The heavy rains in the early hours of this morning were accompanied by the return of an unfortunate habit – some Freetonians emptying their garbage into gutters and waterways during the rain.

Executive Mansion, Monrovia — The President of the Republic, H.E Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has suspended, with immediate effect, Mr. Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), for allegations of financial and other malpractices at the institution.

The Court granted an order for the boy to be taken away from his parents and put in a foster home — the challenges of raising children in our African context away from Africa.

By Angela Brooks

What is this about my people? I am curious to know! Is this the way genuine, hard-working Businessmen spend money? Ozo Enyi Okunaenyeife of Abagana, lavish parties to welcome a one-year-old child to life's tortuous and elaborate journey.

(L-R) Maj. Gen. Prince Charles Johnson, Minister-designate, Ministry of National Defense, Brig. Gen. Geraldine Janet George-Johnson, Deputy Minister, Ministry of National Defense, Col. Davidson T. Forleh, COS-designate, AFL (upper right), Col. Theophilus A. Dana, DCOS-designate, AFL.

Thursday, February 1, Boakai nominated fourteen additional officials—consistent with his priority pillars—affecting the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), the National Port Authority, the National Investment Commission, the Ministry of State, and the Office of the President.

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The investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission into allegations against Hon. Paran Tarawally and his wife, Abibatu Paran Tarawally, has uncovered a staggering misuse of public funds. The recovery of Le 151 million Old Leones, paid as salary to Mrs. Tarawally for nineteen months without her presence in Parliament, not only exposes the dubious conduct of a public official but also sheds light on the larger problem of entitlement within Sierra Leone's political family.

By Basita Michael (Lawyer, Former ICL Lecturer FBC, Founder Sierraeye Magazine and Sierraeye Debate, Former President SLBA, Governing officer ILRAJ)

‘Liberia exemplified the ideal functioning of democracy as a former President and the outgoing President raised hands together with the elected President in a show of unity for the country’ ~ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

By Theo Edwards

The magistrate overseeing the case on Wednesday ruled in favor of Koroma's lawyers, who had asked the high court to grant Koroma a trip abroad for medical reasons.

The ex-president will be allowed to travel to Nigeria for no more than three months, the magistrate said before adjourning the case to March 6.

Reuters: Updated Wed, January 17, 2024 at 1:23 PM EST

The rebels carried out large numbers of mutilations, in particular, amputation of hands, arms, legs, and other parts of the body a horrific practice developed during offensives in the rural parts of Sierra Leone. In Freetown, several hundred people, mostly men, but also women and children, were killed and maimed in this way. Hospitals registered ninety-seven victims of hand and leg amputation, including twenty-six civilians both of whose hands were hacked off. Among those who had reached the hospital were a two-year-old toddler who had lost one arm, and at least twelve children under the age of eleven who had either lost a limb or suffered serious lacerations from these attacks.

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The former president is represented by lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara. The Ex-President Koroma was granted bail by a High Court order on condition. The case was adjourned to January 17, 2024.

By Theo Edwards

The gruesome incident happened on the evening of December 21. At the time we went to press, there were 16 people in the hospital, 1 in critical condition, and two people lost their lives.

By Theo Edwards

President George Weah accepts his electoral defeat. Mr. Weah congratulates former VP Joseph N. BoaKai as the Winner of the 2023 presidential run-off election. He called Mr. Boakai via telephone following the announcement of provisional results by the National Elections Commission.

By Theo Edwards

The touching moment was caught on camera. In the clip, which has since gone viral, the mom boards the plane as a regular passenger, unaware of the surprise to come. Once the team confirms it’s her, the big reveal is set in motion. The pilot greets his unsuspecting mom with a big flower bouquet under his arm, as well as a cake and a bottle of champagne.