As the leadership crisis at the House of Representatives deepens, the Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has broken silence on recent clashes between fellow lawmakers over an attempt to impeach him from the speakership position. It can be recalled that heated tension engulfed the House of Representatives on last Thursday, October 17, 2024, with lawmakers at…
It appears that fingers are beginning to point at the Executive Branch for being the mastermind of a plot to remove House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa from his position, but the Executive Mansion has said that President Joseph N. Boakai’s hands are clean and has no link to the ongoing crisis at the House of…
The Secretary General of former ruling party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, says the Joseph Nyuma Boakai-led administration has indulged in acts that target political actors and ordinary people. He said one instance is the repeated infiltration of the CDC headquarters by the Police in the name of confidence patrol at…
Since being sworn in as Liberia’s 26th President on January 22, 2024, Joseph N. Boakai is expected to deliver his first address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States of America on today, September 25, 2024. President Boakai and delegation are already in the United States of America to…
In a pivotal moment for good governance in Liberia, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, took a significant step towards enhancing public integrity and accountability when he signed the National Code of Conduct with the Ombudsman Office on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The House Press Bureau said the signing ceremony…
The Specialized Committee of the House of Representatives set up recently to probe into the issue of budget tempering has presented a critical report to Plenary, confirming that unauthorized alterations had been made to the 2024 National Budget. The Committee, established by Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, was tasked with investigating these allegations of budget tampering….
Members of the House of Representative on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, unanimously passed a bill establishing the National Tourism Authority. The Bill is titled: An Act to Amend Title 30, Public Authorities Laws Liberian Code of Law Revised Establish in Lieu The Liberian National Tourism Authority. The bill was passed through recommendations contained in a…
The main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has taken a definite position on the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Liberia to find former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and her family members not guilty for the murder of the late Charloe Musu. The CDC Secretary General who spoke recently, blamed Mr. Stanton…
Liberia’s former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs now Senator of Margibi County, Nathaniel F. McGill, through his legal team, has filed for a Writ of Prohibition against the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). McGill’s writ seeks to halt any ongoing investigation into his actions during his tenure as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs under…
Liberia’s prominent civil society and anti-impunity organization, the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), condemns the August 22 police raid that spread into the headquarters of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) in Congo Town, a suburb of Monrovia. STAND observed that the force used by the Police was brutal. STAND calls for…
