Author: Kerkula Blama

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has finally broken his silence after leaving his country to escape the Taliban militants. Ghani ran for his life as Taliban forces entered Kabul on Sunday, August 15. Speaking from exile today, in his first public comment since it was confirmed he is in the United Arab Emirates, Ghani said he had left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money with him as he departed the presidential palace. \’What had happened 25 years ago in Afghanistan was going to take place again. That was something that needed to be…

The Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to adopt best practices and strategies in the broadcasting industry. Speaking at the signing ceremony which took place on August 17, 2021 at the Broadcasting House in Accra, Director General of GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan said the MOU will help the Corporation and LBS to establish a collaborative relationship that will cover staff capacity development and content exchange. The MOU forms part of the itinerary of the delegation from the Liberia Broadcasting Systems’, LBS’s, three-day working visit to Ghana. The delegation led…

Pregnant Cardi B is preparing to become a mother for the second time. Earlier this week, the rapper was spotted with her husband, Offset, in New Jersey where they went house-hunting. For the outing, Cardi rocked a vibrant, geometric shaped bodysuit which clung to her growing baby bump as she toured penthouses overlooking the Hudson River. Offset, whose full name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus opted for an all-black ensemble complete with neon green Nike\’s. In some of the photos, Offset was spotted with his hand placed on Cardi\’s bum as they toured a few multi-million dollar high-rise apartments just minutes from…

Social media giants, Facebook have reportedly blocked WhatsApp accounts linked to the Taliban after the Islamic group forcefully seized power in Afghanistan and sought to use the messaging service to help it govern. \”The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organization policies,\” a Facebook spokesperson told AFP. According to the Financial Times, Facebook shut down a WhatsApp hotline the Taliban had set up to receive complaints about violence and looting. A WhatsApp spokesperson said in an email to AFP that the company is required to follow…

The Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority Lenn Eugene Nagbe says in keeping with standard practice, the Liberian Registry has since effectuated the delisting of two entities that were recently designated for penalties by the U.S. Treasury Department in keeping with the Registry’s stringent, world-class sanction compliance mechanism. The Oman Pride, a Liberian flagged crude oil tanker, and the Liberian-registered company, Bravery Maritime Corporation, were amongst international businesses and individuals targeted by the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday, August 13, 2021 for sanctions. The affected institutions are alleged to be part of an international oil smuggling…

A gay couple were beaten with bottles and left unconscious after a horrifying homophobic attack in Birmingham\’s Gay Village. Rob and his husband Patrick had been celebrating a friend\’s birthday when they were targeted by a gang of homophobic men travelling in a black SUV in the early hours of Saturday August 14. The men allegedly began calling the couple homophobic names, before attacking them. According to Patrick, they grabbed his phone as he tried to film the abuse, while a friend was dragged along the road and almost run over as she tried to retrieve it. Birmingham Live reporting…

There has been chaos at Kabul airport today, August 18, as people try to flee from the capital that has fallen to the Taliban. Women were filmed crying and begging US troops to let them flee on evacuation flight, saying: \”Help! Taliban are coming.\” Meanwhile, the Talibans have been filmed firing gunshots into the air at the crowded airport and are whipping people to control the crowds. The Taliban gunmen have reportedly now surrounded the airport, with those on ground saying they are deciding who can leave and who stays. Watch the video below https://www.instagram.com/p/CStolzBozJQ/?utm_medium=copy_link

Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has issued a statement about his future amid reports in Spain linking him with a return to Real Madrid. The 36-year-old Portuguese and Juventus striker has 12 months remaining on his contract with the former Italian champions and has not informed the club that he wants to leave. Juventus have not also received an offer from Real Madrid or any other club, and on Tuesday night, August 17, the Portugal captain took to social media to end any transfer speculation. In a lengthy Instagram post, Ronaldo said his story at Real Madrid \”has been written\” with…

The Taliban have been carrying out more brutal murders and dumping their victims in mass graves, it has been claimed. Taliban insurgents took over the capital Kabul on Sunday, August 15. As thousands try to flee the country, the militants promised to grant government workers amnesty and pledged there will be \”no revenge on anyone\”. However, reports of atrocities have already emerged in the southern province of Kandahar. Disturbing pictures obtained by the Daily Star purport to show Taliban members disposing of corpses in mass graves. Its members are said to be targeting anyone they consider as \”traitors\” – those…

A preliminary investigation conducted by the Senate Committee on Security, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs shows that negligence on the part of heads of the National Port of Authority (NPA) led to the sinking of the Niko IVANKA vessel that caused the death of more than eight people. According to Senator Steve Zargo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on defense and Intelligence, Authority at the Free Port “did not do their job well.” According to him, during a meeting between his committee and that of the defense chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, he was informed that the vessel could…