Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

GIVE MEDIC GAYFLOR FOUR-MATCH BAN Monrovia, Liberia – For misbehaving, the Liberia Football Association (LFA) fined Invincible Eleven (IE) L$50,000 and suspended medical staff member Jeremiah Gayflor for four games. On November 26, at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium, during an Orange first division game between IE and Bea Mountain, Gayflor went onto the field and purposefully hurled sachets of water at referee Thomas McGill. He also made life-threatening statements to the team of match officials. According to LFA Law, “Any individual who incites players against other players or match officials due to their decisions, or who supports an unhealthy demonstration…

AS CRIMINAL COURT ‘A’ JUDGE ISSUES CONTEMPT CHARGES ON CLLR. DEAN Monrovia, Liberia – Criminal Court ‘A’ presiding Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has charged Minister of Justice Cllr. Frank Musa Dean with contempt of court amid controversies surrounding his nomination by Liberian Leader President George M. Weah. Following the final argument of the murder case involving former Chief Justice Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott and three other family members on December 21, 2023, Judge Willie announced Thursday, January 4, 2024, as the date for the sentencing hearing and final judgment of the trial and further instructed the probation officer to conduct…

AGAINST CLLR. DEAN Monrovia, Liberia – The Unity Party has filed a petition for the writ of prohibition against Cllr. Frank Musa Dean, Jr., the President Nominee for the Office of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia. The Supreme Court has set aside Tuesday, January 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. to hear legal arguments in the case. The scheldue for the case’s argument was released by the High Court on Wednesday, January 3, 2023. The matter will be considered on Tuesday, January 9, 2023, in the Court’s 17th Day Session, along with a number of other cases, including…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Football Association has announced a vacancy for the men’s senior national team coach or the Lone Star. According to the LFA release dated January 3, 2023, the vacancy runs to January 15, 2024. The position became vacant due to Coach Ansu Keita’s contract termination on December 30, 2023. The ruling was deemed to be Sporting Just Cause by the LFA. Under the direction of Coach Ansu Keita, Liberia participated in seven games; he won six, drew one, and was the worst national team coach in recent memory. After Lone Star’s 1-0 losses against Malawi and…

TO THE HANDS OF NEC Monrovia, Liberia – Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia, Bhofal Chambers, voiced his displeasure with his party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), for allegedly opting to remain silent regarding the ongoing legal battle resulting from the October 10, 2023 elections. Speaker Chambers has disapproved the results of the October 10, 2023, elections, which indicated that Anthony Williams, his main opponent, had won the popular vote. Speaking to a large group of legislative media on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the departing speaker said he felt deceived by the departing ruling…

FOLLOWING ATTEMPTED COUP Free Town, Sierra Leone – Ernest Bai Koroma, the former president of Sierra Leone, is accused of treason on four counts related to a coup attempt. In November of last year, gunmen in Freetown broke into multiple prisons and a military armoury, releasing around two thousand prisoners. He has previously refuted having any part in the assault. According to the BBC, West African officials are attempting to arrange for Mr. Koroma to relocate to Nigeria in exchange for the accusations being dismissed. The BBC reported that it had seen a letter indicating that Mr. Koroma had accepted…

Monrovia, Liberia – The nomination of Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean, who was recently nominated by President Weah to replace Associate Justice Joseph N. Nagbe, who is seeking an early retirement due to health concerns prior to the statutory retirement period, has been placed under a stay order by Justice in Chambers Jamesetta Wolokolie. In a letter dated December 21, 2023, Justice Nagbe requested an early retirement from the Supreme Court Bench to Chief Justice Sie-A Nyene G. Yuoh. This was the message given by Justice Nagbe. “I present my compliments and by this communication request for an early retirement…

Monrovia, Liberia – The renowned Invincible Sports Park hosted the Norris Tennis Initiatives Christmas Youth Tennis Tournament on Saturday, December 30, 2023, with Benjamin Kandarkai and Favour Gbana becoming victorious. Favour Gbana triumphed in the female division, while Benjamin Kandarkai won the male division. In the female division, Heritage International Leadership Academy’s Zuri Shannon placed second. For the men division, Courage Gbartoe also finished in second place. Each category’s first winner received a brand-new Wilson racket, while the runners-up received toys, a pack of chocolates, an armband from Prince Sports and a brand-new sports vacuum. Meanwhile, Norris A. Ben, a…

Paynesville, Montserrado County – The Liberia Taekwondo Federation year-end youth championship culminated on December 30, 2023, at the Master Russian Martial Arts and Fitness Academy in Paynesville, with several youthful martial artists taking home gold medals in numerous categories. The competition is one of the several that the organisation has created to aid in preparing young athletes for the future. Light Weight, Feather Weight, Barton Weight, Flat Weight, Middle Weight, Heavy Weight, and Female Category are the medal categories. Emmanuel Dee, Sediki Konneh, Barbes Darwolu, Hannah Togba, Elijah Sayee, Favour Kermue, and Mohammed Kromah were the recipients of the gold…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Justice Minister, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean, has received President George Weah’s nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The Liberian Senate is yet to confirm the nominee. If confirmed, Justice Minister Dean will replace His Honour, Cllr. Joseph N. Nagbe, who resigned due to health issues. According to reports, Justice Nagba’s request is a result of ongoing health issues that started when he served in the Liberian legislature. Last year, the stateman was taken outside the country for serious medical attention. The early retirement of Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe and the nomination…