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MONROVIA: Opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Secretary General, Jefferson Koijee, has launched a sweeping political indictment of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s adm ...
By: Frank P Martin MONROVIA: Lawyers representing former Vice President, Jewel Howard Taylor, have asked Criminal Court “C” to admit their client to bail. The lawyers ...
By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Bomi County Senator, Edwin Melvin Snowe, has vowed to vote against Cllr. Oswald Natu Tweh should President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s appointment of th ...
MONROVIA: Rising living costs, shrinking purchasing power and growing frustration over government responsiveness have triggered a fresh political backlash, with Nimba County Repres ...
By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: The National Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended three Executive Committee members over their endorsement of a proposed opposition unity roundta ...
MONROVIA: Opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) has been hit by a fresh internal political rupture, with party Secretary General, Cllr. J. Aloysius Toe resigning with imme ...
MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s political alliance is showing signs of strain as some of his key allies who helped propel him to state power in 2023 increasingly voice ...
By: Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Prior to the much-heralded two-day opposition roundtable, a disagreement emerged between the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), and the National ...
“Leaders should be the frontispiece of wisdom and the phrontistery of national leadership—a living school where younger generations learn to think critically, lead responsibly, ...
By: Staff Writer MONROVIA: As members of the opposition community converge at former President George Manneh Weah’s ‘Jamaica Resort’ in Paynesville on Sunday, September 6, ...
By Frank P. Martin RIA, Margibi: Former President George Manneh Weah returned to Liberia Wednesday afternoon via the Roberts International Airport (RIA) to a deafening welcome, ...
MONROVIA: Former Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has challenged the ruling Unity Party’s narrative on Liberia’s audit record, arguing that the er ...
By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: The National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC – Liberia) on Wednesday, 2nd, September, 2026, officially launched its 2026–2030 Strategic ...
GANTA: The United Citizens of Nimba for Peace and Progress (UCNPP), has launched a scathing attack on the leadership of the political party, Movement for Democracy and Reconstruc ...
By Independent’s Political Editor MONROVIA: The main opposition Political Leader, former President George Manneh Weah, is expected to return home today, September 2, 2026, vi ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s Information Minister, Jerolinmek Piah and Bong County District #3 Representative, Marvin Cole have traded sharp accusations over the prosecution of former Vic ...
MONROVIA: The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC), has formally accepted former President George Manneh Weah’s invitation to an opposition roundtable, opening a potentially conseq ...
MONROVIA: County Senator, Nyan Twayen, has urged political leaders and citizens to prevent Representative Samuel Kogar’s expulsion from the MDR from widening existing political t ...
By: Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: Political Leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC), Simeon Freeman, has accused the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of usin ...
GANTA, NIMBA CO: The Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) has expelled Senator Samuel G. Kogar, deepening an already bitter struggle over party control and political suc ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s newest political crusade sensational, the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has rejected to an invitation from the main opposition political party, Congress ...
MONROVIA: Margibi County Senator, Nathaniel F. McGill, has suffered a fresh diplomatic and political setback after the United States rejected his bid to have corruption-related san ...
GBARNGA, BONG CO.: A senior traditional leader has urged residents of Bong County to reject any planned protest supporting former Vice President, Jewel Howard-Taylor, warning that ...
MONROVIA: The Executive Director of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia has commended the People Uniting for Peace in Liberia (PUFPIL) ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s moderate opposition political party, Alternative National Congress (ANC), has called for independent and impartial investigation into Liberia’s widening nar ...
MONROVIA: The Secretary General of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, has launched what has been characterized as a blistering verbal attack against ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s newest sensational political party, Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) Political Leader, Representative Musa Hassan Bility has urged President Joseph Nyuma Bo ...
By Frank P. Martin PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA: Former Liberian President, George Manneh Weah has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to defend judicial independence, constituti ...
Good afternoon. Let me begin by extending warm greetings and best wishes to His excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I thank him for the warm ...
MONROVIA: Former President George Manneh Weah has accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administration of using state power to intimidate political opponents. Former Preside ...
MONROVIA: CMC Political Leader, Musa Bility has urged the government and opposition to keep politics out of Liberia’s escalating drug investigation, warning that accountability, ...
MONROVIA: The All Liberia Coalition Party (ALCOP) has backed the government’s campaign against illicit drugs but sharply criticized the Liberia National Police for what it descri ...
