Liberia – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:32:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Liberia – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Liberia Receives 112,000 Doses of Malaria Vaccine, Becomes Fourth African Nation https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-receives-112000-doses-of-malaria-vaccine-becomes-fourth-african-nation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-receives-112000-doses-of-malaria-vaccine-becomes-fourth-african-nation/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:32:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=368441 In a significant milestone for public health, Liberia has received a shipment of 112,000 doses of a malaria vaccine, becoming the fourth African nation to introduce this crucial intervention. Here are the key details surrounding this development: 1. Introduction of Malaria Vaccine: Liberia’s reception of 112,000 doses of the malaria vaccine marks a proactive step [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-receives-112000-doses-of-malaria-vaccine-becomes-fourth-african-nation/feed/ 0 Inauguration of Liberian President Joseph Boakai Cut Short Due to Health Scare https://www.theinfostride.com/inauguration-of-liberian-president-joseph-boakai-cut-short-due-to-health-scare/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inauguration-of-liberian-president-joseph-boakai-cut-short-due-to-health-scare/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2024 20:30:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=368210 The inauguration of Joseph Boakai as the new president of Liberia on Monday was interrupted as he suddenly suffered a “heat stroke” while delivering his acceptance speech. Boakai, aged 79, paused during his speech after taking the oath of office, and aides rushed to assist him by fanning him. After briefly resuming his speech, he [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inauguration-of-liberian-president-joseph-boakai-cut-short-due-to-health-scare/feed/ 0 Amend 2022 Electoral Act – Yiaga Africa tells National Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/amend-2022-electoral-act-yiaga-africa-tells-national-assembly/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amend-2022-electoral-act-yiaga-africa-tells-national-assembly/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:30:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357444 Yiaga Africa has petitioned the National Assembly to change the Electoral Act of 2022 so that public servants can cast their ballots early. This comes after they returned from Liberia, where they had gone to observe elections. They demanded that the Congress mandate the use of electronic reporting of election outcomes. The body also emphasised [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amend-2022-electoral-act-yiaga-africa-tells-national-assembly/feed/ 0 Weah promises credible, transparent and violent free Liberian elections https://www.theinfostride.com/weah-promises-credible-transparent-and-violent-free-liberian-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/weah-promises-credible-transparent-and-violent-free-liberian-elections/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:20:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351614 The general elections in Liberia are slated for October, and President George Weah has pledged to make sure they are free of violence, credible, transparent, and inclusive. He made the pledge on Wednesday in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, at a celebration of the nation’s 176th year of independence under the banner of “Giving our [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/weah-promises-credible-transparent-and-violent-free-liberian-elections/feed/ 0 I Love How Super Eagles Played Effective Football With Few Touches – Gernot Rohr https://www.theinfostride.com/i-love-how-super-eagles-played-effective-football-with-few-touches-gernot-rohr/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-love-how-super-eagles-played-effective-football-with-few-touches-gernot-rohr/#respond Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:18:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312743 Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has come out to admit that Liberia wasn’t an easy opponent for Nigeria. He recently revealed that he and his players always knew the match would be difficult. According to him, he is happy that his boys played football with few touches while going vertically forward, and this made the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-love-how-super-eagles-played-effective-football-with-few-touches-gernot-rohr/feed/ 0 Liberia Can Upset Super Eagles – Gologo Ben Garkpah https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-can-upset-super-eagles-gologo-ben-garkpah/ https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-can-upset-super-eagles-gologo-ben-garkpah/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:34:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312517 Liberia Football Association deputy communication manager, Gologo Ben Garkpah has come out to say that the country wants to silence Nigeria. He recently revealed that the silencing is needed to make things edgy in Group C. According to him, Liberia has not lost a competitive home game against Nigeria over a long period and the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-can-upset-super-eagles-gologo-ben-garkpah/feed/ 0 Super Eagles Players Are Relaxed Ahead Of Clash Vs Liberia – Ahmed Musa https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-players-are-relaxed-ahead-of-clash-vs-liberia-ahmed-musa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-players-are-relaxed-ahead-of-clash-vs-liberia-ahmed-musa/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:07:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312508 Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa has come out to talk up the importance of winning their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying match against Liberia on Saturday. He recently revealed that he and his teammates are very relaxed and happy ahead of the clash. According to him, the camp recently welcomed John Noble and Odion Ighalo [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-players-are-relaxed-ahead-of-clash-vs-liberia-ahmed-musa/feed/ 0 Flavour Opens School For The Blind In Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/flavour-opens-school-for-the-blind-in-liberia/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:30:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229942 Nigerian singer and ladies man, Flavour just built a school for the blind in Liberia. This act was Flavour’s way of honoring his friend, Semah G. Weifur. Flavour met Semah 2 years ago for the first time after he was happy with the youngster’s rendition of his iconic single, ‘Mama’ at a peace concert organized [...]

