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07/11/2024

The other U.S. President who won two non-consecutive terms

President Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States is perhaps best known for winning two non-consecutive terms in the White House — a feat only Donald Trump has matched with his win in the 2024 presidential election

Cleveland, a Democrat, lost his first reelection bid in 1888— then returned four years later to win back the White House. He overcame a s*x scandal to defeat Republican nominee James Blaine in a narrow victory.

©️History Channel

05/11/2024

Quincy Jones , Music Legend, Dies @91

Music impresario and producer extraordinaire Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91

The legend renowned for producing Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra and other major music stars died peacefully at his home in Bel Air ,USA
The Family Announcement:
"Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing. And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him."

Michael Jackson monster hit Thriller was produced by Jones who won 28 Grammy Awards over a career spanning over 75 years.

05/11/2024

Today is Election Day in the USA. This is a two-horse race. Millions of Americans have to pick between two choices - either Kamala or Trump.

Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria like many other nations around the world share a strong bond with the USA as a traditional diplomatic ally. Fellow West Africans, if you were asked or allowed to choose between these choices or convince American voters, what would be your choice to succeed President Joe Biden as America’s 47th President?

Let’s hear from you as America Decides.

24/10/2024

The World's Oldest President, Cameroon's 91-year-old Paul Biya is reportedly set to run for an eighth term in the 2025 presidential election.

At 91 years old, Biya is one of the world’s oldest and longest-serving leaders, having held the presidency since 1982.

Before ascending to the highest office, Biya served as the country’s Prime Minister for seven years, from 1975 to 1982, under then-President Ahmadou Ahidjo.

24/10/2024

Celebrating death in style: Ghana’s fantasy coffins ...

It’s a business that thrives on death, but a group of coffin makers in Ghana has made something quite remarkable out of it.

Fantasy" coffins are made by a small group of craftsmen in Ghana. Coffins are made in the shape of the thing that best symbolizes the deceased's profession in life.

They call themselves "fantasy" coffin makers and they make coffins that are anything but ordinary, producing caskets in the form of ships, buildings, animals, cars and much more.

They make caskets for families who believe that life transcends death and that the deceased will continue with his or her profession in the afterlife. The idea is that the dead have to be buried in something that represents the job they did while alive, so that they remember where they come from and what they have left behind.

19/10/2024

Meet the 44-years old Ugandan woman dubbed the 'World's Most Fertile Woman,' who gave birth to 44 kids

Abused, sold into marriage at 12 years old; Mariam Nabatanzi had given birth to 44 children by the time she was 36.

In the 18 years that she spent being pregnant, she has given birth to 3 sets of quadruplets, 4 sets of triplets and 6 sets of twins as well as a few single births.

She has a genetic condition that makes her release multiple eggs in a cycle.

She is nicknamed Mother Uganda. In her home village of Kabimbiri, central Uganda, Mariam Nabatanzi is known as Nalongo Muzaala Bana (the twin mother that produces quadruplets) and that nickname is well-earned.

Out of the 44 children that she brought into this world, 38 are still alive today, most of them still living at the family home. Mariam is a single mother, and although providing for such a large family, she somehow manages to put enough food on the table for everyone.

Mariam’s life has never been easy. At age 12, she was married off to a man 28 years her senior, after surviving an assassination attempt by her stepmother. She claims that the woman put crushed glass in the food and managed to kill her four siblings.

Watch the documentary here: https://rb.gy/ri1onr

Source: The Standard

13/10/2024

Let Church Say Amen! Jesus Christ is Lord.

13/10/2024

On August 2, 1997, Charles G. Taylor was inaugurated as Liberia's 21st President after winning a landslide victory with 75.3% of the total votes in a special election held on July 19, 1997, under the auspices and sponsorship of ECOWAS.

This special election was the result of a peace plan agreed upon by the parties and stakeholders in Liberia's civil crisis. The plan was brokered in Abuja, Nigeria, in 1996, following numerous peace conferences that had failed to deliver a lasting solution. The peace plan introduced a novel electoral concept of "proportional representation," designed to ensure a level playing field for all stakeholders and political parties contesting the presidency and other elected offices.

In the end, Charles Taylor of the National Patriotic Party (NPP) emerged victorious with 75.3% of the vote, followed by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Unity Party (UP) with 9.5%, and Alhaji Kromah of the All Liberia Coalition Party (ALCOP) with 4.3%. Thirteen political parties participated in the race.

