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The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a 45-year-old woman after officers found a large quantity of Tramadol hidden in gallons of red oil. The drugs are valued at over 900,000 LRD. Authorities urge citizens to report suspicious activity to fight illegal drug trafficking.

ELWA Hospital workers are demanding better pay, safer working conditions, and answers over alleged misuse of donor funds. They say years of unpaid benefits, underpayment, and poor management have pushed them to the limit, calling on SIM Liberia, SIM International, and President Boakai to act now.

Late Senator Prince Y. Johnson’s widow, Ameria Boyidee Aridi Johnson, says her husband “died broke” and once kidnapped her during the war. She claims he left behind no property, money, or bank account after 16 years in office.

ELWA Hospital workers say they’ll strike Monday over unpaid wages, missing ambulance funds, and unremitted NASSCORP deductions.

Motorcyclists Union calls for equal justice after a police officer’s death, demanding a ban on taxi drivers in central Monrovia. President Trokon “Yellow Machine” Gray says cyclists were unfairly restricted for minor offenses, while drivers who kill an officer face no consequences. “We are not stupid. We too deserve to live happy lives,” he warns.

Former Justice Minister Musa Dean denies any role in the disputed diamond sale, says the deal was handled by the Ministry of Mines,
not Justice. He accuses Cllr. Cephus of twisting facts and calls his claims “ludicrous.”

PYJ Polytechnic University has officially been sold to BASILEIA Industrial University, a faith-based, career-tech, tuition-free institution. The new owners say they’ll keep the late Senator Prince Y. Johnson’s monument but will permanently change the school’s name.

LNP Inspector General Gregory Coleman says investigators have found no evidence so far linking suspended Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Bryant McGill to a rape allegation. Coleman noted that unlike the case of Agriculture Ministry contractor Sando Kromah, where multiple witnesses testified, “all initial examinations show no link” to McGill.

Monrovia City Court has issued an arrest warrant for Urban Marketing Group CEO Allen P. Brown III and associates over alleged unlawful entry and damages to the Tubman Estate’s Sinkor property. The dispute stems from a failed joint venture agreement that Liberia’s Supreme Court already ruled in favor of the Tubman family.

Supreme Court lifts block on the arrest of ex-Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean in diamond license saga. Justice Wolokollie orders lower court to proceed, clearing the way for action in the high-profile Gbarpolu mining dispute.