Author: Kerkula Blama

The small West African nation that became embroiled into the deadly Ebola virus disease quagmire could be at it any time soon. It is only a matter of hours to see an unimaginable death toll on the rise as we mournfully witnessed in 2014 after neighboring Guinea was hard hit cum cross-border travel descended on us from faraway Lofa County. Ebola forced us with an urge of cruelty to redefine true leadership in crisis moments. While we regret the deaths of so many Liberians as it were, our resolve to come together and launch a collective victory to quash an…

T-Pain has narrated how he fell into a four-year-long depression after Usher told him that his use of Auto-Tune wrecked the music industry. In a clip from the upcoming Netflix series \”This Is Pop\”, T-Pain recounted how he fell into depression after Usher criticized his use of Auto-Tune in music in 2013. The singer said they were both flying in the same airplane and on their way to an award show, when he was called to Usher\’s seat. He disclosed that Usher laid it in after they exchanged pleasantries. T-Pain said in the clip; \”Usher was my friend. I really respect Usher. And he was like,…

Witnesses at a US congressional hearing on the establishment of war and economic crimes court have recommended several measures to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission that would send a strong signal to the government of Liberia on its stance on the establishment of war and economic crimes court in Liberia. Amongst the many recommendations, they are requesting the US congressional to prevail on US President Joe Biden to make a public statement on the establishment of the court in Liberia which they believe will signal the US seriousness about giving justice and ending the practice of impunity in Liberia.…

An Italian court late has convicted four African men in the drugging, aggravated sexual assault and murder of an Italian teen in Rome, a crime that spurred calls in Italy for quick expulsions of migrants illegally living in in the country.The four drug pushers including a Nigerian national, Alinno Chima were convicted on Saturday, June 19, of the murder of 16-year-old Desireè Mariottini, who they sexually abused and left to die of an overdose in Rome in October 2018. Read previous report HEREAfter some nine hours of deliberation, the court delivered its verdict and sentenced Senegalese pair Mamadou Gara and…

Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has filed for divorce from his wife of three decades at the age of 76, his lawyer said.His lawyer, Claude Mentenon said in a statement on Monday that after years of “rejected requests for Simone Ehivet to consent to an amicable separation”, the ex-president had asked an Abidjan court for a divorce.The ex-president has been in a relationship for several years with 47-year-old former journalist Nady Bamba.The shocking announcement comes four days after Gbagbo returned to Ivory Coast following a decade’s absence, during which he was tried for crimes against humanity during the post-election…

Orania is a town in the northern cape of South Africa. Formally established in 1991, the town was created during the last years of apartheid, where it was meant to be a safe haven for Afrikaners. They are the ethnic group descended from the Europeans who colonized South Africa. They speak their own language, Afrikaans.Afrikaners are descendants of Dutch, German and French settlers who arrived in the 17th CenturyAfrikaners dominated South Africa for many decades and introduced the apartheid system which was based on racial segregation. Orania was established in 1991, by Afrikaner intellectual Carel Boshoff Snr. The town is…

Diana Flehyou is not only draining to the size of a skeleton because of the Pericardial Effusion she suffers, she is also grieving over the adoption of her twin children through Mariah Luyken, in a scheme that was tricked into 17 years ago. Diana, 32, disclosed her health condition when she spoke with the Liberia News Agency (LINA) Panarama to make an SOS call in order to salvage her condition. Pericardial Effusion, a heart disease that causes fluid around the heart. She can be reached at +231886474017 and for sendwave, +231881102511. Explaining the ordeal of her children, Diana said in…

Ninety-two security officers, of both the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) and Liberia National Police (LNP) have completed training in special arm usage from the Liberia National Police Academy in Paynesville. The training lasted for the period of one and half month and enabled participating officers to take assignment at various border points to Liberia. Speaking Tuesday, June 16 at program marking the commencement of the training, Liberia Immigration Service Commissioner General Robert Budy said the new graduates will enforce effective border patrol in the country. Buddy said the borders had been insecure, leading to illegal entry of people from other…

Scotland’s Billy Gilmour has tested positive for Covid-19 and will now miss the game with Croatia on Tuesday June 22, it has been confirmed. The Chelsea midfielder Gilmour, who was outstanding in his first international start in the draw with England on Friday night, must now isolate for 10 days. It means he is out of the final game of Group D against Croatia at Hampden Park, a match Scotland needs a positive result in to qualify for the knockout phase. “The Scottish FA can confirm that a member of the Scotland National Team playing squad, Billy Gilmour, has tested…

Alieu Kosiah has been found guilty of war crimes in a Swiss court, becoming the first Liberian to be convicted over the country\’s civil war. He was sentenced to 20 years for crimes including murder and rape. Around 250,000 people were killed in Liberia\’s two conflicts between 1989 and 2003, and many thousands more fled. Switzerland recognises the principle of universal justice, meaning suspects accused of high-profile crimes elsewhere can be tried in its courts. The trial was the first under a 2011 Swiss law that allows prosecution for war crimes committed anywhere in the world. It also marked the…