By T.Q. Lula Jaurey Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice presided over by Judge Blamo A. Dixon on September 25, 2024, accepted and released to his lawyers, former Liberia’s Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, who along with four others are facing alleged corrupt charges following a bail bond filed at the court. Minister…
The Resident Judge of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has denied two separate motions filed by a Guinean who was arrested by Liberian Authorities for attempting to overthrow the current Guinea President. Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie on Tuesday, September 25, 2024, denied Ibrahim Khalil and ordered the prosecuting attorneys to…
Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill has disclosed that he will on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 submit a formal communication to the Senate Plenary, urging the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to launch an immediate investigation into allegations of fraud, abuse of power, and corruption involving the Minister of Commerce Amin Modad. Senator McGill in a…
It’s nearly a month since the Supreme Court of Liberia acquitted former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three other family members in the murder trial of her late daughter Charloe Musu. However, it appears that the case is far from being concluded with the Government of Liberia currently reviewing the case file. On Wednesday,…
Augustine Roberts, a 20-year-old resident of Rivercess County, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in a violent robbery and assault case. According to a report dated September 17, 2024, Roberts was handed a 20-year sentence for armed robbery and an additional 5 years for aggravated assault by Judge D. Onesimus…
By Lucky M. McGee, Cub Reporter The Independent Information Commission, the entity clothed with the authority to ensure the implementation of the freedom of Information (FOl) Law of 2010, has vowed to implement the law as per the mandate of the entity. Speaking Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Commissioner of the Independent Information Commission Joash…
Judge Serena F. Garlawolu of Criminal Court “E” at the Temple of Justice reserved ruling pending notice of assignment during a hearing in a motion to rescind bond of George Wade alias Nicolas Jack Davis based on his release from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) on bail bond. The Judge after listening carefully to…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested Nana Gyamfi, a 28-year-old Liberian journalist, for the illegal possession of a firearm. In a release dated Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the LNP said Journalist Gyamfi was arrested earlier on Tuesday at Kwatekeh Radio Station located on the Capital By-pass in Monrovia following a tip-off. The firearm was…
It was all tears of joy on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 afternoon when the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia overturned the life sentence imposed by Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Willie on former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her relatives in connection with the death of Charloe Musu. Delivering the verdict, Chief…
It’s been over a month since the hearing of an appeal by the Supreme Court of Liberia in a case filed by former Chief Justice Cllr. Gloria Musu-Scott along with three other family members who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the late Charloe Musu. The Supreme Court is now set to…
