The former Secretary General of the African Law Students Association and graduating senior of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia, Ephraim T. Nyumah, has dismissed claims by exiled activist Martin Kollie that the Ministry of Justice squandered US$155 million without jailing looters, branding the assertion as misleading, politically driven,…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Grand Bassa County Detachment, has arrested Emmanuel Kerkulah, 30, and Joshua Jackson, 28, at the Owens Grove checkpoint in the County. The suspects were found in possession of nineteen (19) plates, approximately 19 kilograms, of compressed marijuana, on board a bus en route from Monrovia to Bassa with license…
Ivanhoe Atlantic has congratulated Mamady Doumbouya on the certification by the Supreme Court of his election as President of Guinea, assuring continued partnership with the West African nation. A statement quotes Ivanhoe Atlantic as saying it remains committed to a strong and constructive partnership that deepens cooperation between Guinea and the United States. “We look…
The controversial US$25 million Mop-up exercise has resurfaced again with former Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah, distancing himself and pointing fingers at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Speaking over the weekend on Spoon Talk, Tweah denied his involvement in the execution or distribution of the US$25 million, insisting that responsibility rests…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA)condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the actions of two LDEA officers identified as Solomon Gbondo and Faith Willie, seen assaulting a female suspect. On Tuesday, January 6, 2025, a video surfaced on social media showing a male officer striking a woman directly in the face while a female officer…
Defense lawyers in the ongoing arson case involving former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and others have termed the trial as politically motivated after a lower court decided to disband the jury. Criminal Court ‘A’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia is expected to select a new set of jurors after the disbandment of…
Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah says the position of Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lewis Brown, reaffirms the African Union’s (AU) stance on Venezuela. According to him, Liberia, as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, does not have independent views outside the African Union’s position. Speaking Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at…