Below is a breakdown of the key figures in President Taylor’s first government, established in 1997:

Executive:
- President: Charles G. Taylor
- Vice President: Enoch Dogolea

Legislature:
- Speaker: Nyudeh Morkornmana
- Senate Pro Tempore: Charles W. Brumskine
- Deputy Speaker: G. Patrick Williams
- Chief Clerk: James R. Kaba

Judiciary:
- Chief Justice: Gloria Musue Scott
Associate Justices:
1) Wilkins Wright
2) Karmo Soko Sackor
3) Elwood Jangaba
4) J. Boima Morris

Cabinet:
1) Monie R. Captan - Minister of Foreign Affairs
2) T. Ernest Eastman - Minister of State for Presidential Affairs
3) Eddington Varmah - Minister of Justice
4) J. Wesseh McClain - Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs
5) Dr. Lami Kawah - Minister of Transport
6) Daniel Chea - Minister of National Defense
7) Dr. Brahima Kaba - Minister of Commerce
8) Irwin O. Coleman - Minister of Public Works
9) Maxwell Kaba - Minister of Post and Telecommunications
10) Hezekiah Bowen - Minister of Rural Development
11) Edward K. Sackor - Minister of Internal Affairs
12) François Massaquoi - Minister of Youth and Sports
13) Augustine J. Zaizay - Minister of State Without Portfolio
14) Dr. Peter Coleman - Minister of Health & Social Welfare
15) Dr. Evelyn Kandakai - Minister of Education
16) Dr. Roland Massaquoi - Minister of Agriculture
17) Joe W. Mulbah - Minister of Information
18) Thomas Woewiyou - Minister of Labour
19) Philip Kamah - Minister of National Security
20) Elias Sellee - Minister of Finance
21) Jenkins Dunbar - Minister of Lands, Mines & Energy

Presidential Press Secretary:
- Reginald Goodridge

Banking Institutions:
1) Charles Bright - Governor, National Bank of Liberia
2) Francis Dennis - President, LBDI
3) Eisenhower York - President, ACDB
4) Charles Sirleaf - President, NHSB

Security Institutions:
1) Joe B. Tate - Director, Liberia National Police
2) Martin O. N. George - Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration
3) Freddie Taylor - Director, National Security Agency
4) Benjamin Yeaten - Director, Special Security Service
5) Sumo Dangbuah - Director, National Fire Service

Autonomous Agencies:
1) Emmanuel O. Gardiner - Director, Bureau of the Budget
2) Hall Badio - Chairman, National Human Rights Commission
3) Alexander Kulue - Executive Director, LRRRC
4) Victoria Reffell - Chairman, National Reconciliation & Reintegration Commission
5) Paul N. Guah - Chairman, Elections Commission
6) Christmas A. Lawrence - Director-General, Bureau of State Enterprises
7) Randolph Cooper - Executive Director, Liberia Libyan Holding Company
8) Dr. Nathaniel Richardson - President/CEO, Liberia Mining Company
9) Dr. Q. Somah Paygai, Sr. - Chairman, National Investment Commission
10) Paul E. Mulbah - Director General, GSA
11) James Wolo - Director General, Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS)
12) Jenkins Wongbay - Director General, Civil Service Agency
13) Nyan Mantehn - Registrar General, Cooperative Development Agency
14) Benoni Urey - Commissioner, Bureau of Maritime Affairs
15) Dr. James Teah Tarpeh - Director General, Institute of Public Administration
16) Raleigh F. Seekie - Auditor General, Bureau of General Auditing
17) Elijah Combay - General Manager, Liberia Domestic Airport Agency
18) Joseph Boakai - General Manager, RIA

University of Liberia:
- Dr. Frederick Gbegbe - President

John F. Kennedy Medical Center:
- Beauford Taylor - Chief Administrator

Public Corporations:
1) Kendrick Dunbar - Acting Director, MTA
2) Charles B. Roberts - Managing Director, Liberia Telecommunications Corporation
3) Roger Woodson - Managing Director, LWSC
4) Tejani Darrah - Managing Director, LPMC
5) Moses Pearson - Managing Director, National Insurance Corporation of Liberia
6) Belle Dunbar - Managing Director, LPRC
7) Elsie Dossen Badio - Managing Director, NPA
8) Dr. Ben Roberts - Managing Director, NSSWC
9) Bob Taylor - Managing Director, FDA
10) Fasue Kelleh - Managing Director, Free Zone Authority
11) J. Nahn-John Suah - Managing Director, NHA
12) Samuel N. Burnette, Jr. - Managing Director, LEC

City of Monrovia:
- Mayor: Maxwell Carter

County Superintendents:
1) Julius Parker - Montserrado County
2) Gretchen Johnson - Grand Bassa County
3) Williametta Davis - Sinoe County
4) Victor N. B. Walker - Maryland County
5) Justine Kanneh - Grand Cape Mount County
6) James Zota - Nimba County
7) John Taylor - Lofa County
8) Fulton Dunbar - B**g County
9) Ruth Milton - Grand Gedeh County
10) Ernest Palmer - Margibi County
11) Jasper M. Ben - Rivercess County
12) A. B. Anderson - Bomi County
13) Isaac Nyema - Grand Kru County

This Moment in History .

