Criminal Court “A’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has affirmed and confirmed the ruling of the Monrovia City Court Judge Ben L. Barco to extradite defendant Othello Bruce, a Liberian, to the United States of America, where he faces multiple charges of Aggravated Statutory Rape of a child believed to be his daughter….
The seventh prosecution witness in the murder trial of the late Lewellyn Brent, Atty. Kulee C. Varflay, Chief Superintendent of the Crimes Services Department at the Liberia National Police (LNP), has linked the three defendants—Nathan Clement, Victor Kimmie, and Benedict Kennedy—to the crime of murder based on the investigation conducted. Superintendent Varflay stated that during…
In a dramatic bust, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a 29-year-old woman, Benshedia Secret Weah, after discovering she was transporting 8 plates of cannabis worth over LRD$232,000. The arrest took place on May 8, 2025, at the Zorgowee Checkpoint in Nimba County, where the suspect was traveling from Ghana to Monrovia. Weah,…
The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has welcomed the recent action by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and remove a fugitive wanted in Liberia for producing and selling fraudulent documents. Eric Sumo is wanted for document fraud in Liberia and charged with fraudulent U.S. visa possession/manufacturing. He is one of three arrests in…
Civil Law Court “A” Judge George W. Smith has found the Fadiga Brothers guilty of defaming the character of former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Boss Abraham Kromah. Judge Smith ordered the Fadiga Brothers to pay $1.5 million in damages to Kromah. On Monday, May 5, 2025, the Judge delivered his ruling, stating that the…
Serving as keynote speaker at the celebration of International Law Day on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Ministerial Complex, former Chief Justice, Gloria Musu Scott emphasized the need to respect the judicial authority of the Supreme Court and protect its independence as the apex court and final arbiter of justice in the Republic. In…
Reports indicate that the recent response by the President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah, to the Supreme Court’s ruling on April 23, 2025, has created division among the association’s leaders. Just one day after the statement from the LNBA president, the association’s Vice President, Cllr. F. Juah Lawson, distanced…
The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) has expressed its disagreement with several key aspects of the Supreme Court’s ruling on April 23, 2025. In this ruling, the Court declared Speaker J. Fonati Koffa as the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives and deemed the actions of the Majority Bloc, led by Representative Richard Nagbe…
Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of J. Fonati Koffa, declaring him the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives, five loyalists from Koffa’s Minority Bloc have surprisingly crossed over to Representative Richard Nagbe Koon’s Majority Bloc. This recent action by Representatives Taa Wongbe, Moima Briggs, Romeo Quiah, Emmanuel Dahn, and Priscilla Cooper increases…
The Government of Liberia (GoL) has broken silence on the recent Supreme Court ruling in the case involving embattled House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and Majority Bloc Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon, urging lawmakers to heed the ruling and use it as a foundation to craft a peaceful, political resolution to the crisis. While calling…
