Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the National Elections Commission to conduct a recount at five polling locations in the towns of Yowee and Mbellequah in electoral district #4, Bong County. It is anticipated that the recount procedure will take place at the NEC Upper Bong office in Gbarnga City on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Candidates Quanuquanei Kermue and Susannah Mator challenged the district’s election results, claiming irregularities and electoral fraud. A few weeks later, the high court issued its decision. According to candidate Kermue, the ruling by the highest court shows that the legal…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Armed Forces of Liberia, on behalf of the Liberian government, have started to return their peacekeeping forces to Mali. The repatriation process is a step towards eliminating the absence of peacekeeping in Liberia, an African country. The Liberian contingent’s departure from the UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) marks the end of ten years of fruitful missions, according to the Armed Forces of Liberia.The Liberia peacekeeping deployment to Mali comes to a conclusion on Thursday, December 14, according to Major Zachaeus Musgrove, AFL Director of Peacekeeping Operations. Major Musgrove stated that Liberia’s presence in…

Todee District, Rural Montserrado County – In Todee District, Rural Montserrado County, a group of irate locals under the leadership of the Traditional Bush Master, also known as Country Devil, have invaded the Chinese Urban Rural Service Mining Company’s concession area and taken valuable earthmoving machinery. A local journalist in the area told this Media Network that a group of angry citizens ransacked the mining area on Saturday, December 9, 2023, on the grounds that the company had failed to live up to the concession agreement signed between the Government of Liberia and the Chinese Company in 2022. Since taking over,…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The foreign minister of Liberia, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has praised and thanked ECOWAS and all of its member states for their support of the country’s elections, which included the October 10, 2023, presidential and legislative elections as well as the November 14, 2023, run-off or second round of the presidential election. “I wish to inform all of you, My Dear Esteemed Colleagues of this Council of Ministers of ECOWAS, and further reaffirm my profound unconditional and unflinching practical support of the stance of, simply put, categorical unreserved Universal Statesmanhood decision and Concession and Congratulations of…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Minister of Finance and Development Planning for Liberia, Samuel Tweah, along with Senators Albert Chie and Emmanuel Nuquay have all been Saction by the U S Government. The U S Treasury noted that, Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the United States is publicly designating Tweah, Chie, and Nuquay, afor their involvement in significant corruption by abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding, including legislative reporting and mining sector activity. As part of this action, their immediate family members are also designated, including their spouses Delecia Berry Tweah,…

Monrovia, Liberia – Davido and other entertainers are to take part in the African Youth Development Entertainment awards ceremony and performance in Liberia. The forthcoming African Youth Development Entertainment event and awards in Liberia are anticipated to feature Nigerian mega musician Davido as well as lots of other gifted and stage performers. The Pan African Women Project Organisation is in charge of organising the event. This will be Liberia’s first time hosting an event of this kind. Speaking to media on December 8, 2023, in Monrovia, Dr. Eno Ben Udensi, a ranking member of the Pan African Women Project Organisation,…

Monrovia, Liberia – Lamuel Richardson, a 17-year-old, has been added to Coach Mohammed Dunbar’s 25-man Bomi County football team roster for the upcoming National County Sports Meet. The offensive midfielder for Africa New Stars Sports Academy is one of the few young athletes with bright futures. His flawless ball control, accuracy in passing, abilities, pace, and exquisite game reading pushed him ahead of many younger players. Several local coaches have praised Coach Dunbar’s decision to include him in his 25-man roster. Previously, Lamuel Richardson was a key player in his club, Africa New Stars Sports Academy,’s outstanding results in two…

DESPITE U.S SANCTION Monrovia, Liberia – The Secretary General of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and Mayor of Monrovia, Jefferson Koijee, has described US sanctions against him as a conspiracy intended to silence him but promises to be more robust. Speaking on Monday, December 11, 2023, at the Centre for Exchange of Intellectual Opinions (CEIO) in Central Monrovia, Koijee declared he would not turn away supporters and revealed he is innocent of the accusations made against him. “We say remain calm; we can certainly assure you that we are innocent of everything they have said about us. We can…

Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County – Grand Bassa County sports fans are hoping that 15-year-old Richmond Bleh will be a member of the Grand Bassa football team’s 25-man roster for the 2023–2024 National County Sports meet. The wonder kid has performed admirably ever since Grand Bassa’s justification for this year’s National County Sports, which is to be held in Fish Town, Rivergee County, on December 16, 2023. Richmond came in as a second-half substitute in Grand Bassa’s 2-2 draw with Gbapolu County on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Doris Williams Sports Stadium in Buchanan City in a friendly encounter.…

Monrovia, Liberia – Representatives and Senators elected on October 10, 2023, have received certificates from the National Elections Commission, numbering around 73. According to NEC Chairperson Davidetta Brown Lassana, there have been no electoral complaints made against the results that have been declared in favour of those who have been certified by the NEC. About fifteen senatorial and representative candidates still have complaints made against them by other competing candidates, according to Chairperson Lassana. She also revealed that the Unity Party had sent the commission a letter requesting that it postpone certifying Jeremiah Koung and Joseph Boakai as the next…