MONROVIA, Liberia – Controversial Nigerian cleric Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has dramatically escalated his ongoing feud with the Liberian Government, launching a fresh barrage of personal attacks against both President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah while threatening to file a staggering US$2 billion defamation lawsuit against the government spokesman. https://t.co/mAwsRa4s20
MONROVIA, Liberia – Controversial Nigerian cleric and self-styled prophet, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has dramatically escalated his increasingly bitter feud with the Liberian government, launching a blistering new attack on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai while openly predicting the President’s defeat in the next presidential election and endorsing former President George Manneh Weah as Liberia’s next leader. “Your Government Is Satanic”: Ayodele Escalates War of Words with Boakai, Endorses Weah for 2029 | The Liberian Post
The United States government is reportedly preparing to significantly reduce the number of American embassies and consulates across Africa authorized to process visa applications, a move that could reshape how millions of Africans access U.S. consular services. According to a report by the Associated Press (AP), the U.S. State Department plans to reduce the number of embassies and consulates handling visa applications on the continent from nearly 50 to just 20 designated regional hubs. U.S. to Cut Visa Processing Centers in Africa, Liberia Among 20 Countries Retaining Full Services | The Liberian Post
MONROVIA — Liberia’s football icon and former President, George Manneh Weah, has strongly criticized the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over its controversial decision to strip Senegal of the AFCON 2025 title and award it to Morocco, warning that the move undermines the integrity of the game. https://t.co/7lLPRmfr77 @CAF_Online@CAF_Media@FIFAcom@fifamedia@GeorgeWeahOff
The Supreme Court’s conviction and sentencing of Prophet Key for criminal contempt is more than the punishment of one controversial figure. It is a defining institutional moment — one that forces Liberia to confront a difficult but necessary question: Where does freedom of speech end, and where does accountability begin? https://t.co/ufQaUICwoK @MaEllenSirleaf@upjit_jeety@muntagab@allafrica@ReutersAfrica@jfkollie@Spoontvlive@FreeSpeechAmer
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – The Supreme Court of Liberia has sentenced Justin Oldpa Yeazehn, widely known as Prophet Key, to six months’ imprisonment at the Monrovia Central Prison after finding him guilty of criminal contempt for what it described as “egregious, vulgar and derogatory” attacks against the Chief Justice and members of the Bench. https://t.co/jwPMn3fikd
MARSEILLE, France — Timothy Weah delivered a composed and reflective post-match assessment after Olympique de Marseille’s hard-fought victory over AS Monaco, crediting the club’s passionate supporters, collective effort, and faith for a crucial late triumph at the Stade Vélodrome. @OM_English@OM_Officiel@GeorgeWeahOff https://t.co/m5egajIL9P
MONROVIA, Liberia — Education Minister Dr. Jarso Miley Jallah has declared that Liberia is entering a new phase of education reform focused not merely on getting children into classrooms, but on ensuring they actually learn once they are there, as the government officially launched the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) Project. @WorldBank@WorldBankAfrica@GPforEducation@MoE_Liberia@MOEREPLIB@mfdp_lib@Mofa_Liberia https://t.co/nTAu6vht2d
MONROVIA, Liberia — The World Bank has described the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) Project as the largest education investment in the history of its partnership with Liberia, warning that weak learning outcomes among primary school children pose a serious threat to the country’s long-term development. @WorldBank@WorldBankAfrica@GPforEducation@mfdp_lib@MoE_Liberia@MOEREPLIB@Mofa_Liberia #EXCEL #ExcellenceinLearninginLiberia #LiberiaNews https://t.co/CNnFQPVLHV
MONROVIA, Liberia — Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has described the launch of the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) Project as a decisive move by the Boakai administration to confront learning poverty and invest in Liberia’s long-term human capital, rather than short-term consumption. @GPforEducation@WorldBank@WorldBankAfrica@mzangar@MaEllenSirleaf https://t.co/RLBZig6D0L