MONROVIA: Former Vice President, Jewel Howard Taylor, has been formally charged in connection with Liberia’s ongoing multimillion-dollar cocaine investigation. The move trigge ...
MONROVIA: Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, Cllr. Augustine Chea, has sharply questioned what he describes as growing pressure against Senator Amara Konneh, arguing that public dem ...
MONROVIA: What appears to be a provocative political campaign is fast emerging from Nimba County and has ignited a fresh debate over Liberia’s increasingly county-centered politi ...
MONROVIA: Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa has issued a cryptic warning about the consequences of arrogance and irrational conduct, invok ...
By: Political & Diplomatic Editor MONROVIA: Twenty-three year after former President Charles Ghankay Taylor surrendered Liberia’s coveted presidency under intense international ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s multimillion-dollar cocaine investigation has erupted into a sharp political and public debate, with Senator Amara Konneh of Gbarpolu County accusing author ...
MONROVIA: Liberian diaspora leaders, policymakers, students and community advocates are set to converge for a landmark 2026 summit mainly focused on expanding electoral participati ...
MONROVIA: The National Elections Commission’s (NEC), proposed increase in candidate registration fees for the much-awaited 2029 presidential and legislative elections has ignited ...
A question of whether the President, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, was betrayed by the very hands he trusted to help him fight illicit drugs remains a major public concern that requires an ...
MONROVIA: Senator Samuel G. Kogar of Nimba County has called for the immediate suspension or recusal of Liberia’s Police Inspector General, Gregory O. W. Coleman, as mounting all ...
MONROVIA: Twenty-three years after Charles Ghankay Taylor, under intense diplomatic pressure from some influential and powerful African leaders, surrendered Liberia’s coveted pre ...
MONROVIA: Bomi County Senator, Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr. has dramatically escalated his criticism of Liberia’s handling of the narcotics crisis, suggesting that fear, political expo ...
MONROVIA: Senator Samuel G. Kogar has urged the Supreme Court to swiftly resolve the constitutional dispute over Montserrado County Electoral District #10, warning that prolonged u ...
MONROVIA: Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe has mounted what appears to be a forceful defense of Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, warning against turning Liberia’s es ...
By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Former Minister of Labor during the erstwhile regime of ex-president George Weah, Moses Kollie, opined that incumbent President Joseph Boakai is ...
By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: The Youth League of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR), a political party, founded by Nimba County’s charismatic and influe ...
MONROVIA: H. Boima Fahnbulleh Jr., (PhD), a noted Liberian political scientist and philosopher has strongly rejected assertions by a prominent Liberian electrical engineer and cons ...
By: Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Imprisoned preacher, Justin Oldpa Yeazehn, popularly known as "Prophet Key," has made a dramatic public appeal for forgiveness from the Supreme Cour ...
By: Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Imprisoned preacher, Justin Oldpa Yeazehn, popularly known as "Prophet Key," has made a dramatic public appeal for forgiveness from the Supreme Cour ...
By Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: Former Finance Minister, Samuel D. Tweah Jr., has challenged President Joseph Boakai to surrender Liberia's drug investigation to an independent inte ...
PHILADELPHIA/ MONROVIA: In January 2024, Liberia’s former President, George Manneh Weah, declared that when elections are held six years from now, he will not be running for p ...
MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has unleashed what some political commentators characterized as ‘the most sweeping disciplinary crackdown’ since his ascendency to the n ...
MONROVIA: Weeks after the Supreme Court of Liberia dismissed Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah’s appeal for a writ of prohibition against his expulsion ...
ZOR-ZUALY, Nimba County: As the battle for the late Senator Prince Y. Johnson's formidable political legacy intensifies, Senator Samuel G. Kogar appears to be gaining crucial trad ...
MONROVIA: As Liberia marks its 179th Independence Anniversary, former Acting Foreign Affairs Minister and Managing Director of Africa Development Management Associates (ADMA), Amba ...
Freeman Town: Traditional elders in Nimba County have reportedly threatened peaceful street protests unless worsening political divisions in the county are addressed, accusing nati ...
MONROVIA: As Liberia celebrates its 179th Independence Day, the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader, Alexander Benedict Cummings, has urged Liberians t ...
MONROVIA: The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has threatened a political showdown against what the opposition party described as ‘political crackdown.’ After months ...
By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: A stalwart of opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), and prominent Liberian lawyer, Cllr. J. Aloysius Toe, has sharply criticized what he d ...
