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Ghana lost to Morocco

Africa

Ghana fails to reach 2025 WAFON final after loss to Morocco

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghana's Black Queens failed to reach the final of the 2025 CAF Women's African Cup of Nations after succumbing to a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat to host nation Morocco on Tuesday night. The West Africans opened the scoring through German-based forward Josephine Kyerewaa on the 26th minute to give Ghana hopes of reaching the final for the first time since 2006. However, Sakina Diki pulled […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

Nigeria defeated South Africa

Africa

Nigeria edges South Africa to reach 2025 Women’s African Cup of Nations final

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Nigeria's Super Falcons have secured their place in the 2025 CAF Women's African Cup of Nations after defeating defending champions South Africa 2-1 on Tuesday evening in Morocco. A strike in either halve from Rasheedat Ajibade and Michelle Alozie saw Nigeria avenge their 2022 loss to the Bayana Bayana at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca. The Nigerians are aiming to win their 10th title […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

Kevin Taylor bench warrant

Africa

Supreme court in Ghana issues landmark ruling involving popular social media commentator

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) The Ghanaian Supreme Court has dismissed a 2020 bench warrant issued for the arrest of US-based Ghanaian social media commentator Kevin Ebo Taylor. In January 2020, Appeals Court judge Justice Eric Kyei Baffour issued the warrant for the arrest of the social media commentator. The warrant, which was issued by the judge, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting as a High Court judge, […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

Maduka Okoye banned for two months

Africa

African soccer player banned for betting in Italy

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) The Federal Tribunal of the (FIGC) Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio has handed a two-month football ban to Nigerian soccer goalkeeper Maduka Okoye after being found guilty of betting. The 25-year-old was at risk of a four-year ban if the more serious charge of sporting fraud had been confirmed with a guilty verdict. Instead, the FIGC Federal Tribunal cleared him of those charges however, imposed a 2-month […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

Hon. Samuel Okudzato Ablakwa is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ghana

Africa

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister shares update on Nigerian claiming to build Igbo Kingdom in Ghana

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Hon. Samuel Okudzato Ablakwa, the Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has shared updates on the ongoing public uproar about a Nigerian man claiming to establish an Igbo Kingdom in Ghana. Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu has courted massive public anger in Ghana after a viral video of him surfaced online in which he claimed to be working to establish an Igbo kingdom on the sovereign land of […]

todayJuly 18, 2025

Japan elections

Featured

2025 Upper House Elections: Eight NGOs issue joint-statement against Japanese political parties targeting foreigners on campaign platforms

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Eight Human Rights non-governmental organisations have issued a joint-statement to condemn the alarming uptick in anti-immigrant rhetoric by political parties ahead of the July 20 Upper House election. The organisation says it the situation is causing major concerns among foreign nationals living in the East Asian country. In the statement which has been by Jafriq Radio, sound bites such as “Japanese First” and “revision of […]

todayJuly 15, 2025

Muhammadu Buhari

Africa

VIDEO: Watch former Nigeria President Buhari laid to rest in Daura

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Former Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest in his family compound in the northwestern town of Daura. He was laid to rest on Tuesday, three days after dying in the English capital of London, after suffering from blood cancer (leukemia). He led the West African nation both as a military leader and later returned as a democratic leader. During his first spell […]

todayJuly 15, 2025

Black Queens posted a comprehensive win over Tanzania

Africa

2025 AWCON: Ghana dismantles Tanzania to secure qualification to knockout phase

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghana's Black Queens emerged from their ruins to post a 4-1 win over Tanzania to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 CAF Women's African Cup of Nations at the Stade Municipal de Berkana in Morocco. This becomes the 9th time the West African powerhouse has secured a place in the knockout phase of the competition which has experienced 16 editions. However, it […]

todayJuly 14, 2025

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