Day: September 23, 2022

Ukraine ‘Referendums’: Soldiers Go Door-to-Door for Votes in Polls

BBC – Ukraine & London: Ukrainians have reported armed soldiers going door-to-door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self-styled “referendums” on joining Russia. “You have to answer verbally and the soldier marks the answer on the sheet and keeps it,” one woman in Enerhodar told the BBC. In southern Kherson, Russian …

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Liberia Maritime Authority Vows Full Cooperation with Korean Authorities in Rape Allegations of Two Officials

IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), has received with grave concern reports of the arrest on allegations of sexual assault and rape by two staffers of LiMA in the Port City of Busan, South Korea. The two Officials, Mr. Moses Owen Browne (Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the IMO) and Mr. Daniel Tarr (Director of the Department of …

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South Korean Police Detain Two Liberian Officials over Alleged Rape of Two Teenagers

SEOUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) – South Korean police said on Friday they had detained two Liberian government officials over the alleged rape of two teenagers in South Korea. The men, in their 30s and 50s, respectively, were arrested on the spot at a hotel in the southeastern city of Busan on Thursday after a friend …

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Ukraine War: Russia Reveals Exemptions as Men Flee Call-up

BCC-London: Russia’s defence ministry has revealed a host of occupations it says will be exempted from conscription aimed at boosting its war effort in Ukraine. IT workers, bankers and journalists working for state media will escape the “partial mobilization” announced by President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Around 300,000 citizens face being called up as part …

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Liberia and Tajikistan Establish Formal Diplomatic Relations

IPNEWS: The Republic of Liberia and the Republic of Tajikistan, on Wednesday, September 22, 2022, signed a joint communiqué establishing formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. The communiqué was guided by the principles of the United Nations Charter relating to the promotion of international peace and security, the respect of national sovereignty, equality among …

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Afriland First Bank Launches Lonestar Cell MTN Push and Pull Services

IPNEWS: Afriland First Bank customers can now link their bank accounts to their Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money wallets. This seamless connection means these customers can conveniently manage their funds from anywhere in Liberia.  Afriland First Bank Liberia is a subsidiary of Afriland First Bank Group in Switzerland and opened its doors to the Liberian …

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Breaking News: Judge Roland Dahn’s Ruling In SEGAL-Aggrieved Case Backfires

–As Justice Wolokollie Issues Summons Citation for Judge Roland Dahn IPNEWS: The Honorable Justice-in-Chamber, at the Supreme Court of Liberia, , Jamesetta Wolokollie, has summoned the Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit in Sanniquellie, Nimba County to appear before her to hear a Writ of Prohibition filed against him by the Security Expert Guard Service …

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CDC-NPP-LPDP Coalition: Power-Sharing Unresolved Issues Heighten Concerns for 2023

IPNEWS-Monrovia: On Friday, September 9, 2022, the National Chairman of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlu told Liberians and the world at large that the three parties that make up the CDC – the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), former government National Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) …

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President Weah Rebukes Russian Pres. Putin over Ukraine War

–As Russians Flee Putin’s Reservists Call-up IPNEWS-Monrovia: The war in the eastern European country of Ukraine is in is seven months, a war brought to the people of Ukraine by Russian president Vladimir Putin. According to the Pres. Putin, he does not call what is happening in Russia as a war, but rather a military …

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