By: Our Staff Writer MONROVIA: Liberia's democracy faced one of its most serious post-war tests Friday, July 17, 2026, as peaceful citizens seeking to petition their elected r ...
MONROVIA: Tears flowed freely, political wounds resurfaced, and painful memories returned as former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Finda Bundoo, delivered an emoti ...
MONROVIA: The main opposition, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has accused Police Inspector General, Gregory Coleman, of orchestrating an assassination plot against opposition ...
MONROVIA: Alternative National Congress (ANC) political leader, Alexander B. Cummings, has intensified pressure on the Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration over Liberia's largest rec ...
MONROVIA: Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has launched a quiet but significant reconciliation effort within the ruling Unity Party, personally reaching out to former Mines and E ...
MONROVIA: Pressure is mounting on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to overhaul his administration (Executive) as the ruling Unity Party (UP) National Chairman, Luther Tarpeh, has once ...
MONROVIA: The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has issued a strong warning to government officials against politicizing public institutions and using them as platforms for attacks on ...
By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Ahead of the much-publicized 2029 Presidential and Legislative elections in Liberia, the Office of the Vice Chairperson for recruitment and Mo ...
MONROVIA: Fresh cracks have emerged within Liberia's ruling Unity Party (UP), as growing frustration over alleged neglect of loyal supporters erupts into public outrage, exposing d ...
MONROVIA: Fresh political reports from Southeastern Liberia have intensified speculation that House Speaker, Richard Nagbe Koon, may be repositioning his political future from Mont ...
MONROVIA: The Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration's proposal to reduce Liberia's officially recognized cities from 141 to 33 has ignited a politically sensitive debate, with some op ...
BUCHANAN: Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) stalwart, Margibi County Senator, Nathaniel McGill, has declared Grand Bassa the decisive battleground for the 2029 elections, launch ...
MONROVIA: It seems that George Mannah Weah, the indisputably charismatic leader of Liberia’s leading opposition political party, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), is once ...
MONROVIA: In a move expected to shape the political landscape ahead of Liberia's future elections, the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to amend key provisions of the Nati ...
By. Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Former Vice President, Jewel Howard Taylor, has accused the governing Unity Party (UP), that it relied on what she described as ‘propaganda’ t ...
MONROVIA: Liberia's political and legal landscape has been reignited after House Deputy Speaker, Thomas P. Fallah, challenged the Boakai administration to abandon any attempt to r ...
MONROVIA: Former President George Weah's powerful anniversary address has dramatically reshaped Liberia's political landscape, reigniting speculation over his 2029 presidential amb ...
ZWEDRU: The political storm surrounding former President George Weah's absence from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)'s 22nd Anniversary and Militant Day celebration has ta ...
ZWEDRU, G/GEDEH CO.: Former President George Manneh Weah has long projected himself as the undisputed leader of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC). Yet, as Liberia's po ...
SUACOCO, BONG CO: A fresh political confrontation between Nimba County Senator, Samuel Kogar and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, has intensified Liberia's evolving succession p ...
MONROVIA: President Joseph Boakai has suspended the Chairperson of Liberia’s Independent National Commission on Human Rights, veteran rights lawyer, Cllr. Dempster Brown, over fo ...
ZWEDRU, G/GEDEH: As Liberia's political landscape begins shifting toward the 2029 elections, a massive opposition gathering in Grand Gedeh County would send an unmistakable message ...
MONROVIA: Former Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel D. Tweah Jr., has formally written the United Nations (UN), and other influential global powers, indicating th ...
MONROVIA: The National Elections Commission (NEC) has rejected reports suggesting internal divisions within the institution, describing recent personnel actions as lawful administr ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s ruling Unity Party (UP) is facing growing internal political turbulence ahead of the much-anticipated and crucial 2029 presidential and legislative elections, ...
MONROVIA: Liberia’s ruling Unity Party (UP) is facing growing internal political turbulence ahead of the much-anticipated and crucial 2029 presidential and legislative elections, ...
MONROVIA: The Office of Liberia’s Vice President says, it noted recent social media commentary, suggesting that Vice President Jeremiah Kpang Koung, (JKK) instrumentally undermin ...
MONROVIA: Former Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah, has escalated his legal and political battle to the international stage, formally petitioning the Unite ...
MONROVIA –The arrival of the first batch of newly procured yellow machines continues to attract nationwide praise, with Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala, Executive Chairperson of the Centri ...