May 01
Liberia: Activist Couple Recalls Attack for LGBTQ+ Rights, Sgbv
An activist couple living in the suburbs of Paynesville has been alarmed over repeated threats on their lives due to their open acceptance of people from the LGBTQ+ community in… Read more »
April 30
Liberia: Bomi College Former President Goes Missing Following Appointment of His Successor
Authorities of the Bomi Community College (BCC) have successfully retrieved a 2023 model Totoya Prado vehicle that was assigned to the college immediate former President Abimelech… Read more »
Liberia: Guinean Securities Assault and Seize Belongings of Liberia National Police Officers for Disrespect
Five police officers alongside some immigration officers have been hospitalized in Ganta, Nimba County, following a severe beating they received from Guinean Joint Securities. Both… Read more »
Liberia: LRA Boss Reinforces Commitment to Combat Fraud for Revenue Growth
Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General Dorbor Jallah has reiterated his dedication to curbing illicit practices within customs operations, including false… Read more »
April 29
Liberia: 'The Police Tortured Me' - Defendant in U.S.$100k Misapplication Case Tells Court
The key defendant in the ongoing US$100,000 misapplication case at Criminal Court C recently revealed that he was tortured by officers of the Liberia National Police after he… Read more »
April 23
Liberia: Supreme Court Rules Against Boakai's Romoval Of Tenured Officials
The government of Liberia has failed to win four landmark tenure cases regarding heads of four agencies: the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, Governance Commission, Liberia… Read more »
April 24
Liberia: Investigation Discovers Illegal Timber Trafficking Web At Cari
Planks and wood machines are everywhere: near a nursery and on the basketball court, by an abandoned vehicle and even along an indoor corridor. The grayish coloring of the planks… Read more »
April 22
Liberia: Legal Disputes At Lta Disrupting Telecommunications Sector Operations
FrontPage Africa has learned that ongoing political and legal disputes between the executive branch and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) are causing disruptions in… Read more »
April 19
Liberia: House Reviews Impeachment Request Against Judge Chineh for Ruling in Favor of American Missionary
The acquittal of Lucas Richards, an American missionary who was on trial for attempting to kill his girlfriend, Jessica Lloyd, on Wednesday, came as a shock to the public. However,… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Committees to Probe $21M Unapproved Road Contracts Awarded By Public Works
The plenary of the Liberian Senate has instructed its Committees on Judiciary, Public Works and Public Accounts and Audits to investigate the Public Works Ministry for awarding… Read more »
Liberia: Mass Dismissal of Presidential Guards Sparks Concern
Approximately 200 officers of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) are reported to be facing termination under the directive of the new Director, Sam Gaye. Allegations suggest… Read more »
Liberia: Motorcyclists Threaten Mass Protest
Aggrieved commercial motorcyclists in Monrovia and other parts adjacent are threatening to consistently stage violent protests beginning today April 19, over attempt by the Unity… Read more »
April 09
Liberia: Senate Poised to Endorse Establishment of War Crimes Court
The hopes of several warlords who continue to live with impunity are expected to be dashed by what may be seen as a robust decision that has dangled along the way for several… Read more »
Liberia: Asset Recovery Team Admits Wrongful Procedure in Seizure As Supreme Court Orders Them to Use Lawful Means
The Supreme Court of Liberia has denied a Writ of Prohibition filed before it on Monday, August 8 by Gracious Ride to halt the operation of the Asset Recovery Task Team. Read more »
April 02
Liberia: Former Opposition Lawmaker Warns Against Witch Hunt
A National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) Solomon Claudius George has warned the Joseph Nyuma Boakai led-administration… Read more »
March 29
Liberia: Supreme Court Halts Operation Of Asset Recovery Taskforce
The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the Asset Recovery Taskforce to with immediate effect release all vehicles seized during its recent operation. Read more »
March 28
Liberia: Lawyers for Former Rebel Commander Demand French Appeal Court to Acquit
As the appeal of a former commander of the rebel group Ulimo, of his 2022 war crimes conviction enters its final days, defense lawyers for Kunti Kamara called on the three judge… Read more »
March 26
Liberia: 17-Yr-Old Food Seller, Three Others Nabbed As Major Peddlers Busted With Nearly U.S.$26,000 Worth of Drugs
Police in Brewerville have arrested a 17-year-old cold bowl seller and three others with a huge consignment of drugs worth over L$5M. Read more »
Liberia: French Court of Appeal Throws Out Rebel Commander Claim He Was Underage When Crimes Took Place
The judge in former Liberian warlord, Kunti Kamara's appeal of his 2022 conviction for war crimes, dealt a blow to Kamara's case on Monday by striking out his two challenges to the… Read more »
March 25
Liberia: Judicial Staffers Call for Audit Over Lack of Transparency
The Judiciary, as mandated by the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, is expected to be an independent and fair body that fights corruption. However, recent reports suggest otherwise.… Read more »
March 12
Liberia: The Office of the Assets Recovering Must Not Be Yet Another Bluff, Fund It, Give It Full Autonomy
PRESIDENT JOSEPH Nyuma Boakai has taken the decisive action long overdue by issuing Executive Order No. 126, establishing the Office of Assets Recovery. This bold move, aimed at… Read more »
Liberia: Victims Tell French Appeal Trial of Cannibalism, Rape and Torture By Ulimo
The first Liberian victims, who are part of the case against convicted war criminal Kunti Kamara, testified today in Kamara's appeal of his 2022 conviction. Last week the witnesses… Read more »
March 09
Liberia: Police Investigating Mysterious Trucking, Theft of Rice, Other Commodities From Freeport
The Liberia National Police is said to be investigating how several truckloads of 40-foot containers mysteriously trucked out of the Freeport of Monrovia over the past few days.… Read more »
March 07
Liberia: In New Line of Defense, Lawyers Tell French Court Convicted Ulimo War Criminal Was Too Young to Be Held Responsible for Crimes.
On day two of Kunti Kamara's appeal against his 2022 conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Kamara's lawyers introduced a new line of defense that could upturn… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Court Seeks UK Assistance to Compel Statements From British Citizens in U.S.$15m Damages Case
Judge Gloda A. Bonah-Elliott of the Civil Law Court of Liberia has reached out to the Judicial Authority in the United Kingdom (UK) for international assistance in obtaining… Read more »