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]]> Davido Arrives Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/davido-arrives-liberia/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 04:40:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222210 Davido has arrived in Liberia ahead of his first ever performance in the country. The event which is scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 29th at the SKD Sports Complex, Mills Center, Liberia and has been widely publicized as the ‘concert of the year’ will also feature performances from top rated Liberian acts including Kobazzie, [...]

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]]> Liberia Is Now Politically Stable – GEJ https://www.theinfostride.com/liberia-is-now-politically-stable-gej/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:44:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=194424 Goodluck Jonathan has said Liberia is becoming a model of democracy in Africa and beyond, having attained “political stability’’. “Looking at the political history of Liberia, the country has passed through challenges. “They conducted elections and the President stayed for the complete two terms and this president is about handing over to another elected president. [...]

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]]> JUMANJI: Lights up Cinemas across the Nation and Beyond https://www.theinfostride.com/jumanji-lights-up-cinemas-across-the-nation-and-beyond/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 23:03:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193755 Dwayne Johnson has expressed profound excitement as he heralds to the world that the new Jumanji movie turns things around as its characters are made to go to the jungle, a sharp contrast to the plot of the original movie where the jungle comes to the characters. For him, the executive producer and actor (Dwayne [...]

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]]> US$100,000 Anzisha Prize 2017: 15 Young African Entrepreneurs emerge Finalists https://www.theinfostride.com/us100000-anzisha-prize-2017-15-young-african-entrepreneurs-emerge-finalists/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:06:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178191 Fifteen Emerging Young African Entrepreneurs will put their talent to work on the continent of Africa as they have been selected for Anzisha Prize finalist for 2017. Hailing from 14 countries, promising finalists will share US$100,000 Anzisha Prize 2017, Africa’s premier award for her youngest entrepreneurs. Fifteen young African entrepreneurs have emerged as finalists from a [...]

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]]> Nigeria Army Sets to Deploy 230 Troops to Liberia Again https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-army-sets-to-deploy-230-troops-to-liberia-again/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:55:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175984 Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai disclosed that the Nigerian Army is to deploy 230 personnel, including 19 officers and 211 soldiers to Liberia. Buratai charged the officers to shun acts that could tarnished Nigeria’s image. He gave the advice while speaking in Kaduna at the end of a a four-week intensive training on [...]

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]]> Tukur Buratai To Deploy 230 Personnel To Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/tukur-buratai-to-deploy-230-personnel-to-liberia/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 11:07:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175952 The Nigerian Army is to deploy 230 personnel, including 19 officers and 211 soldiers to Liberia, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said. Speaking in Kaduna at the end of a a four-week intensive training on leadership and peacekeeping for the personnel, Buratai, charged them to shun acts that could tarnish Nigeria’s image. [...]

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]]> Health Innovations: healthymagination welcomes Second Cohort of Social Entrepreneurs to address Maternal & Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/health-innovations-healthymagination-welcomes-second-cohort-of-social-entrepreneurs-to-address-maternal-child-health-in-sub-saharan-africa/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:37:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174026 The healthymagination Mother and Child Programme has welcomed its Second Cohort of Social Entrepreneurs Addressing Maternal & Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. The program is designed to help the organizations acquire business fundamentals, improve their strategic thought processes, and articulate business plans that demonstrate impact, growth and long-term financial sustainability. GE and Santa Clara University’s [...]

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]]> Common Currency Will Boost ECOWAS Trade – Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/common-currency-will-boost-ecowas-trade-obasanjo/ Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:45:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170291 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday called on the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to agree on common currency to boost the regional trade. Obasanjo made call at the ongoing 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Kigali. He spoke on: Can Regional Economic Communities Work [...]

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]]> Tekno Visits Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/tekno-visits-liberia/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=149541 Tekno has got some wild fans in Liberia! The singer who recently inked a deal with Sony visited Liberia and they just can’t get enough. Fans could be heard screaming “we love you” as he chilled in a car. Meanwhile, the ‘Pana’ crooner shared a video clip via his Instagram page on Tuesday, November 22, [...]

