Orange Liberia hosted a one-day event called ‘Good Connection Day’ over the weekend, bringing together hundreds of children, parents, and community members at Invincible Sports Park on Tubman Boulevard. In attendance were employees from Orange Liberia, representatives from the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection, UN Women, LEAD Football Academy, and various media outlets. The…
In the preliminary hearing of the Capitol Building arson case involving four lawmakers, Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice has reserved his ruling for today, June 13, 2025. This ruling will determine whether the state has established a prima facie case against the lawmakers. If so, the case…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Grand Cape Mount County Detachment conducted a routine search operation at the Gbah Police Checkpoint, resulting in the arrest of 29-year-old Mohammed Kromah. According to a press release dated June 11, 2025, the officers discovered the following illegal substances in Kromah’s possession: 3 compressed plates of marijuana, weighing a…
After spending two nights at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach), former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three others accused in the high-profile Capitol Building arson case have been released on a joint criminal appearance bond valued at $440,000. The bond was filed and approved on the morning of June 9, 2025, by Monrovia…
The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice, over the weekend, sent to jail former Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa and three other opposition lawmakers in connection with the Capitol Building Arson attack. Magistrate L. Ben Barco’s decision was as a result of a Writ of Arrest prayed for by…
Jurors at the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia were sequestered on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, following screening just before the trial of an alleged drug dealer, Peach H. Bility, commenced. After the jury was selected, Bility, through his lawyers, requested that the jurors be sequestered at the jury quarters located…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Lofa County has arrested a taxi driver after receiving credible intelligence about him transporting illegal substances. According to a press release dated May 30, 2025, the driver identified as Musa Kamara, operating a green Nissan taxi with license plate #11413, had arrived at the Voinjama-Monrovia parking with drugs concealed…
The Assistant Minister of Justice at the Ministry of Justice Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Atty. Gabriel F. Ndupellar, has raised concerns regarding the overcrowding of prison facilities across the country. He expressed these concerns on Monday, May 26, 2025, during the launch of a training program in Bong County for 45 Correction Officers and…
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…
