Nigeria's Former Military
Ruler Running for President
Courtesy: VOA
29 April, 2010
A
former military ruler in
Nigeria is running for
president in elections
scheduled for next year. The
candidacy has revived
allegations of corruption
during his time in power.
Retired general Ibrahim
Babangida says he is running
for president because he
left so many things behind
when he left Abuja,
including the value of
Nigeria's currency, stable
fuel prices, and government
reform.He told reporters
this week that he wants to
return to the capital to
pick up those things for the
benefit of ordinary
Nigerians.
Babangida is among half a
dozen candidates vying for
the ruling-party's
nomination.
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Million Dollar Cash Payment
is the Solution to Nimba
Land Dispute
By Nvasekie N. Konneh
29 April, 2010
After
many years of wrangling and
mediation efforts, it seems
like there is a sign of
permanent solution to the
Nimba land crisis. The 14
member land commission set
up by the president of
Liberia Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
to oversee the peaceful
resolution to the land
crisis that has plagued
Nimba County over the years
came out with a proposed
solution which is to offer
cash payments to either the
original owners or the
person illegally occupying
the properties. Under the
chairmanship of a son of
Nimba County, the Musa
Bility led commission,
having listened to people on
both sides of the equation
advanced the idea of
providing money as
incentives to obtaining
peaceful resolution to the
protracted land dispute.
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Our Anger, pains,
deprivation and
victimization should not
lead us to victimize others,
says Minister of Public
Works, Samuel Kofi Woods, II
By: Jesefu Morris Keita, Jr.
27 April, 2010
Liberia
Civil Society Organizations
have been called upon to
continue the fight for
justice. The former
Executive Director of the
Catholic Justice and Peace
Commission (JPC) and founder
of the Foundation for
International Dignity (FIND)
Attorney Samuel Kofi Woods,
II says in spite of the
progress that has been made
in the fight for justice,
human dignity, and the rule
of law, other challenges
such as the issue of
corruption still persist.
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Law Maker Commits Academic
Crime
Courtesy: Public Agenda
26 April, 2010
Some
ambitious men missed out on
early education and resort
to false means to cover up
the gap. Sometimes they
succeed, but at other times
they are booked by the radar
of society. A former Speaker
of the House had similar
saga. Now, As Our Staff
writer J. Rufus Paul
reports, another Law maker
is reportedly in the heat,
nearing expulsion from UL,
under pressures from alumni
of a school which documents
he allegedly forged.
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Muslim Congress High School
Alumni in the US, make big
donation.
By: Musa Willie
24 April, 2010
As part of its commitment to
contribute to the post war
growth of Liberia education
system, the Muslim Congress
Alumni Association in the
United States of America has
donated 600.00 USD as
contribution towards
students sitting for this
year’s WAEC exam. According
to the Program director of
the Association, Mr. Kafumba
Kenneth, the contribution
was made in fulfillment of
the organization pledge made
sometime last year.
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More
College Graduates for
Minnesota Mandingo Community
in May, 2010-
Congratulations!!
| Mr.Ishmeal Komara | Mrs. Kotumu Kamara | Mr.Yaya Kamara |
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BS, Nursing Metropolitan State University |
BS, Political Science/International relations, University of Minnesota |
BA, Criminal
Justice, Hamline University |
| Mr. Kafumba S. Kromah | Name??? | Name??? |
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WHO'S NEXT?? | WHO'S NEXT?? |
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BS, Law Enforcement
& BA, Criminal Justice Metropolitan State University |
WHAT DEGREE?? | WHAT DEGREE?? |
Ivory Coast Leader Scheduled
to Meet Senegal President
Wade Thursday
Courtesy: VOA
22 April, 2010
A
special adviser to Ivory
Coast President Laurent
Gbagbo says Senegal
President Abdoulaye Wade
will meet the Ivorian leader
Thursday to help resolve the
ongoing political crisis.
Lambert Bahi Serry said Mr.
Wade is keeping his promise
of paying a working visit to
Ivory Coast to assess the
current political
situation.“He (President
Wade) is coming to discuss
with the president about the
current situation, make his
own assessment. And he will
try to assist the
facilitator President Blaise
Compaore to try to resolve
the crisis in Cote
d’Ivoire,” he said.
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Somali Pirates Seize
Liberian-Owned Ship
With 21 Crew
Courtesy: VOA
22 April, 2010
Suspected
Somali pirates have seized a
Liberian-owned bulk carrier
with 21 crew members, all of
them Filipino.
The European Union's
anti-piracy force says the
ship, the MV Voc Daisy, was
hijacked Wednesday in the
Gulf of Aden, off the coast
of Oman.It says the ship's
crew contacted security
forces before four pirates
carrying assault rifles and
a rocket-propelled grenade
stormed on board and seized
control.
