As debate continues over the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Liberia, a veteran Liberian female lawyer has called for a holistic approach in eradicating FGM in the country. In an interview at the Temple of Justice yesterday, Cllr. Pearl Brown Bull publicly expressed her opposition to the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),…
Richard Denteh, the man accused of causing the death of his wife, Lorpu Kollie, has spoken to the media after being taken to court by the Liberia National Police to face trial. Speaking to Ablee-Jay TV’s reporters in Bong County, Denteh said during an argument, he lay on top of his wife but claimed he…
Nigeria’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has announced the retirement of its long-serving Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu, marking the end of a transformative 12-year leadership that turned the bank into one of Africa’s largest financial institutions. With that, the Board has named Emmanuel N. Nnorom as his successor, with the…
The Liberian Senate has donated an amount of US$15,000 (Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars) to the Nyonblee Cares Foundation during a fundraising program held Friday, July 3, 2026, in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. The event also marked the 15th anniversary of the foundation founded by Senate President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence. Senate President Pro Tempore…
Concerned partisans of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR), along with citizens of Nimba County, have strongly condemned Liberia National Police (LNP) Inspector General Gregory Coleman over comments he made about Nimba County Senator Samuel Kogar during a recent Senate hearing on the country’s cocaine investigation. During the hearing, Inspector General Coleman described Senator…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Sr. has dismissed allegations made by FrontPage Africa Managing Editor Rodney Sieh during an appearance on Spoon TV, in which Sieh claimed the Vice President was associated with an individual identified as Anthony, who was allegedly linked to drug-related activities. In a statement, Vice President Koung clarified that the allegation…
With the rejection of Madam Finda Bondoo’s Criminal Appearance Bond, legal experts believe that she may go to jail if she cannot fulfill her obligation to the court within 72 hours. Over the weekend, Criminal Court “C” rejected the criminal appearance surety bond submitted by former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bondoo, concluding…
A major regulatory gap has been exposed at Liberia’s main seaport after the Managing Director of the National Port Authority, NPA told lawmakers he does not know which institution regulates shipping lines operating at the Port of Monrovia. The admission came during a tense public hearing convened by a House of Representatives committee tasked with…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has charged the Operations Manager of Global Logistics Services (GLS) and several other individuals for their alleged roles in what authorities described as a sophisticated cocaine trafficking network that used the cargo system at Roberts International Airport (RIA) to smuggle narcotics. Announcing the findings of an extensive joint investigation on…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has reaffirmed his administration’s zero-tolerance policy on drug trafficking and substance abuse during a Cabinet meeting involving the Ministry of Health and the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency. “No matter who is involved or what position they hold, nobody will be spared, the President declared. He stated that anyone connected to drug…
