofa and Nimba counties. The Liberian Revenue Authority (LRA) is cited in a release released on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, as a national government entity that is steadfastly dedicated to obtaining legal revenue for the advancement of the republic and its citizens. The release underlined that the LRA does not…

Bo City, Sierra Leone – In Bo City, Sierra Leone, a number of international football agents from around the globe have assembled to scout young African talent at the present Star Sports Academy Tournament. The competition is being held by Star Sports Academy in collaboration with Turkey’s first division team, Atalyaspor. The competition began on Monday, October 16, 2023, and is to last for a week. Though many African grassroots clubs are competing in the event, Africa New Stars Sports Academy, a Liberian squad, is the only Liberian representative. They lost 5-1 to Saint Marie Academy of Guinea in the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Rufus Anderson, the president of the Liberia Basketball Association, has constituted a three-person ad hoc election committee to oversee the organization’s upcoming elections. The committee has been tasked with creating an election schedule and set of rules that adhere to both the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) internal norms and the LBA constitution. The following people have been appointed, per the October 17, 2023, LBA release: Saywalla Jallah, Secretary General; Cllr. Nesta Urey, Co-Chair; and Mr. Darlington Cheeks, Chairman. The press release further stated that the LBA President had asked the committee members to carry out…