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Icelandic Volcanic Ash
Impedes LFA Top Brass
Meeting With FIFA Boss
Courtesy: Liberia
observer
21 April, 2010
The
'reviving the image of
Liberian football meeting'
with the world football
governing body FIFA
President, Joseph Sepp
Blatter in Zurich,
Switzerland by the Liberia
Football Association (LFA)
President Musa Bility and
Vice President for
Administration, Musa Shannon
was impeded over the weekend
owing to the Icelandic
Volcanoe Ash crisis.
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Egypt Gives Scholarships To
Liberia
Courtesy: Public
Agenda
20 April, 2010
The
Egyptian Ambassador
accredited to Liberia, His
Excellency Ahmed Fadel
Yakoub, disclosed today that
his government has recently
offered more Scholarships &
training programs to the
Ministries of Agriculture,
Health & Social Welfare,
Foreign Affairs, Education,
Defense, Liberia Refugee
Repatriation and
Resettlement Commission(
LRRRC) as well as the Press
Union of Liberia (PUL). He
said the gesture was in the
light of the excellent
relations existing between
the Governments and peoples
of the two countries, and a
continuation of Egypt’s
technical and bilateral
assistance to improve the
overall manpower development
of Liberia.
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Ethnic Tension Breeds in
Maryland
Courtesy: Public
Agenda
19 April, 2010
Ethnic
tension is said to be
looming in Maryland County,
an area that is already
rocked by ritualistic
killings Justice Minister
Christina Tah since some
senior citizens of the
county were charged with
murder for their role in the
death of several persons in
the county. But the former
Circuit Judge of the county,
Cllr. Fulton Yancy, who was
charged for murder, has been
released on bail while
President Ellen-Jophnson
Sirleaf's Special Envoy Mr.
Dan Morias was set freed for
what the court calls lack of
sufficient evidence to try
the accused persons.
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US Pledges More Support For
AFL
Courtesy: Public Agenda
16 April, 2010
The
United States Government has
pledged more supports to the
Armed Forces of Liberia in
keeping with the postwar
Security Sector Reform
through the ACRICOM Command
program. Since the training
started in 2006, the US
Government has been
providing logistical and
mentor supports to the
Liberian army whose strength
is targeting 2000 soldiers.
Even though the Liberian
government has assumed full
control of the maintenance,
growth and other
responsibilities of the
army, since January 1, 2010,
U.S. military mentors are
continuing the partnership
subsisting between the two
nations and are serving as
role models for the AFL.
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Birth Announcement
By: Mamadee Sesay
15 April, 2010
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We are happy to announce
that Vee-Musa Fofana
and Mamayan Kamara were blessed with a bouncing
baby girl at the Unity
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Nigeria ex-leader Babangida
'will not buy presidency'
Courtesy: BBC
14 April, 2010
Former
Nigerian military leader Gen
Ibrahim Babangida - one of
the country's wealthiest men
- has told the BBC he will
not buy his way to power.
On Monday, he announced his
intention to seek the
nomination of the ruling
People's Democratic Party (PDP)
in presidential elections
due in 2011. Gen Babangida,
68, said he had the
necessary experience to be
president. The PDP says its
presidential candidate will
be from the mainly Muslim
north.
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Mandingoes In US Veep Urges
Ellen
Courtesy:
Inquirer
13 April, 2010
The
Vice President of
Administration for the
Federation of Liberian
Mandingos in the United
States of America, Mohammed
S. Kromah has stressed the
need for President Ellen
Johnson-Sirleaf to address
the current issue of land
crisis in Nimba County in
the interest of peace and
unity amongst the people and
the country. Mr. Kromah who
is believed to be a strong
partisan of the Unity Party
in the USA observed that
many people who are
presently living in and
outside of Nimba County have
been illegally deprived of
their properties.
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On Guinean Witch Doctor's
Findings:
Courtesy:
Liberian Observer
12 April, 2010
A
witch doctor invited from
the Republic of Guinea by
chiefs and elders of
Lawalazu Town, Voinjama
District in Lofa County has
arrived in northern Liberia.
On a mission to identify
witches and ensure that
their ugly deeds are
effectively brought under
control, the witch doctor,
since his arrival in the
district, identified several
persons alleged to be
involved in the death of
scores of children and other
activities.So far, a school
principal, customs officer
and 27 others including
women and the elderly have
been rounded up for their
alleged involvement in
witchcraft.
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Problem Hits Liberians In
Europe
Courtesy: Public Agenda
11 April, 2010
European
hunt for illegal immigrants
mostly target Africans who
pour there in droves seeking
greener pastures from their
conflicts ridden, hardships
laden and poverty stricken
continent. The hunt
sometimes leads to detention
and subsequent deportation.
As our staff reports,
impersonators claiming
Liberian identity have
caused suspicion in which
our government is must
intervene. Information
gathered by this paper has
revealed that serious
identity crisis has hit the
Liberian Communities in
Europe, with three separate
European Countries
questioning the legality of
over 500 Liberians residing
in Germany, Great Britain
and the Netherlands.
