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Grand Cape Mount, Robertsport City-Wednesday, March 5, 2025-The Executive Director of the Human Rights Group to Save Humanity, Inc. Mr. J. S. Elijah Gbanja-Seh, Sr. has blamed the Internal Affairs Ministry for what He termed as ‘Jungle Justice and human rights abuses’ against innocent girls and women across Liberia. The rights’ activist, Gbanja-Seh, Sr. said, the Librarian government through the Internal Affairs Minister continues to ignore calls by national and international organizations the world over for the abolishment of females genital mutilation (FGM) thereby licensing traditional sande society zoes to practice the harmful cultural practice that has contributed to the…

By Andy Kroll |March 5, 2025, 6 a.m The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Dave Nershi was finalizing a report he’d worked on for months when an ominous email appeared in his inbox. Nershi had worked as a general engineer for the Internal Revenue Service…

EFCC PRESS RELEASE Abuja Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters Abuja, Nigeria-Wednesday, March 5,2025- Justice M.Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Maitama, has  convicted and sentenced two suspected internet fraudsters, Godwin Christopher and Temitope Ature Mario  to one year imprisonment each. In an EFCC press release spotted on the anti-graft agency’s official Twitter account, FCT High Court Justice M.Y. Halilu convicted and sentenced the two fraudsters after the Commission took them to court. They were jailed on Friday, February 28, 2025 after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on internet fraud. Christopher’s charge reads, ‘That you…

Monrovia, March 4, 2025-The Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, has told the Liberian Senate that there is a need for a concerted national effort to address mining issues in the Country. Minister Paye made the disclosure when appeared before the Senate Committee on Mines, Energy, and Natural Resources, to respond to the use of chemicals in mining procedures, which the senate committee says has had incidents of spillage in some mining operational areas in the Country. Alongside Minister Paye were his deputy minister for Operations, William Hines, and the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr.…

By: Keith Morrison| Staff Writer and Analyst Liberian President and Chairman of the National AIDS Commission Board of Directors, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to restoring hope for people living with HIV. Speaking at the Executive Mansion when he convened the Commission’s first board meeting, President Boakai expressed explicit confidence in the Commission’s officials for the level of work since taking over. The President, however, expressed his support to the administration of the National AIDS Commission, emphasizing the need to remove bottlenecks impeding its functions. The National AIDS Commission Board Chairman used the gathering to iterate his…

By: Keith Morrison| Staff Writer Monrovia, Capitol Hill- Wednesday, March 5,2025-The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated a joint committee comprising the Committees on Investment and Concession, Public Works, Contracts & Monopoly, and Judiciary to conduct an investigation into the Public Procurement & Concessions Commission (PPCC), the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of Public Works regarding the $100 million and an additional $20 million investment contract signed between the Government of Liberia and East International Construction Company. A statement from the Press Bureau, says Plenary’s decision was prompted by the appearances of the Minister of Justice, Cllr.…

The Liberian House of Representatives has requested the Committees on Tourism, Agriculture, and Forestry, and Internal Affairs to probe the proposed expansion of the Sapo National Park’s buffer zone and report back to the plenary in due course. The decision follows concerns raised by Sinoe County District #1 Representative, Thomas Romeo Quioh, during the House’s 13th Day Sitting of the 1st Quarter of the 2nd session held on Tuesday, 4 March 2025. In his comment, Representative Quioh highlighted the potential negative impact of the expansion of the park on local communities. The Sinoe County District #1 Representative called for the…

By: Peter Kollie , Zorzor District ,Borkeza Town—Tuesday, March 04,2025- The Founder and General Manager of Alternative Youth Radio, Mr. James Kwabo, served as the guest speaker at the inauguration ceremony of the Student Council Government of Yarkpawolo Zaza High School in Borkeza Town, Zorzor Administrative District, Lofa County. Delivering a speech on the theme “Leadership is a Call to Action: Lead, Serve, and Transform,” Mr. Kwabo encouraged the newly elected student leaders to embrace their roles with dedication and humility. He reminded them that leadership is not about status but about selfless service and making a tangible impact. “Your…

The Speaker of the 55th National Legislature, Richard Nagbe Koon has pledged to build an incinerator to support JFK Medical Center’s waste disposal needs and to reroof the TNIMA building as part of his commitment to improving healthcare infrastructure. Touring the facility on the morning of Monday, March 3, 2025, Speaker Koon emphasized that investing in healthcare is not optional but a national necessity, as the lack of proper medical services forces many Liberians to seek treatment abroad. He made it clear that modernizing JFK would enhance local healthcare delivery and reduce dependency on foreign medical referrals. The Speaker seriously…

By: Keith Morrison| Staff Writer Montserrado County, Monrovia City- Monday, March 3, 2025-The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) today opened a competitive bidding process for the procurement of services to renovate the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) building located in Charlesville, Margibi County, supply of Scratch Cards and Catering Services. This initiative aims to enhance the facility’s infrastructure to ensure improved laboratory services and public health research capabilities as well as enhance the entity’s overall administrative operations. This bid opening was conducted per the Public Procurement and Concessions Act of Liberia, ensuring fairness, accountability, and equal opportunity for all…