Africa

By Emmanuel Akyereko A murder case witness, identified as Ashwin Mouwers, was shot dead while waiting to testify in an ongoing murder trial. Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the local police spokesperson, has confirmed that Mouwers was shot dead while he was about to testify as a witness in a 2021 murder case that took place in Eldorado Park, Soweto. The national police service in South Africa have launched a search […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko Ninety-eight people have been confirmed dead and several others have sustained multiple degrees of injuries when a gasoline tanker truck blasted in north central Niger during the weekend. The tragic incident happens when locals rushed to the scene with generators to siphon fuel from the tanker, triggering the explosion which left a devastating situation in the city which is close to Abuja. At least three times in […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko The United States of America Congress has passed the Liken Riley Bill to tighten border control measure as the Donald Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration in the US. The bill, which received an overwhelming vote in its favour, is awaiting the signature of President Trump. Republican whip, Thomas Earl Emmer Jr., posted the final vote on X, showing that it passed with 263 votes in favour […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko The Donald Trump administration has rejected policies limiting the arrest of migrants at sensitive places like churches and schools. Immigration Law Enforcement Officers in the United States of America will now be able to arrest migrants during church services and at schools after the Donald Trump administration threw out the policy which placed a limitation on such activity. On Tuesday the Trump administration announced that it has […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko With 22 states filing lawsuits against US President Donald Trump for his attempts to end birthright citizenship, observers have suggested that his administration could enact clandestine moves to implement the policy which has already faced tough opposition. According to sources from the United States, officials within the administrations are busily exploring the alternative means of tackling the topic and are opened to scrapping the short-term visas for […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, has signed an executive order to end the right to citizenship for some children of foreign nationals born in the United States of America. For centuries America has been a nation where birthright citizenship is a deeply held value however, the fresh attempts by the President to cut off the right will affect many foreign nationals with […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko Celebrated Ghanaian media personality Kofi Adoma has suffered gunshot wounds, according latest reports from the West African country. Initial reports, which went viral on social media, had claimed that the former Adom FM presenter had been shot in the eyes and was receiving treatment under intensive care. However, later reports have clarified that the bankroller of Kofi TV was hit by a stray bullet and has been […]