Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

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…

FOLLOWING BUCHANAN CITY PORT COMMERCIAL DOCK EXPERENCE FIRE OUTBREAK Bunchanan City, Grand Bassa County – The Buchanan Port commercial pier in Grand Bassa County was damaged by a large fire that occurred on Sunday night, October 15, 2023. A report from Buchanan says one person was injured in the incident. According to reports, the epidemic was most likely caused by an engineering fault. Due to the emergency circumstances during the outbreak, the worker’s identity is still unknown. However, the team of daily workers said that they spent the entire day at the port downloading a small number of boats that…

AHEAD OF NEC FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Sinkor, Monrovia – Alexander Cummings, the Collaborating Political Parties’ presidential candidate, has conveyed his appreciation to the Liberian people for the remarkable voter turnout from throughout the nation on October 10, 2023. Cummings thanks all partisans, well-wishers, and supporters for their bravery in standing with him and supporting the nationalist cause of fixing the country. Speaking on behalf of the entire CPP family, he expresses his sincere gratitude to all of his down-ballot candidates and the entire campaign team. According to Mr. Cummings, he and Cllr. Charlyne Brumskine ran their campaigns on the platform of…

Monrovia, Liberia – The news of the violence outbreak in Monrovia has been labelled as mischievous by Liberia’s joint security. According to a press release from the joint security, which was signed by the Liberia National Police on Monday, October 16, 2023, noted that the purpose of the rumours was to terrorise the populace before the election results were revealed. The Joint Security calls on all Liberians to carry on with their regular activities while they wait for the National Elections Commission to announce the final election results, reiterating its commitment to safeguarding the State’s peace and security. It forewarns…

Paynesville, Montserrado County – The Liberia Taekwondo Federation has concluded a three-day program designed to refocus athletes’ minds in preparation for upcoming tournaments. The Master Russian School of Wushua in Paynesville hosted the lecture on Saturday, October 14–16, 2023. Veteran Taekwondo Master Fernando Abaga Edjang of Equatorial Guinea led the seminar, which included 34 Black Belt holders from Liberia. After a fantastic exhibition of talent, the athletes were chosen from the federation’s most recent competition. On Monday, October 16, 2023, Master Edjang informed Reports231 in an interview that many African nations are still unaware of a new Taekwondo technique. He…

Monrovia, Liberia – In the ongoing 2023/2024 National League at the ATS on Monday, October 16, 2023, Paynesville FC astonished everyone by defeating FC Kallon-Liberia 5-0. This victory moved Paynesville FC up to fifth position in the league chart with eight points from five league matches. Coach Dominic Savic’s boys won another Paynesville derby, which was moved from the City of Paynesville to Central Monrovia due to the ongoing ballot count at the SKD after Tuesday’s general elections. Jenkins Sieh scored a brace, and Edward Ledlum, Mark Paye, and Chris Dennis each scored a goal. After surprising FC Kallon Liberia…

Monrovia, Liberia – According to the most recent progressive tally report made public by the National Elections Commission, incumbent President George Weah of the CDC and former Vice President and Unity Party Standard Bearer Joseph Boakai are in a virtual tie for the presidency. Chairperson of the National Elections Commission Davidetta Brown Lasanna revealed in the report read on Monday, October 16, 2023, that standard bearer for the Unity Party, Joseph Boakai, received 748,463 votes, or 43.7%, while incumbent, George Weah, received 747, 578 votes, or 43.6%. In a hotly contested presidential run, Joe Boakai outpaces George Weah by 885…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Montserrado County electoral district 12 representative candidate for the general elections of 2023 has requested a rerun of the district election due to a number of anomalies that occurred both during and after the voting process. After the voting process, Richmond S. Anderson reported that he saw certain National Election Commission agents helping some candidates, which he described as regrettable. He added that it is obvious that there was foul play when National Elections Commission Chairperson Davidatta Brown Lansana mentioned that there were enrollees in some Montserrado areas at the results announcement on day two. Over…