Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Counselor Stanley Kparklin describes Senator Biney Action as a joke and illegal Monrovia- The Jewel Howard-Taylor faction of the National Patriotic Party has rejected James Biney’s faction’s claim that the position of the standard bearer is vacant, exacerbating the divisions within the once-ruling party. Senator James Biney, the embattled National Chairman of the NPP, declared the party’s standard bearer and parliamentary seats void last week. Based on this background, he gave the secretariat instructions to seek applications from qualified party members to fill the role of standard bearer. Senator Biney further directed the secretariat to seek applications from party members…

Nimba County- Senator Jeremiah Koung has officially taken over as political leader and standard bearer of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) from Senator Prince Y. Johnson of Nimba County. Sen. Prince Y. Johnson, the political party’s founder and a senator from Nimba County, has given Jeremiah Koung his blessing to assume the position of Standard Bearer and lead the Party’s operations in preparation for the 2023 General and Presidential Elections. The MDR recently broke ties with the Coalition for Democratic Change government headed by president George Weah, alleging that the Weah-led government has refused to incorporate its members…

A Political pressure group under the banner Nimba Renewal Movement has resolved to unanimously campaign against the re-election of President George Weah if he continues to do business with Senator Prince Johnson. The group, through its coordinator Fredrick Baye, spoke to journalists over the weekend in Paynesville that the sanctioned Nimba Senator had succeeded over the years in preaching divisive politics in the County and at the same time was allegedly buying Nimbaian votes for his own benefit by using the Movement for Democratic Reconstruction ( MDR). Mr. Baye is pleading with the international community to impose sanctions on prominent…

Residents of Central Monrovia have been advised not to drink water from the Liberia Water and Sewer Cooperation’s pipes for a period of thirty days by the organization’s administration. Duannah Kamara, the entity’s managing Director, claims that dangerous particles have entered the broken pipe, making consumption impossible while the blooming process is still going on. Mr. Kamara stated that the institution’s technicians advise against drinking or cooking with the water coming from the reservoir since it is contaminated and has a high chlorine concentration. He then urged locals to practice patience as the organization is working hard to find a…

The Liberia Football Association (LFA), led by Mustapha Raji, is anticipated to start receiving more than eight million dollars from FIFA this month. The sum, according to the World Football Governing Body, is the third cycle of its Forward 3.0 program, which was created to support all member countries starting this year through 2026. It is reported that USD$5 million is for each member association to cover its operational costs in relation to football activities. While USD$3 million is for each member association to execute well-planned, specific football projects that contribute to the achievement of long-term football development objectives. Additional…

Liberian players competing in the sixth season of the Tally Global cricket competition 2022–2023 are requesting financial assistance from the government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The ELWA Compound on the Roberts International Airport highway is the sixth Tally Global cricket event site. The lack of support for the Liberia Cricket Federation, according to Moses Dennis and Tarnue Duwanah, both of whom play for the Tally Global Cricket Club, has killed the motivation of many Liberian players. On January 2, 2022, the young cricketers met with journalists after their club, Tally Global, defeated Avengers 77-76 in three overs…

In light of Reverend Luther Tarpeh’s warning to the NEC and National Security Agencies to act morally ahead of the general and presidential elections in 2023, the National Elections Commission and State security agencies are once again in the public eye. The National Security, according to Chairman Tarpeh, serves the interests of the elite rather than the general public’s safety. Rev. Tarpeh underlined that the alteration in dates for significant national events across the nation by NEC officials severely concerns the Unity Party’s leadership. He mentioned the NEC’s alteration of the voter registration deadline as well as other transgressions. In…

Jefferson Koijee, secretary general of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, has promised to mobilize Alexander Cummings ANC in support of president George Weah’s reelection in 2023. The mayor of the City of Monrovia stated that he will do all his effort to get the Alternative National Congress to join the coalition for president Weah’s reelection. Addressing Journalists the newly elected Secretary General of the CDC declared on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Monrovia that because President George Weah has carried out significant development throughout the nation, the opposition should support his reelection, particularly the Party Leader of the CPP.…

Bopolu, Gbarpolu County- A bilateral cooperation agreement was signed on December 28, 2022, in the city of Bopolu, Gbarpolu County, between the governments of the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Liberia. According to the agreement, it is to develop economic and technical cooperation between the two countries based on equality, reciprocity, and mutual benefits. In addition, the agreement stated that trade in goods and services, investment, agriculture, including agro-processing activities, livestock, fishing, and the purchase or lease of agricultural lands, energy and renewable energy, mining and industry, infrastructure, construction and real estate, tourism, telecommunication, and transportation, shall all…

Following the passing of Edison Arantes Nascimento, better known as Pele Monrovia- Liberia President George Manneh Weah has sent a condolence message to President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Brazil following the death of Edison Arantes Nascimento popularly Known as Pele. He passed away on December 29, 2022, on Thursday, at the age of 82. (82). According to a statement from the foreign ministry, President George Manneh Weah expressed his sincere condolences to His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Brazil, as well as to the government and…