Retired professional footballer turned politician, George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah, has reportedly won the Liberia Presidential election, even as the electoral commission has continued to stall the announcement. Weah is currently leading his opponent in the results already announced. The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or winner, is set to succeed President Ellen Johnson... Read More

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December 28, 2014

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Second time lucky: Ex-footballer, George Weah wins senate seat in Liberia

by Mark Bassey After losing to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the 2005 presidential election, erstwhile world footballer of the year, George Weah has defeated her son in the senatorial elections of Liberia. George Weah won by a landslide to earn 78% of the votes for Montserrado county seat. He beat Robert Sirleaf, who took nearly 11%,... Read More

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August 7, 2014

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Ebola shocker: Patrick Sawyer was told he had the virus before flying to Nigeria (REPORT)

by David Cyril According to FrontPage Africa, Patrick Sawyer, the Ebola infected Liberian-American who died in Lagos, was alleged to have urinated on the health workers who attended to him at the Catholic Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. According to the doctors at the hospital, Mr. Sawyer when asked denied any prior contact with an Ebola... Read More

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