The Administration of the University of Liberia (UL) has strongly condemned a reported act of armed robbery allegedly carried out by one of its employees, Fobay E. Johnson, who serves as an administrative assistant in the College of Health Sciences. According to a press release dated August 13, 2025, Johnson is hereby suspended, effective immediately,…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung departed Liberia for Accra, Ghana on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, where he will represent President Joseph Nyuma Boakai at the inter-denominational state funeral scheduled for Friday, August 15, 2025. The funeral is in honor of Ghanaian officials who died in a helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region on August 6,…
Police investigators have established ‘criminal intent’ at the Ecobank on 11th Street in Sinkor when a man identified as Foday Emery Johnson attacked one of the employees using a short gun. On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the Head Office of Ecobank Liberia was a place of panic during the morning hours when suspect Johnson, who…
The Executive Committee of the Liberia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (LAC/UMC) has responded to what they called ‘unwarranted disturbance’ at the S.T. Nagbe United Methodist Church in Sinkor by some members. On Sunday, August 10, 2025, confusion erupted at the S.T. Nagbe United Methodist Church when some members of the congregation were…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC), in partnership with the Ministries of Education and Youth & Sports and Agence Francais De Development (IECD), has opened a weeklong National Electricity Curriculum Synergy Workshop at the BWI Campus in Kakata, Margibi County. The initiative marks the first unified national approach for a specific trade in Liberia, aiming…
A deputy governor at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has told journalists that a stable economy depends on informed journalism, urging that the more accurate and accessible the report, the stronger Liberia will become. Speaking at the specialized training for economic journalists in Monrovia on 11 August, Dr. Musa Dukuly, Deputy Governor for Economic…
The Liberian government through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has condemned the act Sande bush practice in Lofa County. The condemnation follows the graduation of 502 girls from the Sande bush in Konia, Lofa County. The Gender Ministry said existence of Sande society is a violation of the ban placed on the…
Confusion within the United Methodist Church appears to be far from over as members of the S.T. Nagbe United Methodist Church in Sinkor were prevented from having access to the building on grounds that the Bishop had ordered the closure of the Church. Upon arrival for their regular Sunday worship service on August 10, 2025,…
Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Sylvester Grigsby has passed away, leaving Liberians and the Office of the President in great shock over the demise of the fallen statesman. The news of the minister’s death broke on the internet on Saturday, August 9, 2025, with many expressing grief over the heartbreaking incident. No details have…
The Office of Ombudsman has warned individuals involved in the misuse of government license plates. In a release issued over the weekend, the Office said it had observed with grave concern the widespread abuse of government-issued license plates, while certain individuals are affixing the same government plate to multiple vehicles, particularly using official plates on both…
