THE Federal Government yesterday told those challenging the nomination of four Resident Electoral Commissioners, REC, over their alleged membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot immediately throw out the nominees based on allegations that have not been proven. It directed those, especially members of the Civil Society Organizations, CSO, […]
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The Dahlak Archipelago is situated in the central part of the Eritrean Red Sea, 58 km northeast of Mitsewa’e. It encompasses about 210 islands and islets. Dahlak Kebir is the largest island in the archipelago and is 643 km² in area. It is most certain that in the ancient texts, the Dahlaks or the main […]
French judges have dropped a case against French soldiers deployed during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. The men had been accused of complicity in crimes against humanity. Survivors of the June 1994 slaughter in the hills of Bisesero in western Rwanda had accused French troops of deliberately abandoning them to Hutu extremists who murdered hundreds of people […]
Monrovia — Despite acknowledging that Lansana P. Fofana didn’t meet the age requirement of 18-35 to contest as Youth Chair as enshrined in the party’s constitution, FrontPageAfrica has gathered that some executives of Unity Party are reportedly reneging to have him disqualified. The party’s constitution provides that to be a youth, one must be between […]
Monrovia — Brownie Samukai, whose conviction for economic sabotage was pardoned by the President, says Judge Yormie Gbeisay is “legally corrupt” and does not deserve a seat on the Supreme Court Bench. Judge Gbeisay, nominated by the President as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, presided over the economic sabotage case involving the former Defense […]
Todee — As Liberia prepares for the 2023 general elections, Liberia Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) has completed 12 training workshops and 12 town hall meetings in Montserrado and Rivercess Counties. In Montserrado, four communities benefited while eight communities were covered in Rivercess. The training workshops and town hall meetings were part of activities of an […]
The Federal Government yesterday vowed to sanction international airlines operating in Nigeria and selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars, insisting that such practice was a violation of the nation’s laws. The government also said the decision to float a national carrier, Nigerian Air, was on course and that there was no going back The Minister of […]
Cape Town — UCT Vice Chancellor Wins Africa Education Medal Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has won the Africa Education Medal. The professor took the reins in 2018 and was elected for another term at the University of Cape Town, voted Africa’s best university in 2022. Professor Phakeng was chosen the winner from among 10 finalists […]
Monrovia — As President George Weah’s six-year mandate nears completion, his government is seeking every chance to end on a good footing with Liberia’s traditional ally, the United States of America. The President, for the most part of his administration, was taunted by his critics and the opposition community for being ‘snubbed’ by the United […]
Monrovia — In an effort to ensure gender responsiveness in the country’s development agenda, and in its quest to promote gender advocacy, medica Liberia (mL) on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, held a one-day stakeholders meeting. mL is a women’s rights organization operating in five counties in Liberia. The organization offers support to women and girls […]
Monrovia — The Liberia Football Association, (LFA) has fined several clubs for flagrant violation of some components of the 2022/23 Rules and Regulations (R&R) since the opening of the new campaign that started with the Super Cup between Watanga FC and LISCR on Wednesday, 24 August. The over 12 clubs were fined for acts of […]
Gbarnga — FrontPageAfrica has gathered that Bong County District Three lawmaker Marvin Cole is contemplating contesting as an Independent candidate in next year’s legislative election, in what could be a massive blow to the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change. Rep. Cole, a member of the National Patriotic Party, a constituent party of the three-party collaboration […]
Dear World: Living in Liberia as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person often means your right or access to justice is ignored and trampled upon in plain sight. For background, I am the Curator-in-Chief of journalRAGE, an online news outlet whose focus is on the rainbow issues in Liberia. On August 23, at about […]
Due to strong investment incentives, Africa’s internet access is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world. Africa’s youthful population and rapid urbanization are strong drivers of digitalisation demand. Africa has the world’s youngest, fastest-growing, and increasingly urbanized workforce, which is driving a rapid increase in its consumption of online services. Increased connectivity, […]
United Kingdom police have arrested and detained a man in his 40s on war crimes charges for his alleged role in the Liberian civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s. The arrest of the man, whose name is being withheld by UK Metropolitan police, “follows a referral made to the Met’s War Crimes Team […]
Indigenous oil refiners under the aegis of Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to create crude refinery intervention fund similar to the agricultural credit fund or the pharmaceutical fund domiciled at the apex bank to drive effective business operations in the country. They also called on […]
Nigeria will be able to send more Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Europe by next winter, Minister of State , Petroleum, Timipre Sylva said on Wednesday at the Gastech conference in Milan, Italy. Winter 2022 in Northern Hemisphere will begin on 21 December, and end on Monday, 20 March 2023 in Central European Time. As […]
Oil workers in Nigeria yesterday declared that they would begin nationwide rallies today in protest against the current massive theft of the country’s crude oil and destruction of oil assets, in a bid to force government to act and halt the menace. Coming under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), […]