Author: Kerkula Blama

A court in France has found eleven people guilty of sending abusive messages to a French teenager who posted videos criticizing Islam online. After Mila (aged 16 then) was called a \”dirty lesbian\” by a Muslim blogger for speaking about her sexuality on Instagram she posted a clip on Instagram criticizing Islam. She described Islam as a \”religion of hate\” which made her receive so many death threats. Two opposing hashtags trended on social media: #JeSuisMila (I am Mila) and #JeNeSuisPasMila (I am not Mila) and France President Emmanuel Macron spoke out in support of the teenager, arguing that in France \”we have…

Former US president Donald Trump has announced plans to sue tech giants Google, Twitter, and Facebook along with their CEOs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey because of bans imposed on him and others. Mr Trump was suspended from his social accounts in January over public safety concerns in the wake of the Capitol riots, led by his supporters. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump called the lawsuit \”a very beautiful development for our freedom of speech\”. In a news conference from his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, Mr Trump railed against social media companies and Democrats, who he accused of espousing…

Jovonel Moïse was killed at about 1am this morning by a group of assailants, Haitian prime minister Claude Joseph has said. The official statement said the perpetrators were Spanish-speaking but has not released any further details. The prime minister said the first lady, Martine Moïse, was also injured in the attack.The prime minister’s statement said: “A group of individuals who have not been identified, some of whom were speaking Spanish, attacked the private residence of the President of the Republic and fatally injured the Head of State.”The President was 53 years old.Earlier this year bitter unrest erupted in the Cabribbean…

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has given the Minister of Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo, 72 hours to either account for the US$50 million (about K40 billion) feared to have been plundered through a bogus tree fake planting exercise in the Shire River Basin or step down.“Malawi is a troubled nation, and our leaders do not appear decisive and ready to rescue this nation, which is burning. The captain is in deep slumber, we are afraid. Wake up Mr. President, we are 57 today, but look at your children; we are in rags and hungry, and only…

The President of the Republic, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah, has appointed Mr. Monie R. Captan as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC). Mr. Captan was appointed early Wednesday, July 7, 2021 by the Liberian Chief Executive. His appointment takes immediate effect.

Prominent people across Nigeria and beyond on Tuesday paid their last respect to the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation Church, T B Joshua , at the tribute service/service of songs hosted in his honour.The wife of the late televangelist, Evelyn Joshua, the cleric’s son-in-law, Brian Moshi, his daughter, Serah Joshua, Promise Joshua and Heart Joshua were at the event on Tuesday.Naija News had earlier reported that the wife of the late founder of SCOAN during the service of songs said her husband shielded her from those who wanted to soil their name .In a tribute, Joshua’s widow,…

Full name:James Tamba GanawahStage name:Duke JammyDate of birth: January 1 1997Place of birth:st Joseph catholic hospital Monrovia Liberia. James Tamba Ganawah, popularly called Duke Jammy.is a hip-hop, afro -pop and Rnb singer. A graduate from the christ the kind Catholic school who started doing music at his early age.Duke Jammy started singing at the free Pentecostal global mission church behind the St kizito parish in Paynesville city Liberia while in the senior choir at that said church ⛪,He later became a trainer and director in the church. Due to his performance, he was selected to serve as the director at…

Amidst prolong hearings into allegations of electoral fraud that emanated from the December 8, 2021 senatorial election in Grand Cape Mount County, the National Elections Commission (NEC) has finally ruled in favour of the Collaborating Political Party (CPP) Candidate, Simeon Taylor as winner of the election. In his ruling on Friday, the NEC Hearing Officer, Atty. Fumba Swaray indicated that appellant Victor Watson of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) failed to provide evidence of allegations made against Taylor, and as a such, the result of the December 8, 2020 Special Senatorial Election is sustained. Since the election, the county…

The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) is urging the legislature to give them a July 26 gift by passing into law their draft Dual Citizenship bill copies of which have been handed to all 173 members of the legislature. July 26 is Liberia’s Independence Day. In the draft bill, ALCOD’s cause for dual citizenship is for natural-born Liberians, who are citizens of other countries. These Liberians are proposing an “Act to Amend Part III, Chapter 20, Section 20.1; Chapter 21, Sections 21.30, 21.31, 21.51 and 21.52; and Chapter 22, Sections 22.1, 22.2 & 22.4. of the Aliens and Nationality…

Counselor Tiawan Saye Gongloe has expressed concerns over the alarming deterioration of the healthcare situation in Liberia. Cllr, Gongloe said the rise in Covid-19 infection coupled with the unexplained health-related deaths of several people in recent days has caused alarm among many in the population. A news release quotes the astute Liberian lawyer as calling on the Government of Liberia to be more robust in the fight against the Coronavirus especially in the context of reports that the health system in the country’s capital has virtually collapsed. Cllr. Gongloe noted that the mounting death toll just in the month of…