Liberia
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Entertainment
Nneka Isaac-Moses, Managing Director, Goge Africa
Nneka Isaac-Moses, Managing Director, Goge Africa, a culture and tourism promotion brand, has commended Pelumi Nubi, the 28-year-old travel content creator who successfully embarked on a solo drive from London to Lagos in 68 days. Isaac-Moses, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, said Nubi’s journey was a testament to the resilience, courage,…
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Security
NDLEA arrests India-bound passenger who excreted 80 wraps of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on March 31 for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. Its spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the passenger was to board a Doha-bound flight en route to Delhi using a Liberian passport with the name Carr Bismark…
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General News
Pelumi’s always been adventurous, says mother of London-Lagos driver
Mrs. Olubukola Nubi, mother of Pelumi Nubi, a Nigerian content creator based in United Kingdom (UK), who embarked on a solo trip from London on Jan. 30, described her daughter as adventurous and courageous. She said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Nigeria-Seme Border while receiving Pelumi on arrival from her UK to…
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Sports
Scrabble: Winning gold at African Games, a dream fulfilled, says president
The President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Olobatoke Aka, has said that winning gold at the just concluded 13th African Games was a dream fulfilled. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria emerged champions at the maiden African Games Scrabble tournament in Ghana after finishing top in the women’s category. Aka told NAN on Thursday that the…
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General News
Election: Jonathan leads West African elders to Senegal
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Senegal on a mediation mission ahead of the country’s presidential election on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed and issued in Yenagoa on Thursday by the Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Mr. Wealth Ominabo. According to the statement, Jonathan, who is also the…
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Defence
Liberia’s Defence Minister Resigns Amid Protests
MONROVIA – Liberia’s newly appointed Minister of National Defence, Prince C. Johnson, resigned from his post on Monday, just 10 days after his appointment, following protests by soldiers’ wives, the presidency announced. The resignation represents the first political crisis for Liberia’s newly inaugurated President Joseph Boakai since assuming office at the end of January. President Boakai “has received and accepted…
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Africa
Liberia’s President-elect Boakai to review mining concessions
Monrovia, Nov. 20, 2023 (Reuters/NAN) Liberian President-elect Joseph Boakai, said his administration will take a close look at mining concessions to ensure the use of its full potential. Boakai, 78, a former vice-president who campaigned on a promise to “rescue” Liberia, told Reuters in an interview that he expected a lot of challenges, particularly with the economy. “The first step…
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Africa
Ebola: World Bank Excludes Nigeria From $105m West African Fund
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $105m grant to finance Ebola-containment efforts in West African countries infected with the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease. A statement issued by the bank in Washington on Wednesday to announce the development, however, excluded Nigeria as a beneficiary of the fund. The bank said the fund would help families and…
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Africa
Obama to deploy 3,000 troops as Ebola crisis worsens
The United States announced on Tuesday it will send 3,000 troops to help tackle the Ebola outbreak as part of a ramped-up plan, including a major deployment in Liberia, the country where the epidemic is spiralling fastest out of control. The U.S. response to the crisis, to be formally unveiled later by President Barack Obama, includes plans to build 17…
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Africa
Ebola: Liberia ‘Sacks Two Ministers, 8 Others For Alleged Insensitivity
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has announced the sacking of 10 government officials who have been “out of the country without an excuse” amid a national Ebola crisis. Sirleaf said the officials had shown “insensitivity to our national tragedy and disregard for authority”. The 10 were given a one-week ultimatum more than a month ago to return home. Sierra Leone,…
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NEWS
Another Liberian diagnosed with Ebola virus in Lagos
Barely one month after a Liberian national, Patrick Sawyer imported the deadly Ebola disease into Nigeria, another Liberian citizen has been reportedly diagnosed with the killer disease in Lagos. A Senior Registrar with Igbobi Orthopaedic hospital, Lagos, Dr Akindele Akintayo made this known while speaking at a Morning Television programme in Lagos. Dr. Akintayo revealed that the Liberian is currently…
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Entertainment
Ebola: Twitter users call for Jim Iyke to be quarantined
Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, on Wednesday posted on Twitter a picture of himself on a flight from Liberia. The actor was wearing a face mask and sitting in the first class lounge of the Monrovia airport. He captioned the picture: Not ashamed to admit this scares the Jesus outta me #Ebola. There are fears that the virus has spread to…
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Arts & Culture
Ebola: Jim Iyke Flees Liberia
Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke has fled Liberia’s capital city, Monrovia over Ebola outbreak. Jim who was in Monrovia, Liberia for business, left a few hours ago, following reports of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the country. Jim Iyke, via Instagram, revealed that he is scared of the deadly virus and that although his business plans were not…
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