October 14, 2025
Liberia: 'Justice and Development Are Inseparable' - President Reaffirms Commitment to Judiciary Reforms
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has declared that justice and development are inseparable pillars of Liberia's progress, urging judges, lawyers, and citizens alike to uphold… Read more »
Liberia: Chief Justice Orders Audit of Yuoh's Bench, Demands Asset Declarations From Judges
Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has announced that the General Auditing Commission (GAC) has been invited to conduct a full audit of the immediate past administration of former… Read more »
October 13, 2025
Liberia: Boakai's Silence On Foya Villa Betrays the Public Trust
No government that claims to serve its people should ever keep them in the dark. Yet President Joseph Boakai's administration has done just that--wrapping the mystery of the… Read more »
Liberia: LDEA to Seize Properties Harboring, Transporting Drugs
Houses, cars, and motorcycles found with illegal drugs will be seized by the state, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency's acting head has warned. Read more »
Liberia: China Trip Haunts Ppcc Chief Over 'Yellow Machine' Deal
Liberia's procurement chief, Bodger Scott Johnson, is facing mounting scrutiny after admitting at a Ministry of Information press briefing last Thursday that he joined Vice… Read more »
Africa: Tears and Grief At Hotel Africa As Hundreds Face Homelessness Amid Mass Eviction
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October 10, 2025
Liberia: Traditional Healer Jailed Five Years for Manslaughter in Nimba County
A traditional healer identified as Madiswon Gaye, popularly known as "Dao-Dao," has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in connection with… Read more »
Liberia: LNBA Eyes Partnership With American Bar Association After U.S. Visit
The Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) has announced plans to formalize a strategic partnership with the American Bar Association (ABA) through a forthcoming Memorandum of… Read more »
Liberia: Pastor's Alleged 'Big Belleh' Gives Birth - Husband Wants Her Prosecuted
- The lawyer representing Michael Quaye, the man who accused a pastor of impregnating his wife, has asked Criminal Court 'A' to take custody of the woman after learning she… Read more »
Liberia: Gongloe Slams Police for Ignoring Law in Rape Case Against Deputy Minister
- Citing a 127-year-old Supreme Court ruling that defined Liberia's standard for rape prosecutions, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has accused the Liberia National Police of violating… Read more »
Liberia: Police Probe Mount Barclay Murder After Missing Man's Body Found Buried in Swamp
MOUNT BARCLAY -- Police have launched an investigation into the mysterious killing of 41-year-old Augustine Nyaweh, whose decomposed body was discovered buried in a swamp near his… Read more »
October 08, 2025
Liberia: 70-Year-Old Woman Jailed Over Kush Bust in West Point
A 70-year-old woman has been jailed by the Monrovia City Court after anti-drug officers allegedly found more than 300 grams of kush in her home, a case authorities say highlights… Read more »
Liberia: Top Lawyers Face Court Ban Over Unpaid Licenses, Jeopardizing Activa Defense
Two of Liberia's most prominent lawyers, Cllrs. Benedict Sannoh and A. Ndubuisi Nwabudike, risk being barred from practicing law through 2025 after the Liberian National Bar… Read more »
Liberia: Pastor Jailed for Kidnapping Child, Impregnating the Mother
The Monrovia City Court has ordered the detention of a local pastor accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old boy and allegedly impregnating the child's mother. Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Justice Declines Koffa Writ, Capitol Arson Trial to Resume
Supreme Court Chambers Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokolie has declined to issue an alternative writ sought by former House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa and other defendants in the… Read more »
Liberia: LNP Officer Shoots Suspect After Knife, Cutlass Attack in Congo Town
A Liberia National Police officer shot and killed a suspect Wednesday after the man allegedly slashed and stabbed three officers during a violent confrontation in Congo Town,… Read more »
October 07, 2025
Liberia: Ex-Justice Minister Runs Back to Supreme Court Over Link to 'Missing' Diamond
Former Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean on Monday asked the Supreme Court's full bench to intervene in the long-running battle over a disputed 53.34-carat diamond, filing a Bill of… Read more »
October 03, 2025
Liberia: 15 Men Sent to Court in Grand Kru for Failing to Support Their Children
At least 15 men in Grand Kru County have been sent to the 12th Judicial Circuit Court in Barclayville for allegedly failing to provide consistent financial support for their… Read more »
Liberia: Monrovia Street Vendors Appeal to Boakai After Raids Leave Families Struggling
In the bustling heart of Monrovia, where the hum of commerce has long been driven by petty traders selling secondhand clothes, shoes and household goods, frustration is mounting. Read more »
Liberia: Anti-Graft Group Presses Boakai Over Reported U.S.$10m Villa
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) is demanding answers from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's administration over reports of a US $10 million… Read more »
October 02, 2025
Liberia: Liberia's FIA Fines LBDI L$18.5 Million for Major Anti-Money Laundering Failures
MONROVIA -- Liberia's Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has fined the Liberian Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) L$18.5 million for what it called "critical and… Read more »
October 01, 2025
Liberia: City Court Jails Commercial Driver in Patrolman's Death At Gabriel Tucker Bridge
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Liberia: Chief Justice's Son Resigns As Associate Magistrate-Designate Amid Nepotism Uproar
Public outcry over nepotism following President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's appointment of Willeyon Y. Gbeisay, son of Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, as an Associate Magistrate,… Read more »
Liberia: Unlicensed 'Doctor' Sentenced to Life for Patient's Death in Jacob Town Clinic
Criminal Court 'B' at the Temple of Justice on Wednesday sentenced an unlicensed practitioner to life in prison for the death of a patient following an unauthorized surgery at his… Read more »
Liberia: Bishop Kortu Brown Urges Equal Application of Law in Rape Cases, Calls On Mcgill to Surrender
Former Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) President, Bishop Kortu Brown, has urged the government to handle rape cases uniformly, warning that selective justice could undermine… Read more »