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]]> Africa Finance Corporation invests up to US$ 140 million in Gabon’s Special Economic Zone https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-finance-corporation-invests-up-to-us-140-million-in-gabons-special-economic-zone/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:03:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125120 [LAGOS, April 8]: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is pleased to announce it is to invest up to US $140 million in the Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ). The GSEZ was created in 2010 to accelerate Gabon’s economic diversification and development and is a joint venture vehicle between Olam International, a leading agricultural business, and the [...]

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]]> Van Vicker Now A Liberian Ambassador https://www.theinfostride.com/van-vicker-now-a-liberian-ambassador/ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:44:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117023 Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has been made an ambassador for The Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) recently. Vicker was lovely enough to have his citation awarded to him by the Vice-President of Liberia. The actor shared a pictures of him with his citation. “A #MindBodySoulMoment an ambassador for The Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY). The [...]

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]]> Guinea Finally Declared Free From Ebola https://www.theinfostride.com/guinea-finally-declared-free-from-ebola/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:23:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115801 West African nation of Guinea has been declared Ebola free after more than 2,500 people died from the virus, leaving Liberia the only country still counting down for an end to the ruinous epidemic. People in the capital, Conakry, on Tuesday greeted the declaration by authorities and the UN World Health Organization with mixed emotions [...]

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]]> Rising fears in Liberia after new Ebola Fatality https://www.theinfostride.com/rising-fears-in-liberia-after-new-ebola-fatality/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:24:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108827 A teenager has died in Liberia in the first such death since the country was officially declared free of the virus in September, according to an official. Francis Karteh, head of Liberia’s national Ebola crisis unit, told AFP news agency on Tuesday that the teenager’s parents had also tested positive for the virus and were [...]

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]]> Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria top the Nominees List for The Future Awards Africa 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/kenya-uganda-and-nigeria-top-the-nominees-list-for-the-future-awards-africa-2015/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:37:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108570 The Central Working Committee for Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has unveiled the anticipated list of the 50 young Africans who are the nominees for the 2015 season – with nominees from 11 countries across Africa. This season, superstars Trevor Noah (South Africa) and Yemi Alade (Nigeria) have been shortlisted alongside change makers such as Botswansian Queen Baboloki and [...]

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]]> New Ebola case emerged in Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/new-ebola-case-emerged-in-liberia/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:13:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107969 A new case of Ebola has been identified in Liberia, a country declared free of the deadly disease in September, health officials have said. The patient, a 10-year-old boy in Paynesville, a suburb east of the capital Monrovia, felt sick on November 14 and was hospitalised three days later, Bruce Aylward, the head of the [...]

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]]> Tale of a Refugee: Daring to Dream https://www.theinfostride.com/tale-of-a-refugee-daring-to-dream/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:49:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107586 Utrecht, The Netherlands – When actor Bright O Richards came to Holland as a refugee of the Liberian civil war, he bought himself a pair of brightly coloured wooden shoes. He wore them everywhere he went. As an African in clogs, he attracted a lot of attention. Everywhere he went, people would strike up a [...]

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]]> Security Council authorizes further downsizing of UN peacekeeping force in Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/security-council-authorizes-further-downsizing-of-un-peacekeeping-force-in-liberia/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 23:35:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/04/security-council-authorizes-further-downsizing-of-un-peacekeeping-force-in-liberia/ 2 April 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution authorizing the third phase of a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia to 3,590 military personnel and 1,515 police personnel, and deciding that the Mission’s mandate would no longer include electoral support. The text reaffirms the Council’s expectation that the [...]

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]]> No Ebola Virus In Nigeria – Maku https://www.theinfostride.com/no-ebola-virus-in-nigeria-maku/ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:15:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/no-ebola-virus-in-nigeria-maku/ The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday described as false reports in some quarters that Ebola fever had been detected in Nigeria. Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who spoke to State House correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting, said Ministry of Health during the week undertook quick checks to verify these reports, adding that so [...]

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]]> D’banj’s Younger Brother Kay Switch And Girlfriend Celebrate 1 Year Together! https://www.theinfostride.com/dbanjs-younger-brother-kay-switch-and-girlfriend-celebrate-1-year-together/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dbanjs-younger-brother-kay-switch-and-girlfriend-celebrate-1-year-together/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:08:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13352 DB Records artist and D’banj’s younger brother Kay Switch has been in a sizzling romance with Meenakshi Monica Subramani, Miss Liberia 2011. . They celebrated their 1year anniversary today and the ex-beauty queen shared a romantic pic on her instagram page (photo on the left). Guess she wants other chicks to know she’s the main [...]

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