It was a “second time to be speechless” for former Foreign Minister Olubanke King Akerele when her friends—crowd of girls and family members— threw her a surprised 78th birthday party at a local hotel in Monrovia. Her first speechless moment, according to her, was when she turned 75 and some friends had tricked her into …
-As Fmr. Pres. Sirleaf, Amb. Witherspoon, Others Were In Barbados to Unveil Plague in Honor of 346 Emigrants, Who Came to Liberia One hundred and fifty-nine year ago, on April 6, 1865, 346 African-Barbadians, sailed from Bridgetown in Barbados, looking for a new home in Africa. Of this figure, which comprised 50 families, 260 …
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…Calls For Urgent Probe IPNEWS: Amid smells of corruption and abuse of authority at the Office of Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT), which prompted the sudden resignation of a key member of the Taskforce, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has raised a red flag and called for an immediate probe …
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IPNEWS: An Independent Probe investigation has uncovered that at least 400 underrated persons with ties to former ruling Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) infiltrated the ranks of the Liberia National Police. Sources tell the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper that the 400 underrated persons were forced into the LNP on orders of former Chief of Protocol …
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—As Barbados Prime Minister Calls for Liberia Culture Knowledge Transfer IPNEWS: Thousands of descendants of Barbados, including Prime Minister Mia Mottley, were thrilled by cultural display of Liberian arts on Thursday at the climax of the inaugural festival of the ‘Sankofa Back2Barados Pilgrimage’. Liberia’s cultural Ambassador Juli Endee, in her usual style thrilled the audience …
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IPNEWS: The families of three unarmed civilians who were simply onlookers, witnessing a peaceful protest staged by angry villagers, community leaders and employees holding placards, and demanding basic social services from Bea Mountain Mining Corporation(BMMC) but were mistaken for alleged protesters and summarily shot in their backs and killed by armed police, have been offered …
Liberia: In Bea Mountain Death Settlement, Gov’t. Offers Bereaved Families US$5,000 Each Read More »
IPNEWS: Efforts by Internal Affairs Minister Francis Nyumalin aimed at restoring calm at ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) operational areas on Saturday were undermined once again after an alleged close ally of VP Jeremiah Koung who mobilized people to prevent access to the mines. Last Saturday, acting on the directive of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, the Minister …
Liberia: Is VP Koung Behind Sustained Disruptions at ArcelorMittal Facilities in Nimba? Read More »
