President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors the visiting Liberian President, George Weah, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Authorities in Liberia have blocked the internet in what is perceived to be a move to suppress ongoing anti-government protests in the capital, Monrovia.
President George Opone Weah of Liberia and a former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), on Wednesday joined other speakers to x-ray the impact of democracy on the socioeconomic development of Africa.
The President of Liberia, George Weah, is expected in Lagos to speak on the practice of democracy in Africa on February 6, at a conference organised by the Centre for Values in Leadership.
Morocco is not on the agenda of the 54th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS’ Heads of State and Government, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
She said this at a dinner in Lagos where Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, endorsed her presidential ambition.
The National Public Relations Officer of NANS, Azeez Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Friday.
A Danish shipping company said Tuesday that a container vessel it has chartered has been attacked off the coast of Nigeria, and 11 crew members were missing.
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified illiteracy as one of the major factors hindering African girls from achieving their full potential.
The currency scandal has sparked outrage and confusion in Liberia, where the central bank has denied a report by the information minister that the cash – equivalent to about 5 per cent of gross domestic product – went missing over the past year.
Fifteen Liberians, including the son of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, were banned from leaving the country on Wednesday.
The Liberian President, a former World Footballer of the Year and African Footballer of the Year, said that Nigerian football had always inspired him.
The Ballon d’Or winner, who is now president of the country, was given the chance to wear his preferred No 14 shirt one last time in a friendly match with Nigeria.
Three-time African champions, Super Eagles, will on Tuesday arrive the capital city of Liberia, Monrovia, aboard a chartered flight ahead of their friendly against the Lone Stars at the 35,000-capacity Samuel Doe Sports Complex.
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, is to travel to Liberia this week to receive the West African country’s highest honour.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Onyema made the assertion on Monday during the inaugural flights of Air Peace from Lagos, Abuja and Accra to Monrovia, Liberia.
Speaking to guests from Rwanda and around the world, President Sirleaf said: “I’m honoured to be this year’s recipient of the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
Liberia’s chief medical officer, Francis Kateh, said the disease, caused by the monkeypox virus, has already been discovered in the southern county of River Cess.
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, made this known during a ceremony in Monrovia after UNSMIL completed its mandate after almost 15 years of supporting the West African nation in the transition to peace and democracy.
The deaths were recorded from the counties of Montserrado and Nimba, the ministry of health said.