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Jammeh to Africa: Do not
depend on colonialists for
development
Courtesy: Gambia News
10 April, 2010
The
Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh,
has called on Africans and
their leaders to take the
development of the continent
more seriously, saying that
Africans must not rely on
the former colonists for
their development. Jammeh
made the call here on his
return from Dakar where he
joined 21 other African
leaders to celebrate
Senegal's 50th Independence
Anniversary.
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Tribalism-The Banes of
Liberia’s Problem
By: FELMAUSA VP, Hon: Mohammed S. Kromah
08 April, 2010
The
recent misunderstanding
between the Lormas on one
hand and the Mandingos on
the other in Lofa County
poses another threat to the
fragile peace being enjoyed
in Liberia currently.
This assertion is based on
the past experience
witnessed by the nation in
the early stages of the
Liberian civil war which
claimed the lives of
thousands of people with
unimaginable proportion of
damages done to properties
at state and private
levels.It is quite clear
that the Liberian civil war
took a worst turn only when
it assumed tribal dimension.
Men and women along with
their children were
selectively killed or
maltreated because they
belonged to one tribe or the
other.
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We Mean Well For Liberia
Courtesy: Public Agenda
07 April, 2010
The
new political organization,
the Democratic Alliance has
unveiled its mission to
rally the opposition
political parties into a
stronger coalition that
would challenge the ruling
unity party in the ensuing
2011 general and
presidential elections in
Liberia.
According to a release,
captioned “Bringing Liberia
Liberia,” and issued here
over the weekend, the Acting
Chairman of the Party, Mr.
Musa Bility said that their
“organization believes that
as splinter parties, the
opposition is weaker,
appears too divided to be
seen focused on the national
interest” and that most
importantly, such condition
does not make the opposition
to appear serious in
presenting a viable
alternative for political
leadership in Liberia.
Changing Perspective
-Ministry of Public Works
Makes headway in curbing
Theft
By: Jesefu Morris Keita, Jr.
06 April, 2010
In continuation of its
reform agenda, the Ministry
of Public Works through its
Security Division for the
past few months has engaged
in positive security
maneuvering in an attempt to
protect the agency’s assets
and products from theft by
unscrupulous individuals
both internally and
externally.
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MPW TO OPEN FIRST POST-WAR
REGIONAL HEADQUATER IN BONG
COUNTY
By: Jesefu Morris Keita, Jr.
06 April, 2010
An
official ceremony marking
the handing over of the
Ministry of Public Works
Wainsue facility in Bong
County has taken place with
a call for local dwellers to
get involved in the
protection of the facility.
Speaking at a brief ceremony
in Wainsue, 10 kilometers
north of Gbarnga, Assistant
Public Works Minister for
Administration says the
Ministry of Public Works
intends to rehabilitate the
facility to be used as is
first post war regional
headquarter.
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Guinea leader visits France,
but his ministers are denied
visas
Courtesy: France 24
05 April, 2010
The
leader of Guinea's ruling
military junta is in Paris
for talks on how to proceed
towards a general election,
but his ministers were
denied visas due to the
massacre of opposition
supporters in late 2009.
Guinea's leader meets
France's foreign minister
here Thursday ahead of
elections in the African
nation, but members of his
government were denied visas
over a massacre of
opposition supporters.
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Muslim Council Elects
Officials …Kafumba Konneh
Retains Chairmanship
Courtesy: Inquirer
02 April, 2010
The
National Muslim Council of
Liberia yesterday elected
its corps of officials in a
day long election that
brought Muslim organizations
from across the country to
participate. The newly
elected National Chairman
for the Council, Sheikh
Kafumba F. Konneh told
reporters after his victory
that this national election
was different because
Muslims and Muslim
organizations from across
the country participated in
the process.He continued
that as the newly elected
Chairman, he plans to bring
Muslims together to promote
the teachings of Allah and
to live peacefully with
other religions.
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“Many Checkpoints Hampering
Economic
Development”…Planning
Minister Expresses Concern
Courtesy: Inquirer
01 April, 2010
The
Minister of Planning and
Economic Affairs, Amara
Konneh on Tuesday stated
that the 'too many'
checkpoints along the
highways are impeding the
economic growth in the
country.Minister Konneh, who
spoke to a team of reporters
in Monrovia, said as a
result of these checkpoints,
marketers find it difficult
transporting their goods
from one end to the next due
to the constant harassment
from those assigned at those
checkpoints.The Planning
Minister further stated that
if the rights of the
marketers are not protected,
the goal of Government to
eradicate poverty and life,
Liberia may not be
achieved.At the same time, a
day-long forum on Liberia's
Economic Growth Corridor:
Economic Development beyond
the Poverty Reduction
Strategy (PRS) ended on
Tuesday in Monrovia.
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