10/10/2024

The Tema Motorway Interchange officially known as N1 in Ghana 🇬🇭 is a 19-kilometre multi-purpose highway that connects the capital, Accra with the industrial city of Tema.

Construction of Phase II, which includes a third-tier flyover - a composite bridge structure from Harbour Road to Ashaiman on the N2 - is expected to be completed in November 2024.

17/09/2024

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟓% 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐃 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐍𝐈𝐑 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐒$𝟑𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲.

The National Identification Registry (NIR) says it will need more than US$30 million to register and issue all Liberians an identification card in the country. The NIR says they are registering Liberians for the National ID Card from age zero upward.

Last Monday in Monrovia, the NIR along with her partners including the government of Liberia, UNICEF, the Swedish Embassy and others observed the Global ID Day under the term; Celebrating the Right to be Visible. The Global ID Day is a day set aside for September 16, through the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals, coded UN-SDG 16.9 which aimed for legal identity for all persons across the world.

The significance of the Global ID DAY is purposed for raising worldwide awareness about the importance of having a national identity and brings to the lamp light, seeking international attention for the plight of millions of people who do not have legal identity.

To date, the world is still challenged with many persons who do not belong to any country legally because of several reasons; some illegal, legal, political, or social.

Mr. Andrew Peters, Executive Director of the NIR in a statement during the celebration called on the government of Liberia for adequate support to the NIR. Mr. Peters says as the world speeds up various aspects of development and other advances, the need for Liberians to be accounted for digitally is something that should be considered with the most attention.

According to Mr. Peters, identifying every Liberian by the universally accepted standards or mechanism as the NIR is delivering, promotes and sets a better stage for the promotion of trade, commerce, good governance, social cohesion, public and private sector enhancement, along with technology advances.

The legal identity issues in Africa are coordinated by the Pan African group, called ID4Africa whose activities and objectives are hinged on UN-SDG 16.9(Legal Identity for all). Liberia is a full member of the ID4Africa Forum and one of the over thirty countries in Africa that have recognized and are celebrating the day.

In special remarks on behalf of the President of Liberia, the Civil Service Agency (CSA) of Liberia, Director General Mr. Josiah Joekai praised the works of the NIR and promised the Government of Liberia willingness to continuously support the activities of the registry.

DG Joekai says the government is cognizant of the challenges of NIR and will do everything in its power to ensure that the objectives of the NIR are met. He has however praised the NIR for the efforts and achievements so far the registry has made.

Meanwhile, the NIR has announced that United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has committed to foot the cost to registering 20,000 Liberian children throughout the country, from zero-year old upwards.

13/09/2024

13/09/2024

𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗜𝗔
𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀, 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿/𝘀

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has disclosed an ongoing investigation and a man- hunt for owners of an abandoned suitcase at the Roberts International Airport containing some substances tested along with its partner, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, and identified as high-grade co***ne worth nearly a million United States Dollars.

Mr. Christopher Peters is the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) at the LDEA. At a media conference in observance of his first 100-Day in office, Mr. Peters says the LDEA has significantly accelerated their efforts in the fight against drugs, mentioning that the LDEA has recorded the month of July so far, as the highest peak of his agency's drugs bust which has recorded more than US$1.4 Million Dollars’ worth of drugs being seized.

OIC Peters furthers that the LDEA during the month of July seized more than US2550, 000 worth of drugs in the country whilst August is accounting for USD$895,000.

He said at current the LDEA is has gotten 13-convictions for some drugs dealers following court trails of suspects, and has several others being prosecuted, working with the Ministry of Justice in supporting ways to get more convictions of persons in the drugs trade in the country.

The LDEA OIC has said that KUSH remains the most prevalent narcotic drug in the country, followed by ma*****na and co***ne.

