The students told the Hott FM Crime Watch team that the only wall on their campus was unsafe for them to drink, especially as they are writing the WASSCE. We cannot sit down when we hear that students at the Jenneh Public School ran out of water,” Mr. Ballad stressed. According to the Hott FM Crime Watch Program CEO, his team in the coming days will also reach out to another public school in Klay District, Bomi County. She praised the Crime Watch team for their speedy intervention. She said: “We want to say thank you to the Crime Watch team.

Congo Town – Liberia Football Association’s 1st vice president, Sekou Konneh, says clubs will continue to endure difficulties if they are individually run rather than administratively structured. The acting LFA president noted that amidst some of the challenges clubs are faced with, it would be unrealistic for clubs to have individuals singlehandedly playing all of their roles. Konneh, who spoke at the end of a two-day FIFA-sponsored administration and marketing workshop for women’s lower league clubs, recognized that clubs at the higher level have challenges. At that time, clubs in Liberia weren’t receiving subvention from the LFA,” he narrated. Also addressing the occasion, the technical director of the LFA, Henry Browne, explained the chain of football administration.

Recently, Rep. Kolubah accused the Vice President of financially supporting Madam Davies who has declared her intention to take on him (Rep. Kolubah) and others for the district’s legislative seat in the impending presidential and legislative elections. “So, I’m calling on our mother, chief Jewel Howard Taylor, not to get involved with District 10 politics. At the event, the Vice President reaffirmed her support to the former Commerce Inspector General, and said it was time to rally behind her to replace Rep. Kolubah at the ballot box. She added that over the years, Rep. Kolubah has done nothing tangible for his constituents, other than raining insults at the President and his political opponents. The group lauded the Vice President for “boldly” confronting Kolubah, and said they are standing with her as they all rally support for Madam Davis.

The presumptive Vice Standard Bearer (VSB) of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), Cllr Charlyne M. Brumskine, is the daughter of the late veteran politician and founder of the Liberty Party, Cllr. Huge Excitement is building for the announcement of the Vice Running mate of Cummings on May 27th. Even more scaring is the fact that his two key supporters, snubbed Vice Presidential pick Senator Nyonblee Lawrence, and Vice Presidential pick Senator Jeremiah K. Koung, have both admitted that former VP Boakai will resume his “parked” duties while they campaign. We’ll tell Boakai go find a place in Lofa and go on vacation, we do not need you on the campaign trail. On his part, Senator Jeremiah Kpan Koung added, “Like she said, we’ll tell oldman Boakai to sit down, we’ll go across this country.

MONROVIA – “I have the longest list and given the most assistance and contributions to individuals and institutions, more than any politicians and humanitarian groups in Liberia, says Mr. Alexander Cummings. Mr. Cummings who is Standard Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), made the assertion in response to question as to his contributions in Liberia, prior to his quest for the Presidency. Cummings credited himself as the largest private contributor made from his personal resources to individuals as well as health and educational institutions more than even President George Weah. Cummings is the Founder of the Cummings Africa Foundation. Cummings said Liberia with a small population, deserves better, considering the abundance natural resources and wealth God has bestowed in this country.

In a statement issued late Sunday, the NEC said several duplicates and underaged registrations are being detected, and their voter information is deactivated until further investigation. The NEC, in introducing the biometric voter card for the first time, split the voter registration exercise into two phases. Phase one covered six counties including Bomi, Margibi, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, and Montserrado with the total 1,435,209 voters registered, according to the NEC. Phase two was rolled out in the remaining nine counties including Bong, Grand Kru, Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Nimba, Sinoe, Maryland, River Cess, and River Gee counties. Meanwhile, the NEC has announced that the exhibition of the Provisional Registration Roll (PRR) will commence on 12 June to 17 June 2023 with all 2080 Voter Registration Centers opening simultaneously across the country.

MONROVIA – The Unity Party strongly condemns the disruptive and violent incident that took place during a church service at the Christ Chapel of Faith, perpetrated by thugs of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). The Unity Party believes that the thuggish behavior displayed by the CDC supporters represents a clear violation of this nonviolent agreement. As we approach the legislative and presidential elections scheduled for October, this incident raises doubts about the sincerity of Mr. Weah and his CDC party. The Unity Party acknowledges the CDC’s heightened state of unease since the selection of Senator Jeremiah Kpan Koung as the running mate for the leader of the rescue mission, Amb. In light of these deliberate violations of the nonviolent pact, the Unity Party calls upon Liberia’s international partners to take serious notice.

