Author: Gibson W. Jerue

Citizens Endorse Weah For President By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia Throngs of Lofaians converged at various villages, towns and cities of Lofa County not just to catch a glimpse of George Manneh Weah and his running mate Jewel Howard Taylor, but also to openly endorse Weah for President of Liberia in the pending October elections. Lofa County is the home and presumed stronghold of Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, but last week of Senator George M. Weah, leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change and his entourage including Sen. Jewel Howard-Taylor, Vice Standard Bearer of the CDC entering…

By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County The Political Leader of Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction joins Liberian politicians to promise the people of Grand Bassa County if they elect him president, he will fight corruption head-on, describing it as “extreme fight against corruption”. But not only that the Nimba County Senior Senator is preparing for war against corruption that no politician has so far won, he says he will encourage mechanize farming and ensure that Liberia is self-sufficient. Mr. Johnson raised the antenna of his crowd when he vow to hang “heartmen”, a parlance for ritualistic killers who…

By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County The Bassa Sports Association, Grand Bassa County’s soccer, basketball, kickball and athletic governing body, has been reconstituted. The Information Officer of Grand Bassa County, Eddie Williams, has confirmed the appointment of Emmanuel Surprise Whea as Chair of the Association. Me. Whea’s appointment comes barely three weeks after Grand Bassa Superintendent Levi Denmah dissolved the leadership of the Association for what he called the county team’s failure to perform well in the last County Meet soccer fiesta. Mr. Eddie Williams made the disclosure to our Grand Bassa County Correspondent September 9, 2017, stating…

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By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County A female Baptist Prelate in Buchanan, Rev. Olivia Weah, is currently engaging a band of street movers, “Zoegoes”, referred in as criminals and drug users in the hop of removing them from the streets and reconnecting them with the families. Rev. Weah started the initiative to help Zoegoes to rediscover themselves. She said the mission is to bring them back home, which many see as a good effort because it would make the streets save at night. Zoegoes in Liberia are considered drug users, weed or marijuana smokers, and thieves, who do…

By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County  The President of the National Rural Women of Liberia, Kebbeh Monger, is calling on women of Grand Bassa County to support female candidates in the 2017 elections. Madam Monger says she wants women to vote for competent female candidates so that there can be more women in the house of parliament. She said women in the past did not take leadership seriously, but now they do. She stressed that the number of women in both houses is less, adding that their cause can only be defended adequately when there are more women…

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By Jerry J. Gbardy, Political Commentator & Groove 106FM Contributor jeryongbardy@gmail.com From the looks of things, Lady Momentum is rapidly kissing your campaign good bye and shifting to a footballer. Your party is in complete disarray — split right in the middle between those who support you, Party Chairman Wilmot Paye and Cllr Varney Sherman who is having an acrimonious relationship with Madam Sirleaf in one corner and those who support the President in the other. You are finding it harder and harder to persuade and convince Liberians why they should give you another six years given the twelve years…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Women in the Kono District have claimed that they have limited access to their own land for both mining and farming activities. Speaking during Thursday during a dialogue forum on the 2015 National Land Policy organized, by Graceland Sierra Leone at Satta Kumba Resource Centre in Koidu town, Kono district, the said women in the district want to gain access to their land. Madam Massah Bona, Chairperson of the Women’s Wing in Nimikoro Chiefdom, who doubles as the wife of thePparamount Chief of Nimikoro Chiefdom, said many women in the District have…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia We will lock down Monrovia, says Mr. Benjamin Sanvee, National Chairman of the opposition Liberty Party, announcing that his party supporters and well-wishers will come out in their droves on today, Saturday, September 9th, when the Party launches it political rally to signal LP Standard-bearer Cllr. Charles Walker Brumskine is elected President of Liberia. The political festival under the theme, “Green And White Day”, is intended to allow followers, and supporters of the Liberty Party to have clear and smooth interaction with their standard-bearer and vice standard-bearer, Charles Brumskine and Harrison Karnwea, respectively. Speaking…