Author: Kerkula Blama

Report reaching us states that four of ArcelorMittal’s staffs including ten passengers are currently undergoing critical treatment after two trains belonging to the Company collided in Nimba county. According to sources the trains came from opposite directions and collided due to the lack of communication. The incident occurred early Friday morning by 2:00 AM. The incident occurred around kilometers 187 in Nimba County, with 14-persons on board which includes four employees who are operators and ten (10) passangers. The employees are: Michael Toublon operator, Cliff Rogers Operator, George Clarke Train Assistant , and Peter Johnson Train Assistant.Micheal Toublon is under…

Davido & Wizkid’s 2020 Albums Got Nominated For ‘Rest Of Africa’ Awards at The 2021 SAMAS awards. sensations, Davido and Wizkid have bagged nominations at the 27th South African Music Awards.Davido’s ‘A Better Time‘ album and Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos‘ Album were both nominated for the “Rest of Africa’ prestigious award Other artists whose albums were nominated alongside The duo includes Buffola SoulJah (Unity Album), Sauti Sol (Midnight Train) and Breta (Songs On The Key of Love). In 2020 Davido was nominated in this same category at the 26th Annual South African Music Awards (SAMA) ceremony and the Nigerian Popstar won the ‘Rest of Africa’ award…

Suspected members of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly caused the death of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the dreaded Boko Haram, officially known as Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah Lid Da’wah Wa’l- Jihad (JAS) during a fierce battle between the rival groups in their Sambisa Forest hideouts on Wednesday, May 19, Vanguard reports. According to the report, sources say hundreds of ISWAP fighters invaded Sambisa with heavy gun trucks during the week hunting for Shekau. It was revealed that Shekau was not actually or directly killed by ISWAP, the splinter rival group, but blew himself up and committed suicide when…

American music star, Lady Gaga has opened up on one of her darkest moment in an emotional interview on the premiere episode of Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s mental health docuseries The Me You Can’t See on Apple TV+. 

On Wednesday, May 19,2021, the U.S. embassy in Monrovia issued a Statement on Liberian Senate Committee Leadership. In the statement, The Embassy strongly condemns the election of what it terms notorious warlord Prince Y. Johnson as Chair of the Liberian Senate Committee on Defense and Intelligence. The Embassy said, Senator Johnson’s gross human rights violations during Liberia’s civil wars are well-documented; his continued efforts to protect himself from accountability, enrich his own coffers and sow division are also well known. That the Liberian Senate would see fit to elevate him to a leadership role – particularly in the area in…

Davido has just acquired a brand new 2021 Rolls Royce Cullinan worth about $500,000, which is over 200 million Naira. The singer took to Instagram to share photos of his brand new car as he posed with it. He wrote in the caption: \”We rise by lifting others but don’t forget to reward yourself!!! WHO DEY ZUZU!! Just copped my first RR!! God is good! I’m forever grateful to y’all!! … oh yea 2021 BTW.\”

Football legend, Lionel Messi may have played his last game for Barcelona after it was confirmed by the club he will miss Sunday\’s clash against Eibar. Barca will finish their campaign with a trip to Eibar and are out of the title race so have nothing to play for. Messi whose contract with Barcelona expires on July 1, has been given permission by Ronald Koeman to sit out this weekend\’s game. \”The Argentine Leo Messi has not trained on Friday with the coach\’s permission and he will not be in the squad for the game against Eibar on Saturday,\” the…

A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect. The ceasefire was brokered by a coalition of US, Egypt, Jordan, UAE and the UN meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian government. The ceasefire began on Friday May 21, bringing an end to 11 days of fighting in which more than 240 people were killed, most of them Palestinians in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the conflict. US President Joe Biden reacting to the truce said the ceasefire brought \”genuine opportunity\” for progress. Soon after the ceasefire started…

Holy Records frontline artist and the current ruler of Liberian music worldwide, Skinnyboi Kpanto has swiftly responded to critics claiming that his overhyped album is actually wack. The “Street President” as he is commonly called took to Facebook to send out a clear message to his critics especially those of them who are into music. He said if none of them can pulled the numbers his songs are pulling in international digital platforms, they shouldn’t throw shades at him about his music. He wrote: “Dey say official music video – 170 thousand views in one month on YouTube Community tin…

US President, Joe Biden on Thursday, May 20, signed into law anti-hate crime legislation in response to the surge of attacks on Asian Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic. The newly enacted law, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, would establish a position within the Justice Department centered on anti-Asian hate crimes and allocate resources to enhance state and local reporting. Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman and person of Asian descent to hold the office, opened the signing ceremony by thanking lawmakers present for their work including Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., who introduced the bill. \”To…