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Top 10 FACTS you didn’t know about the New Pope – Leo XIV
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the new global leader of the Catholic Church – Pope Leo XIV, is a known critic of the US President Donald Trump for his hard-line policies. Prevost, 69, born in Chicago – has been elected as the New Pope as he succeeds Pope Francis who passed away last Month aged 88. Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson was one of the frontrunners however, […]
New Pope “Leo XIV” a hard-line critic of Donald Trump policies
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the new global leader of the Catholic Church - Pope Leo XIV, is a known critic of the US President Donald Trump for his hard-line policies. Prevost, 69, born in Chicago - has been elected as the New Pope as he succeeds Pope Francis who passed away last Month aged 88. Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson was one of the frontrunners […]
African frontrunner Cardinal Peter Turkson fails on second attempt to become Pope
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson has failed in his bid to succeed Pope Francis as the next Pope of the Catholic Church as Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States of America has been elected as the new Pope. This is the second time the 76-year-old Nsuta-born has failed to become the global leader of the mighty Catholic Church after failing in his first attempt […]
2024/25 AFC Champions League Elite: Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale misses out historic title after succumbing to Saudi side in final
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale saw their impressive run in the 2024/25 AFC Champions League Elite end in a cold fashion as Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli defeated them 2-0 in the grand finale on Saturday night in Jeddah. The Kanagawa-based side was hoping to become the 7th Japanese side to win the coveted trophy however things ended in an undesirable fashion as Al Ahli claimed […]
Facebook and Instagram may pull out of Nigeria over ¥14 billion fine
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Facebook parents company Meta has threatened to cut off its services in Nigeria over huge fines imposed by authorities in the country. People in Nigeria may lose their Facebook and Instagram accounts after the parent company Meta said it faced large fines and "unrealistic" regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. In 2024, three Nigerian oversight bodies imposed heavy fines on the United States-based social media […]
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami suffer humiliating defeat to exit 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Lionel Messi couldn't come to the rescue of Inter Miami in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup as Vancouver Whitecaps handed them a 3-1 defeat to kick them out of the competition on Wednesday. The Argentina captain walked off the Chase Stadium field in Fort Lauderdale looking dejected as the Canadian side progress to the final with a 5-1 aggregate triumph. Messi and his aging former […]
School headmaster in Ghana under fire for mercilessly caning 19-year-old female student
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaians have taken to social media to vent their spleen on a headmaster of a school who has mercilessly caned a 19-year-old female student. According to reports from the West African country, the headmaster's reason for caning the final student was that she came her jacket to a male student who was penalised by the same headmaster. The worrying incident took place at Jachie Pramso […]
UEFA Champions League: Inter Milan frustrates Barcelona to 3-3 draw as Dumfries grabs brace
By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Italian giants Inter Milan frustrated Barcelona to a 3-3 drawn game in the first-leg of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League semi-final clash on Wednesday night. Denzel Dumfries became the first Dutch player to be involved in 3+ goals in a Champions League semi-final (2 goals, 1 assist) and was involved in all three of Inter's goals. The Dutchman was voted the MVP for the match […]
