Author: Kerkula Blama

The White House has signed a joint statement calling on Afghan officials to \’guarantee\’ the safety and freedoms of Afghan women and girls amid concerns over harsh treatment under the Taliban. The statement comes after White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said his \’heart goes out to Afghan women and girls, and warned of the Taliban: \’We\’ve seen what they\’ve done before.\’ The Taliban has made assurances that women will have a role in the new government, but there are concerns that stonings, \’honor killings,\’ and general repression of a public role for women may resume. \’We are deeply…

CNN has released footage showing its chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward and her crew being attacked by Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Clarissa reported that Taliban militants were prepared to “pistol whip” a field producer for the network before a fellow fighter intervened and prevented an attack. Narrating the ordeal people pass through while trying to go to the Kabul airport to leave the country, Ward said the Taliban were ready to pistol whip her producer with one telling her to cover her face bbefore she talks to him. “Two Taliban fighters just came up with their pistols, and they were ready…

A video of a Ghanaian man marrying his older Caucasian lover has gone viral. The couple was introduced as \”Mr and Mrs Smith\” after their exchange of vows, as their friends and well-wishers cheered them on. The Ghanaian man appears to be the \”Mrs\”, going by the cape on his wedding suit, while his older Caucasian partner is the \”Mr\”. Watch a clip from their wedding below. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSyo0uMDv1A/?utm_medium=copy_link

The Chief of Office Staff of Montserrado County Senator Abe Darius Dillon, has officially resign from his post as COS of the Senator. Mr. Martin S Kulah, has been in the office of Sen. Dillon as its COS since 2019. In his resignation letter, Mr. Kulah clearly stated that his resignation comes as the result of his ambition to contest in the upcoming general elections as a representative candidate of District 6 in Montserrado County. Mr. Kulah previously contested in the 2017 national elections in District 6 but was beaten flat by the current representative Rev. Samuel Enders. He is…

A Liberian mechanic living on the GSA Road in Paynesville, has set another record by creating his own four wheeled motorbike that has the steering wheel of a vehicle. This four wheeled bike is known as a Quadracycle, Quad bike or better still a Quad. These bikes usually have four wheels and a motorcycle steering. But the one created by the Liberian mechanic has a steering wheel like that of a car. The mechanic who is a Mandingo man, and have been working on the quad bike for months, was whole heartedly received by motorcyclist at the ELWA and SKD…

Desperate Afghan mums have been filmed throwing their babies over barbed wire fences at the Kabul airport and begging British paratroopers to take them to safety. Violent scenes have unfolded at one of the routes to Hamid Karzai International as people try to escape a future under the Taliban militant group. The entrance to the Baron hotel has become the focal point where Afghans seeking refuge in the UK have been gathering in the hope of being able to escape the Taliban. It is guarded by Parachute Regiment troops. One officer told the Independent: \”The mothers were desperate, they were getting…

Representative Richard Nagbe Koon (CPP, District #11, Montserrado County) has called for the passage of a bill establishing an old folks’ commission that will cater to the welfare of the elderly. The bill, entitled ‘The National Commission For The Elderly In Liberia (NCEL) was submitted by Rep. Koon three years ago and sent to the committee room for review and recommendation, but since then plenary has not acted on it. Rep. Konn once made use of the House’s rule and filed in a discharged petition, and the bill was brought from the committee room and turned over to a specialized…

James Bond actor, Daniel Craig has revealed that he won’t be giving his fortune to his children because he finds inheritance “distasteful.” Speaking to UK’s Candis Magazine, the award-winning English actor, who has a net worth of $160 million, said that he did not want “to leave great sums to the next generation” and plans to give his riches away instead. “My philosophy is get rid of it or give it away before you go.” Mr. Craig also made reference to Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born US industrialist and one of the wealthiest men in history. “Isn’t there an old adage…

Pope Francis has made an urgent appeal to people to get inoculated against COVID-19, saying the vaccines could bring an end to the pandemic. The pontiff made the personal appeal in a filmed public service message that was released online and on television on Wednesday, August 18. “Thanks to God’s grace and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from Covid-19,” Pope Francis said in the message, which he made on behalf of the U.S.-based nonprofit group the Ad Council. He said the vaccines “bring hope to end the pandemic, but only if they are…

A zoo handler is lucky to be alive after a visitor jumped into a tank to save her from an alligator that had clamped down on her arm. The attack unfolded at the Scales & Tails reptile center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, August 14. A Utah reptile center employee was doing a presentation for a group that were there to celebrate a birthday party. While talking to some adults and children about the alligator, the employee opened the enclosure to feed the alligator but it clamped down on her arm and yanked her into its enclosure, thrashing her around. Fortunately,…