MONROVIA — The Ministry of Justice has described as appalling the not guilty verdict of Criminal Court “A” of the first judicial Circuit of Montserrado County at the Temple of Justice presided over by Judge A. Blamo Dixon in the 100-million drug bust trial. What more can the joint security and the Justice Ministry do to convince the court that the law was broken” he retorted. The Justice Minister said the ruling has also brought Liberia to international ridicule. Meanwhile, the joint security is now continuing to mount its search for the four men who continue to remain at large. In October last year, a huge consignment of 520-kilograms drugs with a street value of about U.S.$100 million was seized by the Joint Security of Liberia through an international security collaboration involving the American and Brazilian Authorities.

Nonetheless, Senators Koung and Karnga-Lawrence expressed in their speeches that they would advise the standard bearer to refrain from participating in the campaign and instead await his induction. We’ll tell Boakai go find a place in Lofa and go on vacation, we do not need you on the campaign trail. But as his vice standard bearer and Sen. Karnga-Lawrence have started speaking of his absence during the campaign period, FrontPageAfrica has gathered that Amb. According to medical sources, the Unity Party standard bearer is increasingly experiencing shortness of breath due to palpitations (irregular heartbeat). The Unity Party’s standard bearer has faced criticism for allegedly being too frail to compete in the election.

MONROVIA – In a stunning turn of events, the jurors at Criminal Court ‘C’ reached a unanimous not-guilty verdict on Thursday, exonerating all four defendants accused of involvement in an alleged scheme to import a staggering 520kg of cocaine into Liberia. The unexpected verdict has sparked widespread debate and raised questions about the efficacy of the prosecution’s case. The court has also ruled that the US$200,000 that was seized from the men by the Liberian government be returned to them. According to TRH Trading, the accused doubled their offer to US$400,000 within less than eight hours, and finally to US$1 million. According to the report, Judges reportedly solicited bribes to try cases, grant bail to detainees, award damages in civil cases, or acquit defendants in criminal cases.

.... Intercommunal conflict has killed hundreds of people in recent years in Nigeria’s ethnically and religiously diverse Middle Belt region. The death toll from fighting between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau has risen above 100 with locals searching in the bush for more bodies, residents and local authorities say. Mangu local government chairman Minista Daniel Daput said a mass burial had been conducted for about 50 people. Plateau is one of several ethnically and religiously diverse hinterland states known as Nigeria’s Middle Belt, where intercommunal conflict has killed hundreds of people in recent years. The violence is often painted as an ethno-religious conflict between nomadic Muslim herders – mostly ethnic Fulani – and mainly Christian Indigenous farmers.

The day after the staff endorsement of the Boakai-Koung ticket, the Capitol security, through its director, issued a warning against staffers who would insult the President and use the Capitol building’s joint chambers for party politicking and political rallies. Capitol security warning: On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the Capitol security issued a warning to staffers of the Liberian Senate against insulting the President, especially during political events. The Director of Security, Mr. Dyonisious M. Wisseh, stressed that the Capitol Building grounds should not be used to issue invectives and provocations against the Liberian Presidency. Staff who go against this warning will be doing so at their own risk. This warning comes two days after Senator Nyonblee Karngar-Lawrence endorsed the same ticket, rallying all Liberians to join her in supporting Amb.

Over the weekend, Grand Bassa County Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence endorsed the ticket of Boakai and Koung. Nyonblee said her alignment with the team is to help rescue Liberia. He added that these were the same endorsements the former Vice President got when he beat 14 counties out of 15 counties in 2017. “Senator Johnson Doesn’t Own Nimba County” – Commissioner Nagbe SaysAdditionally, Mr. Nagbe says that contrary to what many think, Senator Prince Johnson does not own Nimba County. Senator Johnson will be well defeated in Nimba County in this election by a candidate of the Coalition,” he said.

Monrovia – Residents of Dixville Township in District 11, Montserrado County, have raised an alarm over constant fear due to a disputed land crisis within their community. She wondered where George Wleh, a son to the woman whose mother bought the land, is claiming ownership of the land. Also speaking to reporters on the disputed land issue was one of the residents and victims, Lewis S.W. Pyne Sr., who stressed that the land matter is a serious national security concern that needs to be addressed in a timely manner and form. Both parties have presented documents showing legitimate ownership of the disputed land.

Monrovia – The Liberia Football Association has confirmed that the women’s under-20 team will not participate in the WAFU U20 women’s cup, which will be hosted in Sierra Leone. According to the Liberia Football Association, the team did not sign up for the WAFU-20 tournament due to technical and financial reasons. “This is very disheartening news about Liberian football that our women U20 team will not be participating in the WAFU tournament. “I believe that this administration is not interested in women’s football, because FIFA and CAF have put a lot of money into women’s football, but today we come back to say no money or age issue. He said that the gap between women’s football and men’s football is wide, something he said needs to stop giving reference to the upcoming male under-17 and U-20 team trip to Tunisia for training camp.