Day: July 28, 2023

Over Coup In Niger: ECOWAS Host Emergency Meeting Sunday Amidst Gen. Tchiani Naming as Head of Transitional Govโ€™t

IPNEWS: West Africaโ€™s main regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States will hold an emergency summit on Niger in Nigeriaโ€™s capital Abuja on Sunday following a coup in the member-state, a spokesman said on Friday. Emos Lungu added that an official statement on the agenda of the summit will be issued later. Meanwhile, …

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To Advert Coup In ECOWAS Countries: โ€˜Cut Down Powers Of Presidential Guardsโ€™ โ€“ AFL Chief of Staff

IPNEWS: The Chief of Staff to the Liberian Armed Forces, Maj.-Gen. Charles Johnson III has said that the powers of Presidential Guards must be limited in โ€˜order to prevent more incidences of Coup dโ€™etat in the ECOWAS regionโ€™. General Johnson made this known while speaking with journalists on Thursday on the sidelines of the joint …

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Jeety Announces: “My Factory Is 98% Complete”

-As He Celebrates Liberiaโ€™s Independence Day with Inmates, Hobos, & Children of Weala, Margibi County, Others   By Alaskai Moore Johnson, alaskaijohnson@gmail.com, +231 777 889 870 / +231 886 631 025 Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva has announced that his US$30 million rubber processing factory in Weala, Margibi County, is now 98 percent complete and itโ€™s …

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Rivercess County: Mining Agents Exploiting Government of Lawful Revenues? A call for Reform in the Mining sector

By: Gabriel B. Sawah, CEMESP/Internews Investigative Journalism Fellow IPNEWS: It is no secret that the mining sector of Liberia has been exploited for many years by illegal miners, with little or no benefit to the communities in which they operate or to the government. There are reports that some mining agents and county officials in …

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WORLD BANK GIVES MAJOR BOOST TO MONROVIA’S WATER RESTORATION

—As MD Alphonso Gaye hails US$6 Million water express line IPNEWS: The Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation, (LWSC), G. Alphonso Gaye has re-echoed President George Weah’s unflinching commitment to reliable restoration and supply of pipe-borne water as a key public utility delivery under the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD). …

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In LFA Grassroot Under -12 Tournament: First Touch Sports Academy Dominates Individual Awards

By: Julius Konton IPNEWS: The Liberia Football Association Grassroot Under twelve tournament has officially ended but the historic dominance of a well-established and organized sports Academy, First Touch Sports Academy did not go unnoticed by the organizers of the competition. The competition which is part of programs of the football house to ensure that the …

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CSO Council Wants State Security Supported, Warns Against Partisan Police

IPNEWS: As the country closes in on the much-publicized 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections, the National Civil Council of Liberia (NCSCL) sees too many early warning signs that must be given attention and addressed so as to avert creeping violence in the elections. Madam Loretta Alethea Pope-Kai, Chairperson of the Council, indicated that elections are …

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Judge Peabody Rules Afriland Bank, Senate Secretary Singbeh Mishandle Czech Investorsโ€™ Money

Judge Kennedy Peabody of Civil Law Court ‘A’ on July 19, 2023, ruled thatย Afriland First Bank and the Secretary of the Liberian Senate Nanborlor Singbeh mishandled over US$100,000 wired by two investors from Czech Republic to the bank. Judge Peabody made the revelation when he denied a request filed by the defendant bank to dismiss …

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