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In October of last year, the African Union extended a helping hand to Liberia’s Armed Forces (AFL) with a donation worth $20 million.

Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has embarked on a significant mission to Kampala, Uganda, where he will represent His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of Liberia, at the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit.

The Joint Security team has officially confirmed that the recent fire at the Capitol Building, one of Liberia’s most iconic landmarks, was deliberately set. Speaking during a press conference jointly held by the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Fire Service, Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman revealed that investigators have gathered sufficient evidence to classify the fire as an act of arson

Liberia’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the speaker of the majority bloc, Rep. Richard Koon have departed for Accra, Ghana, to participate in the inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, and Vice President-elect, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang.

The Ministry of Justice has initiated a full-scale investigation following the untimely and mysterious death of Mr. Anwar Futloo, a South African national and the General Manager of the Boulevard Palace Hotel in Monrovia.

As Liberia’s 55th Legislature prepares to begin its second session on January 13, the political landscape is becoming increasingly tense. The self-declared Majority Bloc is intensifying its efforts to oust Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa from office, despite a recent ruling from the Supreme Court that could complicate their push. The Majority Bloc, which has named Representative Richard Nagbe Koon as their preferred Speaker, is now demanding that Koffa vacate his office to make room for their choice.

In a heartfelt move that reflects both compassion and a commitment to restorative justice, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has granted Executive Clemency to thirty-eight inmates across Liberia. This act of forgiveness, grounded in Chapter 6, Article 59 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution, reaffirms the administration’s dedication to fairness, rehabilitation, and humanity.

Liberia’s recent selection as eligible to develop a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact is a noteworthy achievement, but it comes with an important caveat: eligibility does not mean the country is guaranteed funding.

President Joseph Boakai has appointed former chief justice of Liberia, Cllr, Gloria Musu-Scott as Acting Chairperson of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL).

In the wake of heightened public scrutiny and a formal request from the Liberia National Police (LNP), Montserrado County District 9 Representative Frank Saah Foko has voluntarily turned himself in for questioning.