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Liberia won’t be on map without Nigeria – Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2022 0

The Presidency on Monday reiterated Liberia’s importance to Nigeria and the West African region. President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Monrovia on Tuesday for the country’s 175th independence anniversary. Spokesman Garba Shehu noted that his attendance signifies the importance attached to

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Super Eagles to battle Cape Verde, CAR, Liberia in Qatar 2022 W/Cup qualifiers

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

The Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C alongside giant killers Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic and Liberia for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The draw for the 40 African nations that would be participating in the qualifiers was made in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday evening. AFCON 2019 winners Algeria were drawn in […]

Politics

President Weah sends special message President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the stability of Liberia is a key part of his vision for peace, stability and prosperity in the West African sub-region. The President stated this when he received Ms Mawine Diggs, Special Envoy of President George Weah and Liberia’s Acting Foreign Affairs Minister in the State House, Abuja on […]

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Weah withdraws nominee for Liberia’s justice ministry

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2018 0

Liberia’s new president George Weah has appointed a new justice minister following media reports and criticism that the one he had originally chosen, Charles Gibson, had his lawyer’s licence revoked for embezzling a client’s money. Africanews report said that Gibson was one of the appointees named on a list of ministers released by the presidency […]

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Liberia’s George Weah cuts salary by 25%, says “our economy is broken”

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2018 0

President George Weah of Liberia pledged to cut his salary by 25 per cent on Monday, in a nationwide address in which he warned of tough times ahead for a “broke” country. “The state of the economy that my administration inherited leaves a lot to do and to be decided,” the former international soccer star […]

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Weah becomes Liberian President in first peaceful transition in 74 years

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2018 0

The footballer legend and member of the Liberian Senate, George Weah was Monday sworn as the 24th President of Liberia. George Weah took his oath of office inside the 35,000 capacity Samuel Kanyon Doe sports complex in Monrovia in the presence of at least eight African presidents. The Nigerian delegation was led by Vice-President Yemi […]

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Liberia’s Weah invites Wenger to inauguration

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2018 0

Liberia’s new president elect George Weah has revealed to the BBC that he has invited Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to his inauguration 22nd January. Wenger was Weah’s manager at French side Monaco between 1988 and 1992, however, Wenger is not sure he will able to attend. “I have been invited by George to come to […]

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Liberia: The rise of George Weah

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2018 0

George Weah’s emergence as Liberia’s President-elect after the December 26 run-off election generated considerable interest among Nigerians for a number of reasons. Number one is George Weah’s popularity. The first African footballer to win the Ballon D’or, FIFA Player of the Year, three-time African Footballer of the Year, ex-Monaco, ex-Paris Saint-Germain, ex-AC Milan,

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World leaders, football legends to grace Weah’s inauguration Sunday

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2017 0

…Security operatives beefed up …Ellen Johnson Sirleaf writes name in gold With the emergence of George Weah as Liberia’s president elect in the runoff presidential pool held on 26th December, the flood gate has opened for world leaders and football icons to converge in Liberia to celebrate the latest Africa’s symbol of democracy. The inauguration […]

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George Weah wins Liberia presidential elections

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

Retired footballer turned politician, George Manneh Weah, has won the Liberia Presidential election. The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or winner, succeeds President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. In 2011 he also ran for the vice-president role on the losing ticket but now, at the age of 51, is strongly placed to emerge […]

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Liberia’s Supreme Court upholds October polls re-run, dismisses fraud allegations

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2017 0

The lingering suspense in Liberia’s election may be over as the country’s Supreme Court has endorsed the sanctity of the country’s election that so far produced legendry footballer, George Weah scoring highest votes, followed by vice president, Joseph Boakai. According to local news reports, Liberia’s Supreme Court, Wednesday ruled that evidence of fraud in the […]

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Odds favour ‘President’ Weah as supporters rejoice over election lead

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2017 0

Popularity votes across Africa and Liberia has shown that the odds favous the ex-football star, George Opong Weah as emerging Liberia’s nest president, following a run off election in November. George Weah won the first round of Liberia’s presidential election with 38.4 percent of the vote. Vice President Joseph Boakai came in second with 28.8 […]

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Weah, Boakai ahead in Liberia election partial results

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

Partial results from Liberia’s presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead. Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put Mr Weah ahead in 11 out of 15 counties, although most votes have yet to be counted. His main rival, incumbent Vice-President Joseph Boakai, leads in one county and is […]

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Energy Ministers from three African Countries to address investors at 3rd Powering Africa Summit

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2017 0

H.E. Patrick Sendolo, Minister for Energy, Land and Mines, Liberia, H.E. Hon Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda and H.E. Hon Pierre Anatole Matusila, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Democratic Republic of Congo are the latest speakers to confirm attendance at the 3rd Powering Africa: Summit (www.PoweringAfrica-Summit.com), taking place

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WHO Declares Liberia Ebola-Free

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2015 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the Ebola outbreak in Liberia is over. In a statement made available to Daily Times on Saturday titled: ‘The Ebola outbreak in Liberia is over’, it says, “Forty-two days have passed since the last laboratory-confirmed case was buried on 28 March. The outbreak of Ebola virus disease […]

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Liberia Declared Ebola-Free

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

Liberia is free of Ebola after going 42 days without any new cases in the outbreak that has killed more than 4,700 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Saturday. “The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over,” it said in a statement. Liberia’s last case was a woman in the greater Monrovia […]

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Liberia Days Away from Being Ebola-Free, Official Says

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2015 0

Liberia’s minister of commerce and industry says Liberia has had no new cases of Ebola for a while and is near the point at which it can be declared Ebola-free.   “May 9 is our magic date,” Minister Axel Addy said. “If there are no new cases, and I believe there will be no new […]

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Liberians Hold Constitutional Review Conference

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

A National Constitutional Review Conference opened on Monday in the central Liberian city of Gbarnga. A committee charged with reviewing the country’s 1986 constitution has been soliciting suggestions from the public for possible amendments. They include the terms of office for the President, Vice President, legislators and jus­tices, as well as superinten­dents of the

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Ex-Liberian President, Charles Taylor to Stay in UK Prison

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has been ordered to serve the rest of his jail term in the UK, after losing a request to be transferred to Rwanda. He had argued that he was being denied his rights to a family life, because his wife and children had not been granted UK visas. The judges rejected this […]