The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has clarified information surrounding its ongoing in-house recruitment process to ensure transparency and understanding of the agency’s efforts to strengthen its workforce in response to recent public concerns. As part of the current recruitment exercise, the government of Liberia, through the agency, has committed to sponsoring the basic recruit…
Individuals and some public officials bent on the usage of sirens on their vehicles might soon face the wrath of the Liberia National Police in a nationwide crackdown on unauthorized users. In an effort to ensure the enforcement of the law is coordinated, Inspector General Gregory O.W. Coleman has written the House of Representatives, indicating…
The Office of the Ombudsman has ruled that the National Port Authority (NPA) unlawfully dismissed three employees accused of gross negligence in a case involving the alleged loss of more than US$200,000, citing multiple violations of due process and the agency’s own internal regulations. According to the Ombudsman’s report released on July 25, 2025, the…
Students believed to be members of the Student Unification Party (SUP), a campus-based political party, set up a roadblock at the entrance of the University of Liberia on Capitol Hill in protest for the renovation of the buildings. According to them, since the buildings housing the University were constructed, they have not been renovated. They…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued Executive Order #151 to Restrict Export of Unprocessed Rubber and Promote Domestic Industrialization. The Order aims at revitalizing Liberia’s rubber sector and foster inclusive economic growth, instituting sweeping measures for value addition. According to an Executive Mansion release dated August 1, 2025, the Executive Order, effective immediately, seeks to…
Orange Money Liberia has informed its valued customers and the public that in line with a directive from the Central Bank of Liberia, a 2% cash out fee will be implemented on all Orange Money cash out transactions, effective Friday, August 1, 2025. This policy, which applies to all mobile money operators across Liberia, is…
On Saturday, August 2, 2025, Patrick Honnah, the head of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, was caught on camera engaging in a behavior reminiscent of the “Billionaires’ Club,” a well-known Nigerian film in which wealthy men flaunt their ill-gotten gains by throwing money around. Honnah, who had previously been a staunch critic of the former ruling…
Nimba County Senator Samuel G. Kogar has strongly rejected claims made by the Executive Director of the Office of the Ombudsman, Cllr. Findley Karnga, listing him among twelve Senators who allegedly failed to declare their assets with the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). Senator Kogar clarified that he officially declared his assets with the LACC on…
As part of police commitment to transparency and professional policing, the Liberia National Police (LNP) has formally charged Madam Zainab Bah following a viral video of confrontation with police officers in relations to Power Theft. Speaking on Friday, August 1, 2025 at the LNP headquarters in Monrovia, Madam Cecelia G. Clarke said they have charged…
Despite a ban on trial by ordeal, commonly known as sassywood, traditional authorities in River Cess County have recently conducted the ritual in the Wreuzohn Community, Upper Cestos City. In a highly controversial event, several individuals, including children, were paraded through the streets following days of ordeal-based trials led by a traditional ruler identified as…
