Gambia youngster registers brace as Brighton trounce Chelsea in EPL clash

Yankuba Minteh scored a brace for Brighton

Gambia youngster registers brace as Brighton trounce Chelsea in EPL clash

By Emmanuel Akyereko Gambian youngster Yankuba Minteh grabbed a double for Brighton and Hove Albion as the Seagulls hammered Chelsea 3-0 in the English Premier League on Friday. The 20-year-old, who joined Fabian Hurzeler's side on a €38.8 million deal from Newcastle United last summer, scored both of his goals from assists by former Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck. Japanese international Kaoru Mitoma had struck the opening goal in the […]

February 14, 2025

Queen Nanny of Jamaica was captured and sold into slavery from Ghana

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Queen Nanny – Who is the Ghanaian woman whose head is on a bank note of Jamaica?

By Emmanuel Akyereko The setting is far away in East Asia, in the city of Tokyo - capital of arguably the most prosperous country in the region - Japan. A handful of immigrants from Ghana - a 38 million-populated country located in West Africa have conceived an idea. The grand scheme of this idea is an attempt to connect with parts of their missing roots which have been far away […]

February 11, 2025

Ghanaian arrested in the US for sexual crime

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ICE officials grab Ghanaian convicted of sex crime, set to be deported [USA]

Officials of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement have confirmed the arrest of Ghanaian national Joseph Osei Boateng who has been convicted of sex crimes in Columbus Ohio in the United States of America. ICE confirmed that Boateng was arrested on January 29, 2025, by its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) team in Columbus where he stays. “Sex crimes against a minor threaten the very fabric of our communities,” ICE Enforcement […]

February 4, 2025

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Over 1.2 million people hit by total blackout in Kaduna as electricity workers embark on indefinite strike

By Emmanuel Akyereko Over 1.2 million people living in Nigeria's Kaduna have expressed their frustration over the total blackout that has hit the state after workers of the Kaduna State Electricity Distribution Company embarked on an indefinite strike action. All staff members of the company laid down their tools on Sunday midnight over disagreement with the management of the company as well as poor working conditions. According to sources in […]

February 4, 2025

Jamaica and Ghana share common heritage in Japan

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Jamaica and Ghana explore common heritage with promise of electrifying musical display in Japan

Jamaica and Ghana are set to explore common cultural heritage between the two countries in Japan as citizens embark on a journey to discover their roots through musical explorations. Ghanaian and Jamaican citizens living in Japan are on the verge of exploring cultural heritage that link the two countries together. On Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Akasaka Civic Center in Minato City in Tokyo, the Ghana Embassy in Japan […]

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Asante Kotoko fan has been stabbed to death

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WATCH: Football fan stabbed to death during a Premier League game in Ghana

By Emmanuel Akyereko A football supporter in Ghana has been stabbed to death after crowd violence ensued during a league game on Sunday. The fan, who is identified as Francis Yaw Frimpong popularly known as Nana Pooley, was stabbed at the Professor Nana Okromansa Park in Nsoatre during a Premier League game between Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman. Crowd violence has been a major issue in Ghana football in recent years […]

February 2, 2025

over 100 people have been killed in the rebel attack in the eastern region of the DR Congo

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Over 100 killed in Eastern DR Congo as M23 claim absolute control

Over hundred people have lost their lives while over 273,000 have been displaced in the ongoing conflict between M23 Rebels and government backed forces in the Eastern part of the DR Congo. The Rwandan-backed M23 Rebel group have seized major towns in the mineral-rich Eastern DR Congo causing major problems in the region including a potential diplomatic row between South Africa and Rwanda. Rwanda President Paul Kagame and his South […]

January 30, 2025

Congolese displaced fleeing the area of Minova board with their belongings boat leaving the port of Nzulo on January 21, 2025 to seek shelter in Goma. Photo by JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP via Getty Images.

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Close to 240,000 Africans displaced in Eastern Congo conflict

About 273,000 people have been displaced in the ongoing rebel conflict in the mineral-rich Eastern DR Congo, according to the latest report from the East African country. Congolese civilians, fleeing bombs and bullets, have overwhelmed displacement camps like Nzulo on the outskirts of Goma. M23, the rebel group, have captured major towns in Eastern Congo and have maintained a strong grip on the Goma airport. According to the United Nations, […]

January 30, 2025

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Rwanda President Paul Kagame accuses South Africa of working with rebel group in DR Congo

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has pointed accusing fingers at South Africa for working with a rebel group in DR Congo to further distablise the East African nation. Rebel group M23 have captured the Eastern Congo town of Goma and maintain control of its airport as regional tensions hikes with casualties rising on a daily basis. Tensions between DR Congo and Rwanda have been reignited following the capture of Goma by […]

January 30, 2025

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