Tag: liberia
-
COVID-19: Churches, mosques reopen in Liberia May
Liberian President George Weah has said he will partially lift restrictions on praying in mosques and churches aimed at curbing coronavirus while extending a lockdown in the capital Monrovia. In a statement on Friday, the former footballer star said emergency measures announced in April would be extended for two weeks in the West African nation.…
-
COVID-19: Liberia Govt. extends lockdown, allows places of worship to reopen
The government of Liberia has extended the lockdown to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country for another 14 days, but following calls from religious leaders, has allowed places of worship to reopen. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the President of Liberia, Dr George Weah announced the additional extension of the measures on…
-
Coronavirus-free Sierra Leone shuts borders after Guinea, Liberia announce closures
Virus-free Sierra Leone on Friday announced closure of its borders for a 30-day period barely days after President Julius Maada Bio announced a state of public health emergency. According to reports, the measure was to keep out the coronavirus which has engulfed all of West Africa except for Sierra Leone. The country tested two cases…
-
Liberia suspends top official for violating COVID-19 protocols
The head of the Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday was suspended for purposefully violating COVID-19 protocols and endangering public health, on orders from President George Weah. EPA executive director Nathaniel Blama was the first person to test positive for the coronavirus in Liberia, three days after his return from a business trip to…
-
Buhari receives Liberia’s highest national honour
President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of Venerable Order of the Pioneers”, Republic of Liberia’s highest national honour. The president is the Special Guest of Honour at the country’s 172nd Independence Anniversary. “The award is presented by the government for outstanding and distinguished service in international affairs, government,…
-
FIFA bans Liberia’s Bility for 10 years
FIFA has given Liberian official, Musa Bility, a 10-year ban from football for financial offences, the sport’s world governing body said on Wednesday. Bility, a member of the African Confederation (CAF) executive committee and former president of the Liberian federation (LFA), was found guilty of misappropriating FIFA’s funds, according to the organisation. An investigation opened…
-
40 trapped in collapsed Liberia gold mine
More than 60 miners, some armed, have been arrested at an illegal gold mine in north-eastern Liberia where around 40 people remain trapped in a collapsed pit, officials have told newsmen. They “resisted” a team sent to restore order at the site, said Archievego Doe of the disaster management agency. Another official described the situation…
-
[Leaked letter] Liberia’s football chief, Musa Bility resigns from CAF, accuses Ahmad of dictatorship, shady deals
Confusion has rocked the hierarchy of the confederation of African Football (CAF) as a former President of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) and member of the Emergency committee Musa Hassan Bility has resigned stating several breaches of the statutes of CAF by the President Dr Ahmad Ahmad. In a leaked letter sent to the executive…
-
Wenger arrives Liberia to receive country’s highest honour [Photos]
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has arrived in Liberia, where he will be presented with the country’s highest honour by president and former footballer George Weah. Weah, who was signed for AS Monaco by Wenger 1988, became Liberian President in January this year after winning a landslide election victory. He has often spoken of the…
-
George Weah to award Wenger with Liberia’s highest honour
Liberian President George Weah is to award his former football coach, Arsène Wenger, his country’s highest honour. President Weah, the only African to have been named World Player of the Year, was signed by Wenger in 1988 when he coached Monaco. Wenger, who stepped down as Arsenal manager in May after 22 years, nurtured several…