The battle to remove Speaker J. Fonati Koffa from his position has reached a boiling point as newly uncovered documents reveal unprecedented financial mismanagement at the National Legislature. Koffa, the first-ranking legislator in the country, has been accused of recruiting 479 individuals onto the House’s supplementary payroll, a move that is costing the government over…
Several heads of sector agencies have been invited to appear before the Committee of the Whole of the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1 P.M. According to a Senate release, the Ministers of Finance and Development Planning, Health, Education, Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority, as well as the head of…
As the leadership crisis at the House of Representatives continues due to plots to remove House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, the ECOWAS Parliament has informed the august body of its decision to mediate between both sides in bringing an end to the crisis. In a letter addressed to Speaker Koffa dated November 8, 2024, the…
Liberia National Police (LNP) in collaboration with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has released an investigative report in circumstances leading to the death of the late army Sgt Manndeh Bobby, attributing the incident to suicide. During a meeting on November 8, 2024 at the Headquarters of the Liberia National Police in Monrovia, the Chief…
The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, said the United States government is seeking to address Liberia’s complex security threats through sustained engagement and cooperative partnership between both nations. Speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Langley outlined the deepening military and diplomatic friendship between the…
South Korea’s Vision Group, led by Chairman Dae-Yong Han, and Liberia’s Tuma Enterprises, led by CEO Arnold H. Badio, have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen global business cooperation. This MOU marks a significant step toward combining the strengths and visions of both companies to create future-oriented business models and foster new growth…
The Supreme Court of Liberia through its Chambers Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay is expected to decide the fate of embattled Speaker of the House Representatives Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, after entertaining arguments between both parties on Monday, November 4, 2024, during a conference. Justice Gbeisay’s move to hear arguments between the minority and majority blocs…
The U.S. Government through its Embassy in Monrovia has welcomed the appointment of the Dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law Cllr. Jallah Allen Barbu as the Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economics Crimes Court (WECC). The U.S. Embassy said on its official page that it looks forward to…
The United States of America goes the polls today to elect a President, Vice President, and members of the National Legislature (Congress). Over 100 million Americans are expected to choose between former President Donald J. Trump of the Republican Party and Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party. Today’s elections are very historic in…
The Supreme Court Justice in Chambers, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., has clarified that he did not place a stay order on the functioning of the Majority Members of the House of Representatives. This clarification comes as tensions rise over the Majority Bloc’s plans to hold sessions in the joint chambers and begin proceedings to remove…