He has called on the government for more support to the LDEA as the challenge of drug abuse in the country remains a daunting task. Mr. Peters praised officers of the LDEA for their service to their country as they endeavor to fight drug abuse in Liberia.

Mr. Peters was appointed by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai to take charge of the LDEA following the suspension of Mr. Abraham Kromah as its director, along with his two deputies, Mr. Hassan Fadiga and Gbawou Kowou for acts incompatible to the running of the LDEA.

11/09/2024

Analysis: Kamala Harris won the debate!

"You are not running against Joe Biden; you are running against me"
-----Kamala Harris----
Kamala Harris shutdown DJT so fiercely that he was out of words. She was statistically equipped and used that to remind Trump about his failures. She boasted about her achievements with Biden.

On National Security, she stepped on DJT severely for desecrating the sanctity of Camp David when Trump brought the Taliban delegation to Camp David. "That place is where we honor our heroes and integrity driven-world leaders, not people who dishonor our democracy".

On immigration, Trump fell flat. He would have scored a great mark, but as a former prosecutor, Kamala quickly boasted about her records on how she prosecuted criminals. She then moved to defeat Trump's impression that he was the better CIC to deal with the border war on immigration. Her powerful critique was to accuse Trump of making a call to Republican lawmakers asking them to kill the Bill in Congress. On the issue of abortion, Trump couldn't resit the intellectual bullets that were directed at him by Kamala. She filmed the situation of every American woman. She dramatically stole the show by presenting herself as a victim sitting in the shoes of women. She boasted that women should make decisions about their own bodies instead of the government deciding for them. She was the right person to defend such position, because only a woman knows what her body needs.

Discrimination: Kamala scored on Trump when he (Trump) was quizzed on why he was preaching race in the election. He struggled to defend that and one could clearly see the intriguing agitation arising in him. Kamala's response was prolific. "I am a prosecutor. Throughout my career, I had one client; the American people. I don't ask them for their identity" she boasted. She then went on stepping on Trump's neck by inviting public sentiment on him when she said " we a need a CIC that unite the American people instead of dividing them".

On the 2020 election, Kamala didn't play. She reminded the former President of his support to overturn the will of the American people, by sending people at the U.S. Congress. It's something Trump struggleed to defend. The blow was heavy and timely and she boasted that America needs a CIC that respects the Rule of Law a d Trump wasn't that choice. She carefully stated that as a former prosecutor, she was that person. Perfect justification!

10/09/2024

To the glory of God, and to the longevity of mankind on the face of the earth. Amen!

06/09/2024

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧? 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦, 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬.....🙄 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧: 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬...👍

05/09/2024

Dangote Refinery is the world's largest single-train refinery, located in Lagos State, Nigeria 🇳🇬.

With a capacity to produce 650,000 barrels of oil per day, it is expected to fully meet Nigeria's demand for refined petroleum products.

It is valued at $18.5 billion.

28/08/2024

DID YOU KNOW R KELLY WROTE THIS SONG??

You Are Not Alone💜💜💜💜💜

MICHAEL JACKSON⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be?
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go?
And leave my world so cold
Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away?
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
But you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
But you are not alone
'Lone, 'lone
Why, 'lone
Just the other night
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin
Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away?
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
But you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
But you are not alone
Whisper three words and I'll come running
And girl you know that I'll be there
I'll be there
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
But you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
For you are not alone (You are not alone)
For I am here with you (I am here with you)
Though you're far away (Though you're far away)
I am here to stay (You and me)
For you are not alone (You're always in my heart)
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
For you are not alone
Not alone, oh
You are not alone
You are not alone
Say it again
You are not alone
You are not alone
Not alone, not alone
If you just reach out for me girl
In the morning, in the evening
Not alone, not alone
You and me
Not alone
Oh, together, together
Gotta stop being alone
Gotta stop being alone
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Robert S. Kelly
You Are Not Alone lyrics © Universal Music - Z Songs, R. Kelly Publ. Inc.

28/08/2024

Men have very strong s*xual urges. That's why they lie to every woman they want to sleep with, “I love you”, but when they ej*****te they get sober. After they do it, it's up to them to choose to continue being with her or not.

That's why I urge all the ladies who are in serious relationships 💑 to respect their loyal husbands for choosing to to be with them rather than just using and dumping them.

Otherwise, men's testosterone hormone is like fire🔥🔥🔥. It makes a man restless until he ej*****tes. That's why they are polygamous by nature; they release millions of sêx cells per ej*******on, yet a woman 👩 just release one egg only per month.
So, it only takes self discipline and high self-control to overcome that.
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